Record signing Johan Elmander made his Premier League debut for Bolton:
He put in a great performance, here battling Stoke’s Ryan Shawcross:
Bolton had to deal with some early pressure from the visitors:
But the home side broke the deadlock on 34 minutes when Gretar Steinsson’s cross found the top corner:
Kevin Davies rose to head in Gary Cahill’s free kick 7 minutes later:
Thomas Sorensen was helpess as the ball found the top corner once more:
And six minutes later more poor defending gifted debutant Elmander a free header:
He glanced the ball into the Stoke net for Bolton’s third:
Elmander celebrated scoring on his league debut:
Bolton came under more pressure in the second half but the three points were never in doubt:
