El Hadji Diouf scored two goals in three minutes
Sunday to help Bolton rally to beat Newcastle 2-1 in the English
Premier League soccer action.
Shola Ameobi's penalty gave the Magpies a 19th-minute lead at St.
James Park, but the Senegal striker punished two lapses in the
Newcastle defence with goals in the 55th and 57th minutes.
Bolton moved into third place with 17 points, within two points
of both Manchester United and Chelsea.
Ameobi scored his penalty after Abdoulaye Faye blocked a cross
from Obafemi Martins with his arm.
Newcastle missed a chance to make it 2-0 in the 39th when Ameobi
headed a cross from Damien Duff in front of goal, but Peter Ramage,
arriving totally unmarked, shot high and wide from eight metres.
In the 55th, Nicolas Anelka got around the back of the Newcastle
defence on the left and crossed low for Diouf to sidefoot the ball
home.
Two minutes later, Bolton struck again when Kevin Davies jumped
to head on a free kick and Diouf was left unmarked in front of goal
to head past goalkeeper Steve Harper from six metres.
On Saturday, Chelsea beat Reading 1-0 but lost both its
goalkeepers to injury.
Petr Cech needed surgery to repair a depressed skull fracture
after being hit by the knee of Reading midfielder Stephen Hunt in
the opening minute of the match.
Cech's replacement, Carlo Cudicini, also was taken to the
hospital after he was injured in a collision with Reading defender
Ibrahima Sonko while jumping to catch the ball in the 89th minute.
He was released Saturday night.
In other action Saturday, it was: Wigan 1, Manchester United 3;
Arsenal 3, Watford 0; Aston Villa 1, Tottenham 1; Liverpool 1,
Blackburn 1; Manchester City 0, Sheffield United 0; Middlesbrough 2,
Everton 1; and Portsmouth 2, West Ham 0.
© The Canadian Press, 2007
