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Hello and welcome to our LIVE text commentary and scoring of Sunderland's Premier League clash with Bolton at the Stadium of Light, a 12.45pm kick-off that goes ahead despite the thick carpet of snow caking the UK today.

Premier League / Matchday 18
Stadium of Light / 18.12.2010
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Reda Maher

Updated 18/12/2010 at 14:43 GMT


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Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game played this weekend, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
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The whistle goes, and Sunderland move into the top six! The Black Cats and Manchester United remain the only two sides yet to lose at home in the Premier League this season.
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Klasnic misses from six yards. Bolton get their cross in and the Croatian mistimes his shot and sends it wide of the target! That was THE chance for Bolton!
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Moreno's cross is blocked and Al-Muhamadi goes off on another run down the wing. he strays just out of play, and Bolton will have one more chance at snatching a point.
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Elmander gets past zemden and heads down the right, but cattermole gets his foot in and concedes a throw.
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Four minutes of added time are signalled.
90'
Klasnic has a wild swing inside the area but gets his effort all wrong and swipes at thin air!
89'
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Another good move forward from Sunderland. Bent feeds Henderson out wide, and the cross is perfect for Zenden to head... wide of the far post! That could have been curtains for Bolton!
88'
Bolton have scored in or after the 88th minute in three of their last four Premier League matches.
87'
Ferdinand gets barged over by Davies in mid-air. Sunderland are closing in on victory here.
86'
Bolton see a corner cleared but they retain the ball. Klasnic can fire on the turn this time but his strike has the sting taken out of it by a deflection and it trickles to Gordon.
84'
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Bolton substitutions: Tamir Cohen and Rodrigo Moreno replace Muamba and Taylor.
83'
Klasnic brings down a long throw inside the box with his back to goal, but Cattermole hacks the ball away before the Croatian can turn and shoot.
82'
Zenden has a pop from distance but it's an easy save for Jaaskelainen.
81'
Al-Muhamadi charges down the right wing and gets his cross in. It misses Welbeck and Holden forces Bent out wide. The Stadium of Light want a second, and they might just get one soon.
80'
Elmander keeps a Bolton move going with a classy backheel, but Klasnic's poor pass lets the side down.
78'
We haven't had a Kevin Davies foul for an unnervingly long time. Ah, wait, he's just backed into Anton Ferdinand, and the whistle blows. All is right with the world again.
77'
Welbeck should be fit to return to the match once hes led off the field. in the meantime, Sunderland are temporarily down to 10 men.
76'
Welbeck is down in pain on the floor again. He's been in the wars this afternoon.
75'
Davies shows good strength to hold off Al-Muhamadi, but he misses his header from a cross.