After the break, Bolton midfielder Gavin McCann was sent off for two bookable offences.

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After Gavin McCann's heavy tackle on Bacary Sagna, for which he was cautioned, tempers flared between Cesc Fabregas and El-Hadji Diouf and they had their names taken too.

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Bolton suffered a setback when striker Johan Elmander had to hobble off injured but a sign of their tactics came as defensive midfielder Gavin McCann was brought on in place of the Swede.

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Rabotnicki's physical approach in midfield and the hostile atmosphere created by a fervent home crowd seemed to rattle Bolton, with Gavin McCann, Gary Speed and Nicky Hunt all collecting bookings within three minutes of each other.

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