ROTTERS’ GREED IS GOOD
Possession Shots On Target Shots Off Target Blocked Shots Corners Fouls Conceded Offsides Yellow Cards Red Cards 55% 45% 1 3 4 3 2 0 6 4 8 9 2 3 1 2 0 0 Fondre laid the platform for the tters’ fifth successive triumph in a tnight, but there was to be no final rish. ot that Bolton will be too bothered. y reduced Sheffield United’s lead at top to four points. More importantly, y are now six points ahead of d-placed Fleetwood. arkinson said: “The truth is that this s a scrappy affair – but when you e scored four goals three times away m home there is that expectation. Our supporters were getting greedy, ging ‘we want four’ but we thought t Shrewsbury would do something erent to stop us and they did so. We had to stick at it. Sometimes you a day when nothing goes right but our perseverance paid off.” Victory was rarely in doubt and especially creditable as Parkinson lost goalkeeper Ben Alnwick and striker Gary Madine to injury, forcing a reshuffle.
The man who made the difference – Felipe Morais – is currently enjoying the best form of his career.
Since joining on a free transfer from Bradford City, the Portuguese winger has found his feet.
He has been the stand-out player in the top four divisions, collecting more assists than anyone else.
Here, he tossed the ball to the near post five minutes after the interval where Beevers’ back-header looped into the net. Fifteen minutes later Morais scampered down the right. His low cross eluded the home defence but Le Fondre (right) collected and lashed the ball high into the net.
Parkinson said: “He’s playing really well.
“Another great ball in and another assist from the throw-in.
“I had Felipe at Bradford and when the big games come he always produces.”
Shrewsbury boss Paul Hurst said: “I always felt the first goal was going to be important.
“That’s where my frustration lies because it was soft.
“The form that Bolton are in – they seem to be scoring four every other game – meant it was always going to be difficult after that.”
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