Bolton dropped to bottom three

Bolton dropped to one place off the bottom three after failing to break down Fulham in a goalless encounter.

There was little to excite the home fans in the first half with Mark Schwazer's fine save from Mark Davies' shot the best chance of the half.

The closest the visitors came was when Nicky Shorey's free-kick was deflected on to the roof of the net.

In the final moments, Bolton's Johan Elmander shot wide when clean through, while Kevin Davies harshly had a goal ruled out for an alleged push.

The omens were there before the game, Bolton having won only two of their last 13 and Fulham none of their last 11 away games.

But the fact that Bolton had only one clean sheet in their last 24 and Fulham had lost their last four on their travels suggested goals would come.

But with Andy Johnson out for the season and Bobby Zamora suffering from illness, the visitors looked rather threadbare in attack.