Match ends, Fulham 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
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Bottom-of-the-table Bolton Wanderers finished a disastrous season without a single away league win as Fulham won to move up to 20th in the Championship.
Tom Cairney's curling second-half goal was enough to earn Fulham a third win from their final four home games.
The Cottagers had the better of the few chances, as Bolton slumped to their 26th league defeat of the season.
Slavisa Jokanovic's side almost added late goals but Bolton keeper Ben Amos denied Matt Smith and Ross McCormack.
Fulham have now not lost in their last 15 home league meetings with Wanderers.
With a final points tally of 30, Bolton finished with their lowest total for a season since they were relegated from the Premier League in 1995-96.
Fulham head coach Slavisa Jokanovic: "If you want to analyse today I believe it's not necessary, we played enough good football.
"I am happy for three points and we have had the opportunity to give something back to our supporters.
"Now it is over and it is time to start working for what is in front of us. We have ambition from all sides of the club, we have to have ambition for recruitment and we have to have a completely different target for next season."
Bolton interim manager Jimmy Phillips: "Ben Amos had a great game, and we needed him to have one.
"It was in possession, really, we didn't get any forward momentum which was disappointing on the day, because we certainly didn't set out to be particularly defensive.
"Amos made a series of great saves, and it took something special to beat him."
Line-ups
Fulham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Bettinelli
- 7FredericksSubstituted forStearmanat 18'minutes
- 4Hutchinson
- 33Burn
- 13ReamSubstituted forGarbuttat 74'minutes
- 10Cairney
- 8Parker
- 19Tunnicliffe
- 21ChristensenSubstituted forHyndmanat 57'minutes
- 44McCormack
- 9Smith
Substitutes
- 3Garbutt
- 5Stearman
- 16Woodrow
- 23O'Hara
- 24Lonergan
- 28Hyndman
- 31Ince
Bolton
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Amos
- 25Wilson
- 15DerikSubstituted forDobbieat 85'minutes
- 31Wheater
- 44Garrett
- 41Threlkeld
- 16Davies
- 18Danns
- 21PratleySubstituted forNewellat 79'minutes
- 10Clough
- 19HeskeySubstituted forWooleryat 62'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Moxey
- 13Rachubka
- 23Dobbie
- 30Woolery
- 36Finney
- 42Walker
- 51Newell
- Referee:
- Oliver Langford
- Attendance:
- 17,207
Match Stats
Home TeamFulhamAway TeamBolton
- Possession
- Home66%
- Away34%
- Shots
- Home26
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away0
- Corners
- Home12
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away5
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
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Foul by Emerson Hyndman (Fulham).
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Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Parker.
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Attempt blocked. Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt saved. Ross McCormack (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
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Attempt missed. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
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Foul by Dan Burn (Fulham).
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Kaiyne Woolery (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt missed. David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Dobbie with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Dan Burn.
Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Stephen Dobbie replaces Derik.
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Luke Garbutt (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Kaiyne Woolery (Bolton Wanderers).
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Offside, Fulham. Scott Parker tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. George Newell replaces Darren Pratley.
Goal!
Goal! Fulham 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
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Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross McCormack.
