David Ngog and Gary Cahill struck to help Bolton recover from an amazing goal by Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard to move off the bottom of the table.
Howard scored from inside his area when the ball bounced 30 yards from Bolton's goal and, with the help of the wind, flew over visiting keeper Adam Bogdan.
Ngog's shot drew Bolton level and Cahill, possibly playing his final game for the club, drove home the winner.
Everton's Leighton Baines hit the bar with a free-kick in injury time.
It was a brave performance by Bolton, whose fightback reflected Owen Coyle's passing principles as they responded well to the disappointment of Howard's goal.
Bogdan had been brought in to replace the injured Jussi Jaaskelainen, but he could not be blamed for the freak nature of Howard's effort. After equalising, the visitors - to their credit - chased victory rather than settling for a point.
Bolton's morale was also helped by under-pressure striker Ngog scoring his first goal for nearly three months, while they secured back-to-back Premier League victories - following their win at Blackburn - for the first time since September 2009.
Ngog's goal was a team effort that summed up the team's togetherness and backed up Coyle's public pronouncements about their capacity to avoid relegation.
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Howard scored from inside his area when the ball bounced 30 yards from Bolton's goal and, with the help of the wind, flew over visiting keeper Adam Bogdan.
Ngog's shot drew Bolton level and Cahill, possibly playing his final game for the club, drove home the winner.
Everton's Leighton Baines hit the bar with a free-kick in injury time.
It was a brave performance by Bolton, whose fightback reflected Owen Coyle's passing principles as they responded well to the disappointment of Howard's goal.
Bogdan had been brought in to replace the injured Jussi Jaaskelainen, but he could not be blamed for the freak nature of Howard's effort. After equalising, the visitors - to their credit - chased victory rather than settling for a point.
Bolton's morale was also helped by under-pressure striker Ngog scoring his first goal for nearly three months, while they secured back-to-back Premier League victories - following their win at Blackburn - for the first time since September 2009.
Ngog's goal was a team effort that summed up the team's togetherness and backed up Coyle's public pronouncements about their capacity to avoid relegation.
/football on Youtube brings you the latest football news, transfer rumours and footballing gossip from the English Premier League and European Champions League.
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