Liverpool edge ten-man Bolton

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's late winner earned his side a 3-2 victory at Bolton as they twice came from behind at the Reebok Stadium.

The Reds were made to fight desperately hard by a Bolton side who were down to 10 men for much of the second half.

Liverpool, who lost at home to Aston Villa on Monday, gave new Greek signing Sotirios Kyrgiakos his debut in place of Martin Skrtel, while Spanish winger Albert Riera replaced Yossi Benayoun on the left-flank.

Liverpool's poor defensive marking at set-pieces had been found wanting in recent games, and it proved yet again to be their downfall when Bolton took the lead in the 35th minute. Matt Taylor’s corner kick found Johan Elmander at the far post who headed it down into the six-yard box for Kevin Davies to turn past Jose Reina. There was not a single red shirt anywhere in the six-yard box to challenge Kevin Davies as he booted home.

But Liverpool hit back when right-back Glen Johnson punished a poor clearance from a corner with a low drive from the edge of the box.

Bolton went ahead again two minutes after the re-start. Liverpool failed to clear a right-wing cross, and Kevin Davies flicked the ball across the box for Tamir Cohen to lash the ball home from eight-yards.

The turning point in the game came in the 54th minute when Sean Davis was dismissed for a second caution. Given a numerical advantage, Liverpool made the most of it, and minutes later they were level again when Gerrard's chip into the box was chested on by Dirk Kuyt into Fernando Torres' path for the striker to stab home.

And with less than eight minutes remaining captain Gerrard rifled home Torres' knockdown from Yossi Benayoun's corner to put Liverpool ahead.

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While Liverpool still need to improve to challenge for the title, they will be pleased to have secured victory in a game which they could hardly afford to lose. The upcoming one-week international break will provide a much needed opportunity for the team to work on improving their game before the next Premier League game against newcomers Burnley on Sep 12.