Liverpool’s name did not join the litany of fourth-round heavyweight casualties but that was the limit of consolation for Brendan Rodgers. His team could not break the resistance of Bolton Wanderers or their goalkeeper Adam Bogdan and rarely reached the levels of Tuesday’s Capital One Cup semi-final against Chelsea but, on a day of profound shocks, they at least avoided becoming one more.
Rodgers and Neil Lennon embraced on the final whistle while the Bolton chairman, Phil Gartside, punched the air at the thought of extra revenue from a replay. Bolton’s second chance was well earned. They defended resolutely, threatened occasionally on the counterattack and Bogdan provided a commanding foundation in goal.
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