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    <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=629 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD colSpan=3><DIV class=mxb><DIV class=sh>Wigan 1-3 Bolton </DIV></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign=top width=416><DIV class=mvb><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=416 border=0><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=bottom><DIV class=mvb><SPAN class=byl>By Owen Phillips </SPAN>
    <SPAN class=byd></SPAN></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
    </DIV><TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=203 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD><DIV> <DIV class=cap>Andranik Teymourian celebrates the first of his double</DIV></DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>Bolton midfielder Andranik Teymourian grabbed two superb second-half goals as Bolton came from behind to beat Wigan in a pulsating Lancashire derby.

    The Iranian coolly sidefooted home his first after an exquisite El-Hadji Doiuf pass and he headed a powerful second from a fine Kevin Davies cross.

    Emile Heskey put Wigan ahead from close range after some incisive build-up play saw Paul Sharner pull the ball back.

    But Nicolas Anelka tapped in the equaliser following good work by Diouf.

    <DIV class=avinline>Interview: Wigan manager Paul Jewell </DIV><DIV class=avinline>Interview: Bolton coach Ricky Sbragia. </DIV>

    The win takes European hopefuls Bolton back into fifth spot in the table and they are five points clear of seventh-placed Tottenham.

    Only nine miles separate the sides but both teams were desperate for the points - for very different reasons.

    <TABLE cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 width=208 align=right border=0><TBODY><TR><TD width=5></TD><TD class=sib606><DIV class=sihf>606: DEBATE </DIV><DIV class=ibqlinks>Give your thoughts on the match </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

    Paul Jewell's Wigan did not look like a struggling side in the opening exchanges.

    And the Latics should have taken the lead after three minutes but Ryan Taylor's free-kick was volleyed wide from six yards by Lee McCulloch.

    The lively Caleb Folan then blazed over the bar following good work by Antonio Valencia and Heskey also had a shot blocked.

    Bolton were struggling to compete and the odd set-piece seemed to be their best hope of a goal.

    Their only chance of a lacklustre opening 20 minutes came when home keeper John Filan fumbled a corner under pressure from Abdoulaye Faye and Heskey was forced to clear the danger.

    But just as Bolton started to settle, Wigan took a deserved lead.

    Valencia dispossessed Tal Ben Haim on the left flank and played the ball into Folan, whose
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