Boss admits Bolton rode their luck

Bolton boss Dougie Freedman admitted his side had to ride their luck as they were beaten in the Capital One Cup at Chelsea.

The Championship club were level at the break after Matt Mills’ header cancelled out Kurt Zouma’s opener, but that was one of just two efforts on target all night for Wanderers and Oscar’s long-range effort in the second half settled the tie.

Freedman was content with the performance but said: “We were always going to have to ride our luck. Our keeper [Andy Lonergan] was fantastic, and they hit the bar.

“In the last 10 to 15 minutes we gave it a right go, played some expansive football and with a bit more quality we might have taken it to extra time.

“It was a well-worked training ground free-kick for our goal and we did our very best to limit them to as few chances as possible and get to the last 10 to 15 minutes still in the game.

“When I saw the [Chelsea] team sheet I knew the manager treated the competition and us with respect and for Jose Mourinho to bring on more experienced players late on is credit to our players.”

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