We can beat Blues, claims Coyle

We can beat Blues, claims Coyle

Published Jan. 23, 2011 1:15 p.m. ET

The club will honour the late Nat Lofthouse before kick-off with a minute's silence. Then Coyle hopes his players can give the supporters something to savour when they face the Premier League champions. Bolton's form has dipped after a bright start and they have picked up only eight points from their last nine games. Coyle is still hurting at the way they lost to Chelsea last month when Florent Malouda scored a disputed winner. "It should have been ruled out for offside and we could have had a penalty, " he said. "We have had two close-run games with them and lost both 1-0. We came out on the wrong side of some major decisions in those games. "We should have had two stonewall penalties last year - one of them after Didier Drogba was playing volleyball. So the margins are minimal. We know that. "We have been in terrific form at the Reebok and we have to make sure on Monday we make sure come out on the right side of these margins. If that happens it's a game I believe we can win." Coyle expects Chelsea to kick on in the coming weeks and make a strong bid to retain their crown. He said: "I have no doubts that with the quality Chelsea have and the strength of their squad they will sustain a challenge for the title again. "Despite what has been said there are very much in the race and they have picked up in the last few games. They will be coming here to try to get three points. But equally so are we. "It is vital to find your form in any league game. If you take the recent away matches in isolation, then each game we could have earned points from."

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