Owen Coyle has refused to rule Gary Cahill out of making a remarkable comeback in time for Bolton Wanderers' match with Everton on Saturday.

Johan Elmander scored only his third goal of the season to trigger a goal spree that eases Bolton's relegation fears and dumps rivals Wigan deeper into trouble.

Five minutes had gone in Tuesday’s match against Bolton Wanderers and the raucous section of the Stadium of Light, which Niall Quinn refers to as the “Crazy Corner”, found its voice. Sunderland were 1-0 up, but 14 games - spread over three long months - had elapsed with no sniff of victory and relegation was increasingly difficult to banish from...