Arsenal set early pace but Wenger still fumes

BOLTON // Arsene Wenger's delight at seeing his Arsenal side go top of the Premier League on Saturday was tempered by an injury to Gael Clichy. The full-back was taken to hospital for X-rays on a shin after a challenge by Kevin Davies, which earned the Bolton striker a yellow card. Clichy did not appear in the second half as Arsenal went on to record a 3-1 victory at the Reebok Stadium. However, the good news for Arsenal was the full-back sustained only bruising to his shin.

While Wenger admitted he did not see the incident, he said: "It it a shin injury which means the tackle was quite high. "Was it an accident? Was it mistimed? Only Davies can answer that. I did not really see the impact, so I have to watch it on video. "We have no problem with a physical game. It is part of the charm of the game but kicking someone is not in the rules." Bolton manager Gary Megson defended Davies, who opened the scoring with a header in the 14th minute before Arsenal took control.

He said: "Kevin has actually won the ball. It was a fair challenge, a proper football challenge, and he was entitled to go for the ball. We did not try to intimidate Arsenal, that's a complete nonsense." * PA Sport

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