Gerrard completes Reds comeback

Bolton were ahead twice through Kevin Davies and Tamir Cohen, and Liverpool only really got on top when Sean Davis was dismissed for a second bookable offence.

Glen Johnson had fired one equaliser in the first half, before Fernando Torres pulled Liverpool level. Then Gerrard struck with a fierce drive seven minutes from the end.

A through-ball from Lucas saw Torres shake off Gary Cahill and attempt to chip Jussi Jaaskelainen from just inside the box, but the goalkeeper pulled down the effort.

Matt Taylor's 32nd-minute corner curled to the far post where Johan Elmander headed it down into the six-yard box for Davies to turn past Jose Reina from a couple of yards.

Liverpool almost equalised through Torres, who fired across goal and wide of the far post, before the visitors pulled level in the 42nd minute when a corner was cleared only as far as Johnson just outside the box, and he fired a low show inside Jussi Jaaskelainen's near post.

Liverpool's failure to clear a right-wing cross saw them go behind again just two minutes after the break. Davies was able to flick the ball across the box, where two defenders failed to stop Cohen lashing the ball home from eight yards.

Bolton were reduced to 10 men after 54 minutes. Lucas was racing towards the Bolton box when Davis clipped his heels from behind. Referee Alan Wiley produced a second yellow and then the red card.

Torres took a chest-down from Dirk Kuyt before steering the equaliser past Jaaskelainen in the 56th minute.

And Liverpool's pressure paid off with seven minutes left when Gerrard crashed the ball home from 12 yards.