Pompey comeback keeps Bolton pointless

Nicolas Anelka gave Lee a flying start with an early strike but three minutes later Kanu, making his first start of the season, struck his first goal to equalise.

The former Arsenal striker set up Nigerian team-mate John Utaka to speed through for a second on the half hour, before Matt Taylor clinched the points four minutes from time from the penalty spot after Kanu had been brought down by Gerald Cid.

Anelka surged forward onto a pass by El-Hadji Diouf, held off Hermann Hreidarsson and blasted through the legs of goalkeeper David James to give Bolton a 12th-minute lead.

But it lasted only three minutes. Kanu had already had an effort ruled out for alleged pushing at a corner by Sean Davis, when he tapped in the leveller after Utaka had set the opening up by knocking back Gary O'Neil's cross to the striker.

Pompey then nudged ahead when Utaka sped clear on the half-hour mark onto Kanu's clever flick, rounded Jussi Jaaskelainen and fired home for his second goal of the campaign.

With Anelka around, Pompey could never relax and his header soon after Pompey's second goal was a fraction off the mark, with James struggling.

But there was never enough support for the Frenchman and when Bolton took off Andranik Teymourian and captain Kevin Nolan early in the second half, there was even less.

James saved well from Gary Speed and Utaka missed a chance to seal the points for Pompey, before Kanu was brought down in the closing minutes by Cid.

Taylor coolly wrong-footed Jaaskelainen with the resulting penalty to make sure of a 3-1 win for the unbeaten south coast side.