Cahill hopes for Bolton revival

Gary Cahill is hopeful Bolton’s 2-1 win over Blackburn can help them regain some form after a difficult start to the Premier League season.

Owen Coyle’s side languish in 19th place with just four wins in 17 games, but the defender feels the victory against their fellow strugglers could be a springboard for their season.

“We’re still in the bottom three and it’s going to be a hard season, but we’ve given ourselves three points leading into two home games,” the centre-back said.

“It has been a tough start to the season for me.”

“Playing here and then playing for England has been two completely different ends of the scale.”

“Hopefully we can go into the New Year now and start picking up some more points.”

Cahill, who was the subject of reported interest from several Premier League outfits during the summer, is widely expected to move on in the January transfer window, with Chelsea boss Andre Villas-Boas already having expressed an interest.

The former Aston Villa man made his first competitive start for England this season, also scoring his first international goal in a Euro 2012 qualifier against Bulgaria.