with a second, however, and lost by a solitary goal at Molineux against Wolves; Nouha Dicko scoring the goal for the hosts. Against Steve McLaren's Derby County, Bolton conceded a goal either side of half-time to send them back into the relegation zone. The loss sparked mass protests from the crowd during the game, with fans chanting for both manager Dougie Freedman and chairman Phil Gartside to leave their posts. October A few days later, on the first of the month, Bolton conceded four goals without reply as they fell to Fulham at Craven Cottage, one of two teams that were below them in the table. Following the defeat to Fulham, manager Dougie Freedman was relieved of his duties. Initially, the club indicated that Freedman would remain in his position for the match against Bournemouth at the weekend, as they confirmed he would be taking his weekly press conference on Friday 3 October. However, the following day a statement was released explaining that Freedman had left the club 'by mutual consent'. Player-coach Andy Hughes and goalkeeping coach Lee Turner were confirmed as caretaker managers for the game against the Cherries by the club's website the following day. Against Bournemouth, Cherries striker Yann Kermorgant was sent off in the 36th minute. Despite this, Bournemouth won 2–1 with Callum Wilson scoring both their goals either side of a Jay Spearing equaliser in the 52nd minute. Nine days later, during the international break, former Celtic manager Neil Lennon was handed the job of moving Bolton off the bottom of the table. The former Northern Ireland international was confirmed as the Trotters' new manager "following a process of first and second interviews with a shortlist of initial candidates". Lennon's first game came against Birmingham City at St. Andrew's, against whom he had made his Football League debut as a player for Manchester City. Matt Mills headed in from a corner to give Bolton a lead they managed to hang on to despite Craig Davies missing a penalty while striker Lee Novak was in goal, having replaced the sent off Darren Randolph. Following this, Neil Lennon was sent to the stands as he had left his technical area too many times throughout the match. This was Bolton's second win of the season, and lifted them off the bottom of the table, to be replaced by Blackpool. At The Valley, Charlton scored either side of half-time