Bolton began may with a home fixture against Tottenham Hotspur, which had been rearranged due to the away side playing in the FA Cup Semi-Final. Before the game, Fabrice Muamba came onto the pitch to a rapturous reception from both sets of supporters which left him visibly moved. Tottenham took the lead towards the end of the first half through a long range effort from Luka Modrić but Bolton drew themselves level early in the second half with a goal from Nigel Reo-Coker. However, three goals in nine minutes, one from Rafael van der Vaart and a brace from Emmanuel Adebayor, gave Tottenham their first ever league win at the Reebok Stadium and left Bolton in the bottom three. There penultimate game, and last home game of the season, was against West Bromwich Albion. Bolton took a first half lead through a Martin Petrov penalty and looked to have secured the game when Billy Jones put the ball into his own net with less than twenty minutes remaining. However, Chris Brunt pulled one back for the away side almost immediately and, with time running out, James Morrison scored an equaliser just before the ninety minutes were up. This result left Bolton in eighteenth place and, with one game left, their fate wasn't in their hands as it left them two points from safety.
