![Ex-Portsmouth, West Ham and Bolton man Matt Taylor: The truth behind the penalty which secured the Premier League's greatest escape - and my favourite Blues memory Ex-Portsmouth, West Ham and Bolton man Matt Taylor: The truth behind the penalty which secured the Premier League's greatest escape - and my favourite Blues memory](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOmQ1MjMzNWE0LWI1MzgtNDg3ZC04MzZkLTFlZjMzOTNhYWU0ZTpjNDBjOTQxNi03ZTI5LTQ2NzMtOTdlMy1jZDZlMTZmNzY4N2Q=.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65)
Ex-Portsmouth, West Ham and Bolton man Matt Taylor: The truth behind the penalty which secured the Premier League's greatest escape - and my favourite Blues memory
![Portsmouth legend Matt Taylor comes out of retirement aged 41 - three years after hanging up his boots | The Sun Portsmouth legend Matt Taylor comes out of retirement aged 41 - three years after hanging up his boots | The Sun](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/4d3846a5-695c-433c-887c-3887e1406472.jpg)
Portsmouth legend Matt Taylor comes out of retirement aged 41 - three years after hanging up his boots | The Sun
![Matt Taylor insists he will not allow Burnley relegation to mar his CV | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk Matt Taylor insists he will not allow Burnley relegation to mar his CV | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/67/590x/Burnley-Burnley-FC-Clarets-Sean-Dyche-Matt-Taylor-572723.jpg?r=1686998680160)
Matt Taylor insists he will not allow Burnley relegation to mar his CV | Football | Sport | Express.co.uk
![Bolton's Matt Taylor leaves US tour to sign £2.2m deal with West Ham | Bolton Wanderers | The Guardian Bolton's Matt Taylor leaves US tour to sign £2.2m deal with West Ham | Bolton Wanderers | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/static/sys-images/Sport/Pix/pictures/2011/7/20/1311182234755/Portsmouth-v-Bolton-Wande-007.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctYWdlLTIwMTEucG5n&s=60ef8dec77ea25fd8db4637795f06ac3)
Bolton's Matt Taylor leaves US tour to sign £2.2m deal with West Ham | Bolton Wanderers | The Guardian
![I loved every minute of being a Portsmouth player.' - Where Matt Taylor ranks his Blues stay among Bolton, West Ham United, Burnley, Swindon and Luton tenures I loved every minute of being a Portsmouth player.' - Where Matt Taylor ranks his Blues stay among Bolton, West Ham United, Burnley, Swindon and Luton tenures](https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjAzNjIzZjdjLTVkNGMtNDgxNi1iZDcyLTY4ZWE2NGM4Y2QwMTpmNDdmNTkyYi00ZTY0LTQ5ZDktOTIxMC1lNGVjYzVlNWI3MDk=.jpg?width=1200&enable=upscale)
I loved every minute of being a Portsmouth player.' - Where Matt Taylor ranks his Blues stay among Bolton, West Ham United, Burnley, Swindon and Luton tenures
![West Ham United's Matt Taylor looks dejected during the npower Football League Championship match at Upton Park, London Stock Photo - Alamy West Ham United's Matt Taylor looks dejected during the npower Football League Championship match at Upton Park, London Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G541KK/west-ham-uniteds-matt-taylor-looks-dejected-during-the-npower-football-G541KK.jpg)