Complex sentence: His first goal for Bolton came on 31 January, in a 3--2 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur; it was Bolton's 4000th goal in the top division of English football.
Split into simpler sentences: His first goal for Bolton came on 31 January, in a 3--2 home victory over Tottenham Hotspur. It was Bolton's 4000th goal in the top division of English football.