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Bolton — Preston: 2:1, Championship

Championship
Bolton L29 Aug · Home Lincoln · 0:1L1 Sep · Away Sheffield United · 2:3L5 Sep · Away Millwall · 0:4L8 Sep · Home West Ham · 2:3W12 Sep · Home Cardiff · 1:0W20 Sep · Away Norwich City · 4:3
2:1
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Preston L29 Aug · Away Charlton · 0:1L1 Sep · Home Bristol City · 1:3W5 Sep · Home Blackburn · 2:1L8 Sep · Away Watford · 1:2L12 Sep · Home Lincoln · 0:1D19 Sep · Away QPR · 2:2
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium City: Horwich

In the Championship game on 15 August 2026, Bolton beat Preston 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:3, corners 5:2.

Match report

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Key numbers

Possession, % 55.00 – 45
Shots on target 6 – 3
Shots off target 9 – 4
Expected goals 1.10 – 1.12

Match events

  1. 13' 0:0 Preston Yellow card Ali McCann
  2. 14' 1:0 Bolton Goal Sam Dalby
  3. 25' 2:0 Bolton Goal Thierry Gale assist: John McAtee
  4. 27' 2:0 Preston Yellow card Jordan Thompson
  5. 42' 2:0 Preston Yellow card Pol Valentín
  6. 48' 2:0 Bolton Yellow card Josh Sheehan
  7. 63' 2:0 Preston Substitution Jordan Thompson off: Leo Leroy
  8. 64' 2:0 Preston Substitution Pol Valentín off: Odeluga Offiah
  9. 64' 2:0 Preston Substitution Callum Lang off: Jusef Erabi
  10. 64' 2:0 Preston Substitution P. Valentin off: O. Offiah
  11. 75' 2:0 Bolton Substitution Gaizka Larrazabal off: Samuel Iling Junior
  12. 75' 2:0 Bolton Substitution John McAtee off: Ryan Hardie
  13. 79' 2:0 Preston Substitution Delano Burgzorg off: Thierry Small
  14. 79' 2:0 Preston Substitution Andrew Hughes off: Andrija Vukčević
  15. 82' 2:0 Bolton Substitution Max Conway off: Eoin Toal
  16. 85' 2:0 Bolton Substitution Luca Stephenson off: Lewis Brunt
  17. 85' 2:0 Bolton Substitution Thierry Gale off: Kyliane Dong
  18. 86' 2:1 Preston Goal Jusef Erabi assist: Andrija Vukčević
  19. 88' 2:1 Bolton Yellow card Chris Forino

Statistics

55.00 Possession, % 45
6 Shots on target 3
9 Shots off target 4
1.10 Expected goals 1.12
2 Big chances 4
93 Attacks 85
5 Corners 2
12 Fouls 11
11 Free kicks 11
3 Offsides 7
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 0
5 Goal kicks 13
29 Throw-ins 18
All statistics
18/3749% Aerial duels 19/3751%
60 Backward passes 46
0 Blocked shots 3
25 Clearances 23
1/128% Crosses 7/1164%
5/1338% Dribbles 6/1155%
0.71 Expected assists 1.03
91 Failed passes 97
2 Goalkeeper saves 3
13 Interceptions 7
11 Key passes 9
27/7636% Long passes 18/6229%
73 Passes into the final third 44
204 Passes in the opposition half 181
210 Passes in own half 160
0.40 Shot accuracy 0.30
8 Shots from outside the box 1
7 Shots inside the box 9
8/1457% Tackles 8/1650%
402 Total passes 330

Line-ups

Bolton

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Jack Bonham 1
3 Chris Forino-Joseph 3
14 Akinlolu Richard Olamide Famewo 14
25 Max Conway 25
27 Luca Stephenson 27
8 Josh Sheehan 8
11 Thierry Mikael Gale 11
21 Ethan Erhahon 21
22 Gaizka Larrazabal Goikoetxea 22
45 John George McAtee 45
10 Sam Dalby 10
Substitutes
# Player number
23 David Harrington 23
5 Lewis Brunt 5
6 Benjamin Keith Davies 6
18 Eoin Toal 18
29 Cyrus Christie 29
12 David Watson 12
7 Kyliane Dong 7
16 Samuel Iling-Junior 16
39 Ryan Hardie 39
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Preston

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Daniel Iversen 1
2 Pol Valentín Sancho 2
6 Liam James Lindsay 6
14 Jordan Ben Storey 14
16 Andrew Martyn Hughes 16
7 Alfie Devine 7
8 Alistair Edward McCann 8
10 Callum Joseph Lang 10
15 Jordan Andrew Thompson 15
37 Delano Burgzorg 37
28 Milutin Osmajić 28
Substitutes
# Player number
21 Lee Anthony Nicholls 21
3 Andrija Vukčević 3
11 Thierry Small 11
24 Odeluga Joshua Offiah 24
32 Ed Nolan 32
23 Andrew Moran 23
27 Léo Leroy 27
9 Jusef Erabi 9
30 George Gryba 30
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