Exeter City 1:5 Bolton: League One Match Result

League One

Exeter City LDDLWW

1:5

Finished

Kick-off was 28 Feb, 15:00 UTC

Bolton LLLWWW

Venue: St James Park City: Exeter

In the League One game on 28 February 2026, Bolton beat Exeter City 1:5. Match numbers: shots on target 4:10, corners 4:3.

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 4 – 10

Shots off target 3 – 6

Big chances 1 – 5

⚽ 21' S. Dalby — Goal 🟨 35' G. Johnston — Yellow card 🟨 39' J. Fitzwater — Yellow card 🟨 45+2' J. Magennis — Yellow card ⇄ 46' P. Sweeney — Substitution ⚽ 60' J. Kenny — Goal ⚽ 67' J. Wareham — Goal ⚽ 72' T. Gale — Goal ⇄ 75' J. Magennis — Substitution ⇄ 75' R. Rydel — Substitution ⇄ 75' J. McMillan — Substitution ⇄ 75' T. Gale — Substitution ⚽ 77' I. Cissoko — Goal ⇄ 80' R. Apter — Substitution ⇄ 80' J. Sheehan — Substitution ⇄ 80' J. Kenny — Substitution ⇄ 81' J. Fitzwater — Substitution ⚽ 90+4' G. Johnston — Goal

Match events

21' 0:1 Bolton Goal S. Dalby assist: J. Kenny
35' 0:1 Bolton Yellow card G. Johnston
39' 0:1 Exeter City Yellow card J. Fitzwater
45+2' 0:1 Exeter City Yellow card J. Magennis
46' 0:1 Exeter City Substitution P. Sweeney off: C. Cummins
60' 0:2 Bolton Goal J. Kenny assist: J. Sheehan
67' 1:2 Exeter City Goal J. Wareham
72' 1:3 Bolton Goal T. Gale
75' 1:3 Exeter City Substitution J. Magennis off: T. Tuterov
75' 1:3 Exeter City Substitution R. Rydel off: A. Higgins
75' 1:3 Exeter City Substitution J. McMillan off: L. Oakes
75' 1:3 Bolton Substitution T. Gale off: I. Cissoko
77' 1:4 Bolton Goal I. Cissoko assist: S. Dalby
80' 1:4 Bolton Substitution R. Apter off: M. Burstow
80' 1:4 Bolton Substitution J. Sheehan off: X. Simons
80' 1:4 Bolton Substitution J. Kenny off: K. Dempsey
81' 1:4 Exeter City Substitution J. Fitzwater off: T. Dean
90+4' 1:5 Bolton Goal G. Johnston assist: S. Dalby

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

4 Shots on target 10

3 Shots off target 6

1 Big chances 5

96 Attacks 85

4 Corners 3

15 Fouls 7

6 Free kicks 15

7 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

8 Goal kicks 7

23 Throw-ins 8

All statistics

16/4436% Aerial duels 28/4464%

72 Backward passes 75

3 Blocked shots 6

14 Clearances 32

3/1520% Crosses 7/1547%

4/850% Dribbles 7/1644%

100 Failed passes 83

5 Goalkeeper saves 3

6 Interceptions 13

5 Key passes 15

39/8049% Long passes 22/5342%

63 Passes into the final third 98

206 Passes in the opposition half 250

195 Passes in own half 268

0.40 Shot accuracy 0.45

3 Shots from outside the box 4

7 Shots inside the box 18

7/1547% Tackles 8/1362%

386 Total passes 503

Line-ups

Exeter City

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Joe Whitworth	1
5	Jack Fitzwater	5
20	Luca Woodhouse	20
26	Pierce Liam Sweeney	26
2	Jack McMillan	2
3	Ryan Steven Rydel	3
6	Ethan Brierley	6
14	Ilmari Niskanen	14
9	Jayden Darren George Wareham	9
10	Jack Aitchison	10
27	Joshua Brendan David Magennis	27

Substitutes
#	Player	number
23	Jack Thomas Bycroft	23
34	Liam Oaks	34
45	K. Cummins	45
33	Tom Dean	33
17	Akeel Higgins	17
19	Sonny Cox	19
28	Timur Tuterov	28

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Bolton

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jack Bonham	1
3	Chris Forino-Joseph	3
6	George Johnston	6
14	Jordi Martin Emmanuel Osei-Tutu	14
18	Eoin Toal	18
8	Josh Sheehan	8
9	Johnny Kenny	9
11	Thierry Mikael Gale	11
15	Robert Julian Apter	15
21	Ethan Erhahon	21
10	Sam Dalby	10