Hull City U21 — Bolton Wanderers Res.: 1:2, Professional Development League

Bolton Wanderers Res took all three points at the KCOM Stadium on Monday, beating Hull City U21 2-1 in the Professional Development League Regular Season. The victory keeps the visitors top of the table with five wins from five, while the hosts remain rooted to the bottom after three games without a victory.

D. Daley opened the scoring for Bolton in the 50th minute, but S. Coyne quickly answered for Hull City U21 just seven minutes later. The momentum shifted when Bolton struck again through M. Lott in the 78th minute to pull ahead. By then the visitors had already seen a teammate sent off in the 61st minute, but they managed to play the second half a man up and see the game out.

And here's the thing — the red card didn't derail Bolton at all. They gave up the ball and hit them on the break when it mattered. The academy graduate marked his first start with a goal for the visitors, and the old head settled them down after the setback.

Hull City U21 now sit 16th with just one point from three matches, a run that includes heavy defeats to Bristol City U21 and Swansea City U21. Bolton, meanwhile, have picked up 15 points from five games and are on a good run that stretches back to their opening day 7-0 win over Colchester United U21.

The result tightens the gap at the top of the table. Bolton extend their lead over any chasing pack, while Hull City U21 need the points badly if they want to climb out of the relegation zone. The wheels came off for the hosts again, but this time they fought back to make it interesting before the late goal sealed it.