Bolton
PrestonBolton vs Preston
Final score: Bolton 2-1 Preston in the Championship, August 15, 2026.
Overview
- Football
- Championship · Round 1
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
- Form
- WDLLL Bolton
- LLLLW Preston
- 13' Ali McCann
- 14' S. Dalby 1-0
- 25' T. Gale · J. McAtee 2-0
- 27' Jordan Thompson
- 42' Pol Valentín
- HT2-0
- 48' Josh Sheehan
- 64' ▲ O. Offiah ▼ P. Valentin
- 64' ▲ L. Leroy ▼ J. Thompson
- 64' ▲ J. Erabi ▼ C. Lang
- 75' ▲ S. Iling Junior ▼ G. Larrazabal
- 75' ▲ R. Hardie ▼ J. McAtee
- 79' ▲ A. Vukcevic ▼ A. Hughes
- 79' ▲ T. Small ▼ D. Burgzorg
- 82' ▲ E. Toal ▼ M. Conway
- 85' ▲ L. Brunt ▼ L. Stephenson
- 85' ▲ K. Dong ▼ T. Gale
- 86' 2-1 J. Erabi · A. Vukcevic
- 88' Chris Forino
- FT2-1
Line-ups
- 1J. Bonham 7.3
- 27L. Stephenson ▼ 85' 6.3
- 3C. Forino-Joseph 7.2
- 14A. Famewo 6.6
- 25M. Conway ▼ 82' 7.2
- 8J. Sheehan 7.2
- 21E. Erhahon 7.2
- 22G. Larrazabal ▼ 75' 6.5
- 45J. McAtee ⇢ ▼ 75' 6.3
- 11T. Gale ⚽ ▼ 85' 8.2
- 10S. Dalby ⚽ 7.5
Substitutes 9
- 23D. Harrington
- 6B. Davies
- 5L. Brunt ▲ 85' 6.3
- 29C. Christie
- 18E. Toal ▲ 82' 6.2
- 12D. Watson
- 16S. Iling Junior ▲ 75' 6.5
- 39R. Hardie ▲ 75' 6.5
- 7K. Dong ▲ 85' 6.3
- 1D. Iversen 6.5
- 2P. Valentin ▼ 64' 5.3
- 14J. Storey 6.2
- 6L. Lindsay 7.2
- 16A. Hughes ▼ 79' 6.6
- 8A. McCann 6.6
- 15J. Thompson ▼ 64' 6.6
- 7A. Devine 6.2
- 10C. Lang ▼ 64' 6.5
- 37D. Burgzorg ▼ 79' 6.3
- 28M. Osmajic 6.5
Substitutes 9
- 21L. Nicholls
- 3A. Vukcevic ▲ 79' 7.2
- 24O. Offiah ▲ 64' 7.2
- 11T. Small ▲ 79' 6.6
- 32E. Nolan
- 23A. Moran
- 27L. Leroy ▲ 64' 6.9
- 9J. Erabi ⚽ ▲ 64' 7.0
- 30G. Gryba
Statistics
02⚑5
⚑230
55%Possession45%
15Shots10
6Shots on target3
9Shots off target4
7Shots inside box9
8Shots outside box1
1Blocked shots3
5Corners2
3Offsides7
12Fouls11
2Yellow cards3
2Saves3
-0.03Goals prevented-0.03
402Passes330
311Accurate passes233
77%Pass accuracy71%
1.10Expected goals (xG)1.12
Table
| # | Club | P | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 5 | 7 - 1 | +6 | 11 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 5 | 8 - 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 |  QPR | 5 | 7 - 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 |  Bristol City | 5 | 9 - 7 | +2 | 10 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 5 | 8 - 6 | +2 | 10 |
| 6 |  Charlton | 5 | 6 - 7 | -1 | 10 |
| 7 |  Millwall | 5 | 10 - 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 8 |  West Ham | 5 | 11 - 7 | +4 | 8 |
| 9 |  Wolves | 5 | 13 - 10 | +3 | 8 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 5 | 7 - 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 11 |  Wrexham | 5 | 6 - 4 | +2 | 6 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 5 | 8 - 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 |  Stoke City | 5 | 8 - 9 | -1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Portsmouth | 5 | 7 - 8 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 |  Sheffield Utd | 5 | 6 - 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 |  Blackburn | 5 | 6 - 7 | -1 | 5 |
| 17 |  Watford | 5 | 4 - 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 18 |  Lincoln | 5 | 4 - 6 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 |  Southampton | 5 | 11 - 6 | +5 | 4 |
| 20 |  Derby | 5 | 5 - 10 | -5 | 4 |
| 21 |  Bolton | 5 | 4 - 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 |  Cardiff | 5 | 6 - 9 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 |  Preston | 5 | 5 - 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 24 |  Burnley | 5 | 6 - 12 | -6 | 2 |
Premier League Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals) Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals) League One
Compare
11Matches13
10Scored14
14Conceded27
0.91Goals / game1.08
3Clean sheets0
5Over 2.5 goals9
4Second half11