English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 15, 2026
Preston North End LLWLW 1
–
Bolton Wanderers LWWWL 2
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BOL202
Toughsheet Community Stadium · 26,262 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

11
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
3
2
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
2
45
Possession
55
10
SHOTS
15
3
ON GOAL
6
0.3
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
231
Accurate Passes
314
331
Passes
406
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
1
11
Crosses
12
0.6
Cross %
0.1
62
Long Balls
77
18
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
1
8
Effective Tackles
7
16
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
6
Interceptions
13
19
Effective Clearances
25
19
Clearances
25

Head to Head

PNE leads series 2-0-3

Lineups

BOL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jack BonhamG
  2. 14Akin FamewoCD-L
  3. 3Christian Forino JosephCD-R
  4. 25Max ConwayLB
  5. 27Luca StephensonRB
  6. 45John McateeAM
  7. 21Ethan ErhahonLM
  8. 8Josh SheehanRM
  9. 10Sam DalbyF
  10. 11Thierry GaleAM-L
  11. 22Gaizka LarrazabalAM-R

PNE · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 6Liam LindsayCD-L
  3. 14Jordan StoreyCD-R
  4. 16Andrew HughesLB
  5. 2Pol ValentínRB
  6. 10Callum LangAM
  7. 15Jordan ThompsonLM
  8. 8Alistair McCannRM
  9. 28Milutin OsmajicF
  10. 37Delano BurgzorgAM-L
  11. 7Alfie DevineAM-R

Timeline

  1. 13' Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 14' Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Preston North End 0. Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  3. 25' Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 0. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McAtee following a fast break.
  4. 27' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 40' Delay in match (Bolton Wanderers).
  6. 40'
  7. 40' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  8. 40'
  9. 42' Pol Valentín (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 48' Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 56' Delay in match because of an injury Luca Stephenson (Bolton Wanderers).
  12. 56'
  13. 57' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 57'
  15. 63' Substitution, Preston North End. Léo Leroy replaces Jordan Thompson.
  16. 64' Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Callum Lang.
  17. 64' Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Pol Valentín.
  18. 75' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ryan Hardie replaces John McAtee.
  19. 75' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Gaizka Larrazabal.
  20. 79' Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Andrew Hughes.
  21. 79' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Delano Burgzorg.
  22. 82' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Eoin Toal replaces Max Conway.
  23. 85' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Kyliane Dong replaces Thierry Gale.
  24. 85' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Lewis Brunt replaces Luca Stephenson.
  25. 86' Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 1. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
  26. 88' Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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