Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City, 2015-16 English League Championship, 2015/2016 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Bolton Wanderers

17': Gary Madine
71': Dorian Dervite
90'+1': Jose Casado

FT
2 - 3

Cardiff City

13': Tony Watt
53': Scott Malone
80': Anthony Pilkington

Anthony Pilkington gives Cardiff the win at stricken Bolton

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Foul by Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
2': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
3': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
4': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a set piece situation.
5': Hand ball by Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers).
6': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Foul by Scott Malone (Cardiff City).
6': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Malone.
7': Foul by Dean Moxey (Bolton Wanderers).
7': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
9': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Cardiff City 1. Tony Watt (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Malone.
15': Foul by Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
15': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 1. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Casado.
18': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
19': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Scott Malone.
20': Attempt missed. Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Dean Moxey.
20': Delay in match Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
22': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
22': Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Attempt missed. Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dean Moxey.
23': Substitution, Cardiff City. Fabio replaces Lee Peltier because of an injury.
24': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
28': Attempt saved. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
29': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
29': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
30': Attempt blocked. Casado (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
30': Attempt missed. Casado (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
31': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
31': Foul by Craig Noone (Cardiff City).
31': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Casado tries a through ball, but Shola Ameobi is caught offside.
33': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Tony Watt (Cardiff City).
34': Foul by Dean Moxey (Bolton Wanderers).
34': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio.
35': Foul by Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City).
35': Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Casado following a set piece situation.
37': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
37': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt missed. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
40': Foul by Casado (Bolton Wanderers).
40': Tony Watt (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41': Casado (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
41': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gary Madine.
44': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dean Moxey with a cross.
44': Attempt saved. Liam Feeney (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
44': Attempt missed. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shola Ameobi.
45'+1': Foul by Shola Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
45'+1': Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 1.
90'+6': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 3.
45': Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 1.
47': Foul by Fabio (Cardiff City).
47': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
49': Attempt missed. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
51': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Dorian Dervite tries a through ball, but Shola Ameobi is caught offside.
52': Attempt saved. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Malone.
53': Attempt saved. Scott Malone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
53': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 2. Scott Malone (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
54': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Josh Vela with a cross.
57': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Tony Watt is caught offside.
58': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Wheater.
58': Attempt saved. Sean Morrison (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
59': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
60': Foul by Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City).
60': Neil Danns (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
63': Attempt blocked. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
63': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Dorian Dervite.
64': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
64': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Tony Watt is caught offside.
65': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
66': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aron Gunnarsson.
67': Attempt blocked. Dean Moxey (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
69': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
69': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Stephen Dobbie replaces Dean Moxey.
70': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Emile Heskey replaces Shola Ameobi.
71': Emile Heskey (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
71': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
71': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 2. Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Heskey with a through ball following a set piece situation.
73': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Foul by Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers).
73': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
74': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Wheater.
77': Attempt missed. Stephen Dobbie (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Madine with a headed pass.
78': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Stephen Dobbie tries a through ball, but Emile Heskey is caught offside.
80': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 3. Anthony Pilkington (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
82': Foul by Tony Watt (Cardiff City).
82': Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
83': Attempt saved. Casado (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
83': Attempt missed. Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
83': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Anthony Pilkington.
85': Substitution, Cardiff City. Sammy Ameobi replaces Anthony Pilkington.
86': Dorian Dervite (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Tony Watt (Cardiff City).
86': David Marshall (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
87': Attempt missed. Emile Heskey (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Casado.
88': Fabio (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
88': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kagisho Dikgacoi replaces Tony Watt.
88': Foul by Sean Morrison (Cardiff City).
88': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
89': Matthew Connolly (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
90': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Casado.
90': Casado (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City).
90'+1': Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+1': Foul by Casado (Bolton Wanderers).
90'+1': Second yellow card to Casado (Bolton Wanderers) for a bad foul.
90'+4': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Filip Twardzik replaces Liam Feeney.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 3.

Statistics

CAR		BOL
12	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	1
2	Offsides	3
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	4
52.1	Possession	47.9
16	SHOTS	18
7	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
312	Accurate Passes	277
426	Passes	393
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	4
21	Crosses	22
0.1	Cross %	0.2
72	Long Balls	99
27	Accurate Long Balls	41
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
2	Blocked Shots	2
9	Effective Tackles	7
15	Tackles	11
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
18	Effective Clearances	16
23	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 13,241

Line-Ups

Bolton Wanderers (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ben Amos (GK)
31	David Wheater
4	Dorian Dervite
20	Jose Casado
6	Joshua Vela
18	Neil Danns
21	Darren Pratley
3	Dean Moxey
7	Liam Feeney
26	Shola Ameobi
14	Gary Madine

Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:

Stephen Dobbie, Emile Heskey, Flip Twardzik, Jay Spearing, Paul Rachubka, Rob Holding, Prince Gouano.

Cardiff City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	David Marshall (GK)
16	Matthew Connolly
4	Sean Morrison
28	Scott Malone
2	Lee Peltier
8	Joe Ralls
17	Aron Gunnarsson
13	Anthony Pilkington
11	Craig Noone
9	Kenwyne Jones
33	Tony Watt

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Peter Whittingham, Simon Moore, Fabio, Kagisho Dikgacoi, Joe Mason, Sammy Ameobi, Bruno Ecuélé Manga.

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