Bolton Wanderers vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League Championship
FT
0 - 4
0 - 4
Wolves seal Championship title with big win at Bolton
Wolves seal Championship title with big win at Bolton
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Attempt blocked. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Saiss.
- 1': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Antonee Robinson.
- 4': Attempt missed. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 4': Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 4': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Willy Boly.
- 7': Attempt missed. Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi following a corner.
- 7': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
- 10': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 11': Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 11': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 12': William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Coady.
- 15': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
- 15': Attempt missed. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross following a corner.
- 16': Attempt saved. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 16': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 18': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 18': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Foul by Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 21': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
- 21': Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 23': William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Attempt saved. Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by William Buckley.
- 25': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers).
- 25': Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt saved. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonee Robinson with a cross.
- 29': Foul by Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 29': William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Filipe Morais with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 32': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by William Buckley.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross.
- 32': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 34': Attempt saved. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 41': Foul by Antonee Robinson (Bolton Wanderers).
- 41': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 44': Foul by William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 44': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Attempt saved. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 45'+1': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Coady with a through ball.
- 45'+2': Foul by Willy Boly (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 45'+2': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 45': Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 46': Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 46': Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 47': Attempt missed. Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 48': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saiss tries a through ball, but Hélder Costa is caught offside.
- 50': Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
- 50': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers).
- 53': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 3. Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hélder Costa with a through ball.
- 54': Foul by Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 54': William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Adam Le Fondre (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by David Wheater.
- 55': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Matt Doherty tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
- 56': Diogo Jota (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers).
- 56': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Attempt missed. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
- 58': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Josh Vela replaces Darren Pratley.
- 60': Attempt missed. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Doherty.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
- 61': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
- 62': Attempt missed. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Barry Douglas with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Rúben Neves.
- 63': Attempt blocked. David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Filipe Morais with a cross.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Benik Afobe (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 65': Penalty Wolverhampton Wanderers. Benik Afobe draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Penalty conceded by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 65': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Craig Noone replaces William Buckley.
- 66': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4. Conor Coady (Wolverhampton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Morgan Gibbs-White replaces Diogo Jota.
- 68': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Léo Bonatini replaces Benik Afobe.
- 71': Danny Batth (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
- 76': Foul by Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers).
- 76': Matt Doherty (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Jon Flanagan (Bolton Wanderers).
- 79': Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Zach Clough replaces Adam Le Fondre.
- 80': Attempt missed. Romain Saiss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 81': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Alfred N'Diaye replaces Romain Saiss.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hélder Costa.
- 84': Attempt missed. Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.
- 85': Antonee Robinson (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Foul by Alfred N'Diaye (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 85': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi.
- 87': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Foul by Léo Bonatini (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90': Attempt missed. Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.
- 90': Foul by Morgan Gibbs-White (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90': Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Barry Douglas (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90'+1': Foul by Filipe Morais (Bolton Wanderers).
- 90'+1': Hélder Costa (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Wolverhampton Wanderers 4.
Statistics
 WOL |
BOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 62.4 | Possession | 37.6 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 477 | Accurate Passes | 233 |
| 566 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 7 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 68 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 44 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 9 |
| 21 | Clearances | 9 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 19,092
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 19,092
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Blackburn Rovers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Alnwick (GK) |
| 5 | Mark Beevers |
| 31 | David Wheater  |
| 15 | Antonee Robinson |
| 14 | Jon Flanagan |
| 10 | Sammy Ameobi |
| 24 | Karl Henry |
| 21 | Darren Pratley |
| 9 | Adam Le Fondre |
| 11 | William Buckley |
| 22 | Filipe Morais |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | John Ruddy (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 15 | Willy Boly |
| 6 | Danny Batth |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 3 | Barry Douglas |
| 2 | Matt Doherty |
| 19 | Benik Afobe |
| 18 | Diogo Jota |
| 17 | Hélder Costa |
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