Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipMadine the match-winner as Bolton sink Cardiff
Madine the match-winner as Bolton sink Cardiff
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Joe Bennett (Cardiff City).
- 2': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt missed. Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 3': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Greg Halford.
- 4': Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
- 4': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
- 7': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
- 7': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gary Madine.
- 12': Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
- 12': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
- 13': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
- 13': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Delay in match Greg Halford (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Foul by Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers).
- 15': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 17': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
- 17': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Attempt blocked. William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 18': Attempt missed. Mark Little (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 19': David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 19': Foul by Mark Little (Bolton Wanderers).
- 22': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 24': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
- 24': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Wheater.
- 26': Attempt missed. Greg Halford (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt missed. Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Junior Hoilett.
- 27': Attempt missed. Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Loïc Damour.
- 28': Offside, Cardiff City. Omar Bogle tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
- 28': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Ben Alnwick tries a through ball, but Gary Madine is caught offside.
- 30': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Greg Halford.
- 33': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
- 33': Omar Bogle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Foul by William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 35': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Offside, Cardiff City. Neil Etheridge tries a through ball, but David Junior Hoilett is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers).
- 36': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 38': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
- 40': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers).
- 41': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 46': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by David Wheater.
- 50': Attempt blocked. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 53': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
- 53': Delay in match Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 56': Darren Pratley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Foul by Loïc Damour (Cardiff City).
- 56': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Peltier.
- 60': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Craig Noone replaces William Buckley.
- 61': Foul by Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers).
- 61': Loïc Damour (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Karl Henry (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Delay in match Greg Halford (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 64': Attempt blocked. David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darren Pratley.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Mark Little (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi.
- 65': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
- 66': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Omar Bogle.
- 67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
- 67': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
- 70': Delay in match Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
- 71': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 72': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
- 72': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
- 73': Delay in match Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Penalty conceded by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 75': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 77': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
- 77': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Lee Peltier (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Cardiff City. Lee Tomlin replaces Loïc Damour.
- 78': Foul by Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City).
- 78': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Bruno Ecuele Manga (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Craig Noone with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 81': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Mark Little tries a through ball, but Josh Vela is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Greg Halford (Cardiff City).
- 82': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 82': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Foul by Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers).
- 87': Greg Halford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0. Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gary Madine.
- 90'+1': Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Cardiff City).
- 90'+3': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Wilbraham replaces Gary Madine.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Cardiff City. Liam Feeney replaces Lee Tomlin.
- 90'+6': Attempt missed. David Junior Hoilett (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Cardiff City 0.
Statistics
 CAR |
BOL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 51 | Possession | 49 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 136 | Accurate Passes | 130 |
| 255 | Passes | 248 |
| 0.5 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 22 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 78 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 49 |
| 39 | Clearances | 49 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 15,344
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 15,344
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 41 | +42 | 84 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 39 | +29 | 72 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 41 | +21 | 72 |
| 4 | Millwall | 41 | +9 | 72 |
Line-Ups
Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Alnwick (GK) |
| 5 | Mark Beevers |
| 31 | David Wheater |
| 3 | Andrew Taylor |
| 2 | Mark Little |
| 6 | Joshua Vela |
| 24 | Karl Henry  |
| 21 | Darren Pratley |
| 14 | Gary Madine |
| 11 | William Buckley |
| 10 | Sammy Ameobi |
Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 14 | Sol Bamba |
| 5 | Bruno Ecuélé Manga |
| 15 | Greg Halford |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 2 | Lee Peltier |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 20 | Loïc Damour |
| 33 | Junior Hoilett |
| 19 | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing |
| 30 | Omar Bogle |
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