English League Championship

Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Bolton Wanderers
  • 90': Clayton Donaldson
FT
1 - 2
Preston North End
  • 40': Alan Browne
  • 82': Tom Barkhuizen

About

Bolton Wanderers are hosting Preston North End at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Manchester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 4': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Gary O'Neil with a cross.
  • 5': Foul by Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 5': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Luca Connell.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
  • 15': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 21': Delay in match Luca Connell (Bolton Wanderers) because of an injury.
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Josh Vela replaces Luca Connell because of an injury.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
  • 26': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
  • 27': Foul by Sean Maguire (Preston North End).
  • 27': Jonathan Grounds (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Darnell Fisher.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Marc Wilson (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Gary O'Neil with a cross following a corner.
  • 30': Foul by Marc Wilson (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 30': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Darnell Fisher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Craig Noone (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 34': Hand ball by Gary O'Neil (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross.
  • 35': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Josh Magennis.
  • 37': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 40': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Preston North End 1. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 43': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Remi Matthews.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a corner.
  • 44': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Josh Magennis tries a through ball, but Craig Noone is caught offside.
  • 45': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Alan Browne (Preston North End).
  • 45'+1': Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Preston North End 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 0, Preston North End 1.
  • 46': Foul by Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 46': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Foul by Jonathan Grounds (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 49': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
  • 50': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
  • 51': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Foul by Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 51': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Jonathan Grounds.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Ben Pearson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Gallagher.
  • 52': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 55': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Marc Wilson.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jonathan Grounds.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen with a headed pass.
  • 60': Ben Davies (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Foul by Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 60': Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Clayton Donaldson replaces Jonathan Grounds.
  • 66': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Josh Magennis tries a through ball, but Clayton Donaldson is caught offside.
  • 67': Attempt saved. Brad Potts (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alan Browne.
  • 73': Hand ball by Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 77': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Joe Pritchard replaces Craig Noone.
  • 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Lukas Nmecha replaces Paul Gallagher.
  • 78': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by David Wheater.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Sean Maguire (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brad Potts with a headed pass.
  • 81': Foul by Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 81': Sean Maguire (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 81': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Josh Vela.
  • 82': David Wheater (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End).
  • 82': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Preston North End 2. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Maguire with a through ball.
  • 85': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
  • 85': Joe Pritchard (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 85': Josh Vela (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Delay in match Ben Pearson (Preston North End) because of an injury.
  • 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Substitution, Preston North End. Ryan Ledson replaces Ben Pearson because of an injury.
  • 87': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Maguire.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Callum Connolly (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gary O'Neil.
  • 89': Foul by Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End).
  • 89': Remi Matthews (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Alan Browne.
  • 90': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Preston North End 2. Clayton Donaldson (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Connolly with a headed pass.
  • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Josh Magennis (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Marc Wilson (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 90'+3': Lukas Nmecha (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Preston North End 2.
  • 90'+5': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Preston North End 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 13
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 2
10 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
60 Possession 40
16 SHOTS 7
7 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
365 Accurate Passes 191
487 Passes 315
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.6
3 Accurate Crosses 7
25 Crosses 25
0.1 Cross % 0.3
91 Long Balls 76
36 Accurate Long Balls 32
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 1
14 Effective Tackles 7
19 Tackles 13
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 14
24 Effective Clearances 40
24 Clearances 40

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 17,381

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

BOL Bolton Wanderers (5-3-2)

No. Name
20 Remi Matthews (GK)
31 David Wheater
29 Jonathan Grounds
18 Marc Wilson
12 Craig Noone
4 Jason Lowe
17 Callum Connolly
48 Luca Connell
19 Gary O'Neil
28 Josh Magennis Yellow Card
10 Sammy Ameobi
Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:
Lloyd Dyer, Ben Alnwick, Joe Pritchard, Clayton Donaldson, Joshua Vela, Pawel Olkowski, William Buckley.

PNE Preston North End (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 Declan Rudd (GK)
6 Ben Davies
14 Jordan Storey
4 Ben Pearson
16 Andrew Hughes
2 Darnell Fisher
44 Brad Potts
8 Alan Browne
12 Paul Gallagher
29 Tom Barkhuizen
24 Sean Maguire
Preston North End Substitutes:
Joshua Earl, Tom Clarke, Lukas Nmecha, Jayden Stockley, Daniel Johnson, Michael Crowe, Ryan Ledson.

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