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Bolton vs Cardiff 1-0
- Thierry Gale90'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 12 Sept 2026 · 11:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
- Referee
- T. Parsons
Match timeline
- 90+2’Substitution
CardiffCalum Scanlon ONJoel Bagan OFF - 90+2’SubstitutionCardiffRonan Kpakio ONAlexander Sean Pablo Robertson OFF
- 90+1’Yellow card
BoltonThierry Gale - 90’Goal!BoltonThierry GaleAssist: Thelonius Bair1 – 0
- 83’SubstitutionBoltonRyan Hardie ONEthan Erhahon OFF
- 78’Yellow cardBoltonJayden Nelson
- 75’SubstitutionCardiffCallum Robinson ONYousef Salech OFF
- 75’SubstitutionBoltonJayden Nelson ONKyliane Dong OFF
Show 10 earlier events
- 74’SubstitutionCardiffC. Ashford ONChristopher Willock OFF
- 64’SubstitutionBoltonAtsuki Ito ONRuben Rodrigues OFF
- 59’SubstitutionCardiffDavid Turnbull ONJoel Colwill OFF
- 54’Yellow cardCardiffPerry Tian Hee Ng
- 45’SubstitutionBoltonThelonius Bair ONSam Dalby OFF
- 45’SubstitutionBoltonThierry Gale ONSamuel Iling OFF
- 42’Yellow cardCardiffJoel Colwill
- 37’Yellow cardBoltonSamuel Iling
- 32’Yellow cardBoltonKyliane Dong
- 31’Yellow cardBoltonBen Davies
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
BoltonCardiff- 41%Possession59%
- 7Shots17
- 5Shots on Target10
- 2Corners10
- 16Fouls13
- 3Offsides7
- 10Saves4
- 338Passes484
- 5Yellow Cards2
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Bolton4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 45’↑9 T. Bair↓10 S. Dalby
- 45’↑11 T. Gale↓ Samuel Iling
- 64’↑17 A. Ito↓20 Ruben Rodrigues
- 75’↑26 J. Nelson↓7 K. Dong
- 83’↑39 R. Hardie↓21 E. Erhahon
Unused substitutes 1 J. Bonham, 14 A. Famewo, 45 J. McAtee, 4 X. Simons
Coach S. Schumacher
Cardiff4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 59’↑14 D. Turnbull↓27 J. Colwill
- 74’↑45 Cian Ashford↓16 C. Willock
- 75’↑47 C. Robinson↓9 Y. Salech
- 90+2’↑23 C. Scanlon↓3 J. Bagan
- 90+2’↑44 R. Kpakio↓18 A. Robertson
Unused substitutes 43 P. Moreno, 33 R. Tankiewicz, 41 M. Turner, 30 H. Tyrer
Coach B. Barry-Murphy
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 7
- Date
- Sat, 12 Sept 2026
- Kick-off
- 11:30 (UTC)
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
- Referee
- T. Parsons
- Bolton coach
- S. Schumacher
- Cardiff coach
- B. Barry-Murphy
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | +8 | 20 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 18 |
| 3 |  West Ham | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | +11 | 16 |
| 4 |  Stoke City | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +2 | 16 |
| 5 |  Wolves | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 14 |
| 17 |  Bolton | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -5 | 10 |
| 21 |  Cardiff | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 7 |
Head to head
10 goals9 goals
Last 5 meetings
- 2026ChampionshipBolton1 - 0Cardiff
- 2026League OneBolton0 - 2Cardiff
- 2025League OneBolton1 - 0Cardiff
- 2018ChampionshipBolton0 - 2Cardiff
- 2017ChampionshipBolton2 - 0Cardiff
8 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Bolton- W-D-L
- 0-1-4
- Scored / match
- 0.8
- Conceded / match
- 2.2
Cardiff- W-D-L
- 0-3-2
- Scored / match
- 1.2
- Conceded / match
- 1.8
Fan predictions
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- Cardiff0%
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What happened
Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added
Bolton beat Cardiff 1-0 in matchday 7 of the EFL Championship - English Second Tier at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton.
Thierry Gale 90' scored for Bolton.
Bolton had 41% of the ball to Cardiff's 59%; the sides had 7 and 17 shots (5 and 10 on target).
The referee showed 7 yellow cards and no reds.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 7
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
- Referee
- T. Parsons
- Match ID
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18 events
- 31’Yellow cardBoltonBen Davies
- 32’Yellow cardBoltonKyliane Dong
- 37’Yellow cardBoltonSamuel Iling
- 42’Yellow cardCardiffJoel Colwill
- 45’SubstitutionBoltonThelonius Bair ONSam Dalby OFF
- 45’SubstitutionBoltonThierry Gale ONSamuel Iling OFF
- 54’Yellow cardCardiffPerry Tian Hee Ng
- 59’SubstitutionCardiffDavid Turnbull ONJoel Colwill OFF
- 64’SubstitutionBoltonAtsuki Ito ONRuben Rodrigues OFF
- 74’SubstitutionCardiffC. Ashford ONChristopher Willock OFF
- 75’SubstitutionCardiffCallum Robinson ONYousef Salech OFF
- 75’SubstitutionBoltonJayden Nelson ONKyliane Dong OFF
- 78’Yellow cardBoltonJayden Nelson
- 83’SubstitutionBoltonRyan Hardie ONEthan Erhahon OFF
- 90’Goal!BoltonThierry GaleAssist: Thelonius Bair1 – 0
- 90+1’Yellow cardBoltonThierry Gale
- 90+2’SubstitutionCardiffCalum Scanlon ONJoel Bagan OFF
- 90+2’SubstitutionCardiffRonan Kpakio ONAlexander Sean Pablo Robertson OFF