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Bolton vs Preston 2-1

Bolton crestBolton

2-1

FT

Preston crestPreston
  • S. Dalby14'
  • T. Gale25'
  • J. Erabi86'
Kick-off
Sat, 15 Aug 2026 · 11:30 (UTC)
Referee
Adam Herczeg, England

Match timeline

  1. 88’Yellow cardBolton crestBoltonC. Forino-Joseph
  2. 86’Goal!Preston crestPrestonJ. ErabiAssist: A. Vukcevic2 – 1
  3. 85’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonK. Dong ONT. Gale OFF
  4. 85’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonL. Brunt ONL. Stephenson OFF
  5. 82’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonE. Toal ONM. Conway OFF
  6. 79’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonA. Vukcevic ONA. Hughes OFF
  7. 79’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonT. Small OND. Burgzorg OFF
  8. 75’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonR. Hardie ONJ. McAtee OFF
Show 10 earlier events
  1. 75’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonS. Iling Junior ONG. Larrazabal OFF
  2. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonL. Leroy ONJ. Thompson OFF
  3. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonJ. Erabi ONC. Lang OFF
  4. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonO. Offiah ONP. Valentin OFF
  5. 48’Yellow cardBolton crestBoltonJ. Sheehan
  6. 42’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonP. Valentin
  7. 27’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonJ. Thompson
  8. 25’Goal!Bolton crestBoltonT. GaleAssist: J. McAtee2 – 0
  9. 14’Goal!Bolton crestBoltonS. Dalby1 – 0
  10. 13’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonA. McCann
  11. 1’Kick-off

Key stats

Bolton crestBoltonPrestonPreston crest
  • 55%Possession45%
  • 15Shots8
  • 1.10xG0.81
  • 6Shots on Target3
  • 5Corners2
  • 77%Pass Accuracy71%
  • 3Offsides7
  • 2Saves3
  • 401Passes323
  • 12Fouls11
  • 2Yellow Cards3

Lineups

Confirmed selections

Bolton crestBolton4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Bonham
  2. 27Stephenson
  3. 3Forino
  4. 14Famewo
  5. 25Conway
  6. 8Sheehan
  7. 21Erhahon
  8. 22Larrazabal
  9. 45McAtee
  10. 11Gale
  11. 10Dalby

Substitutions

  1. 75’↑39 Ryan Hardie↓45 John McAtee
  2. 75’↑16 Samuel Iling Junior↓22 Gaizka Larrazabal
  3. 82’↑18 Eoin Toal↓25 Max Conway
  4. 85’↑7 Kyliane Dong↓11 Thierry Gale
  5. 85’↑5 Lewis Brunt↓27 Luca Stephenson

Unused substitutes 23 David Harrington, 29 Cyrus Christie, 6 Ben Davies, 12 David Watson

Coach Steven Schumacher

Preston crestPreston4 - 2 - 3 - 1

  1. 1Iversen
  2. 2Valentín
  3. 14Storey
  4. 6Lindsay
  5. 16Hughes
  6. 15Thompson
  7. 8McCann
  8. 37Burgzorg
  9. 7Devine
  10. 10Lang
  11. 28Osmajić

Substitutions

  1. 64’↑27 Leo Leroy↓15 Jordan Thompson
  2. 64’↑9 Jusef Erabi↓10 Callum Lang
  3. 64’↑24 Odeluga Offiah↓2 Pol Valentín
  4. 79’↑3 Andrija Vukčević↓16 Andrew Hughes
  5. 79’↑11 Thierry Small↓37 Delano Burgzorg

Unused substitutes 21 Lee Nicholls, 32 Ed Nolan, 23 Andrew Moran, 30 George Gryba

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

Match facts

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Date
Sat, 15 Aug 2026
Kick-off
11:30 (UTC)
Referee
Adam Herczeg, England
Bolton coach
Steven Schumacher
Preston coach
Paul Heckingbottom

League table

EFL Championship - English Second Tier

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#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Birmingham crestBirmingham15852+1429
2Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough15852+1129
3Stoke City crestStoke City15924+629
4Wolves crestWolves15843+828
5West Brom crestWest Brom15843+828
18Bolton crestBolton15528-917
24Preston crestPreston152211-178

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  • 2026ChampionshipBolton crestBolton2 - 1Preston crestPreston
  • 2025Friendlies ClubsBolton crestBolton2 - 0Preston crestPreston
  • 2021Friendlies ClubsBolton crestBolton1 - 0Preston crestPreston
  • 2019ChampionshipBolton crestBolton1 - 2Preston crestPreston
  • 2018ChampionshipBolton crestBolton2 - 2Preston crestPreston

8 meetings in the Cornerflick archive.

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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Bolton beat Preston 2-1 in the EFL Championship - English Second Tier.

S. Dalby 14' and T. Gale 25' scored for Bolton, J. Erabi 86' for Preston.

Bolton had 55% of the ball to Preston's 45%; the sides had 15 and 8 shots (6 and 3 on target).

The referee showed 5 yellow cards and no reds.

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Kick-off
Match ID
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18 events

  1. 13’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonA. McCann
  2. 14’Goal!Bolton crestBoltonS. Dalby1 – 0
  3. 25’Goal!Bolton crestBoltonT. GaleAssist: J. McAtee2 – 0
  4. 27’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonJ. Thompson
  5. 42’Yellow cardPreston crestPrestonP. Valentin
  6. 48’Yellow cardBolton crestBoltonJ. Sheehan
  7. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonL. Leroy ONJ. Thompson OFF
  8. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonJ. Erabi ONC. Lang OFF
  9. 64’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonO. Offiah ONP. Valentin OFF
  10. 75’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonR. Hardie ONJ. McAtee OFF
  11. 75’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonS. Iling Junior ONG. Larrazabal OFF
  12. 79’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonA. Vukcevic ONA. Hughes OFF
  13. 79’SubstitutionPreston crestPrestonT. Small OND. Burgzorg OFF
  14. 82’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonE. Toal ONM. Conway OFF
  15. 85’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonK. Dong ONT. Gale OFF
  16. 85’SubstitutionBolton crestBoltonL. Brunt ONL. Stephenson OFF
  17. 86’Goal!Preston crestPrestonJ. ErabiAssist: A. Vukcevic2 – 1
  18. 88’Yellow cardBolton crestBoltonC. Forino-Joseph