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Bolton v Preston 2-1 · EFL Championship - English Second Tier

EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Bolton
FT

2-1

  • S. Dalby14'
  • T. Gale25'
  • J. Erabi86'
Preston
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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.

Key stats

Possession

55%45%

Shots

158

xG

1.100.81

Shots on Target

63

Corners

52

Pass Accuracy

77%71%

Match timeline

  1. 88’Yellow cardC. Forino-Joseph
  2. 86’J. ErabiPreston · assist A. Vukcevic2–1
  3. 85’SubstitutionT. Gale · On: K. Dong
  4. 85’SubstitutionL. Stephenson · On: L. Brunt
  5. 82’SubstitutionM. Conway · On: E. Toal
  6. 79’SubstitutionA. Hughes · On: A. Vukcevic
  7. 79’SubstitutionD. Burgzorg · On: T. Small
  8. 75’SubstitutionJ. McAtee · On: R. Hardie
  9. 75’SubstitutionG. Larrazabal · On: S. Iling Junior
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Team stats comparison

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

Match info

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Referee
Adam Herczeg, England
Bolton coach
Steven Schumacher
Preston coach
Paul Heckingbottom

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:bolton-vs-preston-championship-2026-08-15

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Bolton4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Jack BonhamGK
  • 27Luca StephensonDF
  • 3Chris ForinoDF
  • 14Akin FamewoDF
  • 25Max ConwayDF
  • 8Josh SheehanMF
  • 21Ethan ErhahonMF
  • 22Gaizka LarrazabalMF
  • 45John McAteeMF
  • 11Thierry GaleMF
  • 10Sam DalbyFW

Bench

  • 23David Harrington
  • 18Eoin Toal
  • 29Cyrus Christie
  • 6Ben Davies
  • 5Lewis Brunt
  • 16Samuel Iling Junior
  • 7Kyliane Dong
  • 12David Watson
  • 39Ryan Hardie

Coach · Steven Schumacher

1. Jack Bonham (GK)1Bonham27. Luca Stephenson (DF)27Stephenson3. Chris Forino (DF)3Forino14. Akin Famewo (DF)14Famewo25. Max Conway (DF)25Conway8. Josh Sheehan (MF)8Sheehan21. Ethan Erhahon (MF)21Erhahon22. Gaizka Larrazabal (MF)22Larrazabal45. John McAtee (MF)45McAtee11. Thierry Gale (MF)11Gale10. Sam Dalby (FW)10Dalby1. Daniel Iversen (GK)1Iversen2. Pol Valentín (DF)2Valentín14. Jordan Storey (DF)14Storey6. Liam Lindsay (DF)6Lindsay16. Andrew Hughes (DF)16Hughes15. Jordan Thompson (MF)15Thompson8. Ali McCann (MF)8McCann37. Delano Burgzorg (MF)37Burgzorg7. Alfie Devine (MF)7Devine10. Callum Lang (MF)10Lang28. Milutin Osmajić (FW)28Osmajić
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  • Preston

Preston4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Daniel IversenGK
  • 2Pol ValentínDF
  • 14Jordan StoreyDF
  • 6Liam LindsayDF
  • 16Andrew HughesDF
  • 15Jordan ThompsonMF
  • 8Ali McCannMF
  • 37Delano BurgzorgMF
  • 7Alfie DevineMF
  • 10Callum LangMF
  • 28Milutin OsmajićFW

Bench

  • 21Lee Nicholls
  • 32Ed Nolan
  • 3Andrija Vukčević
  • 24Odeluga Offiah
  • 27Leo Leroy
  • 11Thierry Small
  • 23Andrew Moran
  • 30George Gryba
  • 9Jusef Erabi

Coach · Paul Heckingbottom

Head to head

3Wins
2Draws
3Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · ChampionshipBolton2 - 1Preston
  • 2025 · Friendlies ClubsBolton2 - 0Preston
  • 2021 · Friendlies ClubsBolton1 - 0Preston
  • 2019 · ChampionshipBolton1 - 2Preston
  • 2018 · ChampionshipBolton2 - 2Preston

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

EFL Championship - English Second Tier table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1West Ham7421+1114
2Swansea7421+614
3West Brom7421+314
4Middlesbrough6411+413
5QPR7331+312
20Bolton7214-57
23Preston7106-73
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Full timeline

18 events

  1. 13’Yellow cardA. McCann
  2. 14’S. DalbyBolton1–0
  3. 25’T. GaleBolton · assist J. McAtee2–0
  4. 27’Yellow cardJ. Thompson
  5. 42’Yellow cardP. Valentin
  6. 48’Yellow cardJ. Sheehan
  7. 64’SubstitutionJ. Thompson · On: L. Leroy
  8. 64’SubstitutionC. Lang · On: J. Erabi
  9. 64’SubstitutionP. Valentin · On: O. Offiah
  10. 75’SubstitutionJ. McAtee · On: R. Hardie
  11. 75’SubstitutionG. Larrazabal · On: S. Iling Junior
  12. 79’SubstitutionA. Hughes · On: A. Vukcevic
  13. 79’SubstitutionD. Burgzorg · On: T. Small
  14. 82’SubstitutionM. Conway · On: E. Toal
  15. 85’SubstitutionT. Gale · On: K. Dong
  16. 85’SubstitutionL. Stephenson · On: L. Brunt
  17. 86’J. ErabiPreston · assist A. Vukcevic2–1
  18. 88’Yellow cardC. Forino-Joseph

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