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Bolton vs Stoke City 1-2
- Thelonius Bair90+2'
- Lamine Cissé45+4'
- Ben Wilmot62'
- Kick-off
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 · 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich
- Referee
- Thomas Kirk
Match timeline
- 90+2’Goal!
BoltonThelonius BairAssist: Gaizka Larrazabal1 – 2 - 82’SubstitutionBoltonThelonius Bair ONBen Davies OFF
- 72’Yellow cardBoltonMax Conway
- 69’Substitution
Stoke CityBosun Lawal ONEl Hadji Soumare OFF - 69’SubstitutionStoke CityGeorge Hirst ONLamine Cissé OFF
- 69’SubstitutionStoke CityJunior Tchamadeu ONJack Mcglynn OFF
- 63’SubstitutionBoltonRyan Hardie ONRuben Rodrigues OFF
- 62’Goal!Stoke CityBen WilmotAssist: Jack Mcglynn0 – 2
Show 7 earlier events
- 56’SubstitutionBoltonJayden Nelson ONThierry Gale OFF
- 56’SubstitutionBoltonSamuel Iling ONKyliane Dong OFF
- 45+4’Goal!Stoke CityLamine CisséAssist: Ethan Galbraith0 – 1
- 45’SubstitutionStoke CityLuca Bombino ONJustin Devenny OFF
- 45’SubstitutionBoltonAtsuki Ito ONEthan Erhahon OFF
- 34’Yellow cardStoke CityJack Mcglynn
- 20’Red cardStoke CityMaksym Taloverov
- 1’Kick-off
Key stats
BoltonStoke City- 68%Possession32%
- 29Shots9
- 2.69xG0.71
- 5Shots on Target4
- 10Corners4
- 8Fouls9
- 0Offsides2
- 2Saves4
- 544Passes262
- 1Yellow Cards1
- 0Red Cards1
Lineups
Confirmed selections
Bolton4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Substitutions
- 45’↑17 A. Ito↓21 E. Erhahon
- 56’↑26 J. Nelson↓11 T. Gale
- 56’↑ Samuel Iling↓7 K. Dong
- 63’↑39 R. Hardie↓20 Ruben Rodrigues
- 82’↑9 T. Bair↓6 B. Davies
Unused substitutes 4 X. Simons, 1 J. Bonham, 5 L. Brunt, 14 A. Famewo, 16 S. Iling-Junior
Coach S. Schumacher
Stoke City3 - 4 - 3
- 1Johansson
- 16Wilmot
- 40Talovierov
- 5Graham
- 2Johnson
- 27Soumaré
- 8Galbraith
- 17Bocat
- 13Devenny
- 11Cissé
- 7McGlynn
Substitutions
- 45’↑21 L. Bombino↓13 J. Devenny
- 69’↑18 B. Lawal↓27 El Hadji Djibril Soumaré
- 69’↑15 G. Hirst↓11 L. Cissé
- 69’↑22 J. Tchamadeu↓7 J. McGlynn
Unused substitutes 9 R. Boženík, 24 J. Griffiths, 42 M. Manhoef, 4 B. Pearson, 10 Bae Jun-Ho
Coach M. Robins
Match facts
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 9
- Date
- Sat, 10 Oct 2026
- Kick-off
- 14:00 (UTC)
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich
- Referee
- Thomas Kirk
- Bolton coach
- S. Schumacher
- Stoke City coach
- M. Robins
League table
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 |  Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 18 |  Bolton | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
Player ratings
- 1
J. Sheehan7.1 - 2
Ruben Rodrigues7.0 - 3
J. Nelson6.9 - 4
E. Erhahon6.9 - 5
E. Toal6.9 - 6
B. Davies6.7 - 7
M. Conway6.6 - 8
S. Iling-Junior6.6 - 9
R. Hardie6.5 - 10
G. Bazunu6.4 - 11
T. Bair6.4 - 12
A. Ito6.3 - 13
Gaizka Larrazabal6.2 - 14
T. Gale6.1 - 15
S. Dalby6.0 - 16
K. Dong5.8 - 17
X. Simons0.0 - 18
A. Famewo0.0 - 19
L. Brunt0.0 - 20
J. Bonham0.0
- 1
B. Wilmot8.2 - 2
E. Galbraith7.7 - 3
L. Cissé7.6 - 4
L. Graham7.4 - 5
J. McGlynn7.2 - 6
L. Bombino7.0 - 7
J. Tchamadeu7.0 - 8
B. Lawal6.8 - 9
V. Johansson6.8 - 10
El Hadji Djibril Soumaré6.7 - 11
B. Johnson6.6 - 12
E. Bocat6.5 - 13
G. Hirst6.3 - 14
J. Devenny6.3 - 15
M. Talovierov6.1 - 16
Bae Jun-Ho0.0 - 17
R. Boženík0.0 - 18
J. Griffiths0.0 - 19
M. Manhoef0.0 - 20
B. Pearson0.0
Match ratings from API-Football, out of 10.
MVP of the match
B. Wilmot
Stoke City
- 1
- Goals
- 0
- Assists
Rated 8.2, the best on the pitch — 1 goal in 90 minutes.
Team form comparison
Last 5 matches, all competitions
Bolton- W-D-L
- 2-0-3
- Scored / match
- 1.8
- Conceded / match
- 2.6
Stoke City- W-D-L
- 4-1-0
- Scored / match
- 2.0
- Conceded / match
- 0.6
Fan predictions
How the fans called it
- Bolton0%
- Stoke CityResult0%
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What happened
Match report
Stoke City left Horwich with a 2-1 win after Maksym Taloverov was sent off in the 20th minute and they had to see it out with 10 men. Bolton had most of the ball and the chances, but Stoke City scored twice and held on after Thelonius Bair's late reply.
The first goal came three minutes into first-half stoppage time, when Lamine Cissé finished from Ethan Galbraith to put Stoke City 1-0 up. Half-time was Bolton 0-1 Stoke City.
Stoke City doubled their lead on 62 minutes through Ben Wilmot, with Jack McGlynn providing the assist for 2-0. Bolton made two changes on 56 minutes and sent on Ryan Hardie for Ruben Rodrigues on 63 minutes, while Stoke City made three changes on 69 minutes as they tried to protect the lead. Bair, who had come on in the 82nd minute, pulled one back two minutes into stoppage time from Gaizka Larrazabal, but Bolton could not find an equaliser.
Bolton had 68% of the possession, 544 passes to Stoke City's 262, and 29 shots to 9. They also led 10-4 for corners and 2.69 to 0.71 for expected goals, while Stoke City had more saves, 4 to 2, and Bolton had 5 shots on target to Stoke City's 4.
Maksym Taloverov was sent off for Stoke City in the 20th minute. Jack McGlynn was booked for Stoke City in the 34th minute, and Max Conway was booked for Bolton on 72 minutes.
Match record
- Competition
- EFL Championship - English Second Tier
- Round
- Matchday 9
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich
- Referee
- Thomas Kirk
- Match ID
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15 events
- 20’Red cardStoke CityMaksym Taloverov
- 34’Yellow cardStoke CityJack Mcglynn
- 45’SubstitutionStoke CityLuca Bombino ONJustin Devenny OFF
- 45’SubstitutionBoltonAtsuki Ito ONEthan Erhahon OFF
- 45+4’Goal!Stoke CityLamine CisséAssist: Ethan Galbraith0 – 1
- 56’SubstitutionBoltonJayden Nelson ONThierry Gale OFF
- 56’SubstitutionBoltonSamuel Iling ONKyliane Dong OFF
- 62’Goal!Stoke CityBen WilmotAssist: Jack Mcglynn0 – 2
- 63’SubstitutionBoltonRyan Hardie ONRuben Rodrigues OFF
- 69’SubstitutionStoke CityBosun Lawal ONEl Hadji Soumare OFF
- 69’SubstitutionStoke CityGeorge Hirst ONLamine Cissé OFF
- 69’SubstitutionStoke CityJunior Tchamadeu ONJack Mcglynn OFF
- 72’Yellow cardBoltonMax Conway
- 82’SubstitutionBoltonThelonius Bair ONBen Davies OFF
- 90+2’Goal!BoltonThelonius BairAssist: Gaizka Larrazabal1 – 2