Championship · Regular Season - 23
Saturday, 23 December 2017 · 23:00 · University of Bolton Stadium, Horwich · Referee: Darren Bond, England
Bolton2 : 0
Full-time
CardiffHalf-time: 0-0
Match Events
- 41'Darren PratleyYellow Card
- 56'Loïc DamourYellow Card
- 60'W. Buckley (assist: C. Noone)Substitution 1
- 61'Karl HenryYellow Card
- 66'O. Bogle (assist: K. Zohorè)Substitution 1
- 75'G. MadinePenalty
- 77'Lee PeltierYellow Card
- 78'Bruno Ecuele MangaYellow Card
- 78'L. Damour (assist: L. Tomlin)Substitution 2
- 82'Greg HalfordYellow Card
- 87'Gary MadineYellow Card
- 88'J. Vela (assist: G. Madine)Normal Goal
- 90+3'G. Madine (assist: A. Wilbraham)Substitution 2
- 90+4'L. Tomlin (assist: L. Feeney)Substitution 3
Statistics
2Shots on Goal0
4Shots off Goal4
9Total Shots7
3Blocked Shots3
4Shots insidebox5
5Shots outsidebox2
12Fouls16
3Corner Kicks6
2Offsides2
49%Ball Possession51%
3Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
-Goalkeeper Saves-
248Total passes255
130Passes accurate136
52%Passes %53%
Bolton4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 13B. Alnwick(G)
- 3A. Taylor(D)
- 31D. Wheater(D)
- 2M. Little(D)
- 5M. Beevers(D)
- 24K. Henry(M)
- 21D. Pratley(M)
- 11W. Buckley(M)
- 10Sammy Ameobi(M)
- 6J. Vela(M)
- 14G. Madine(F)
Substitutes
- 12C. Noone(M)
- 18A. Wilbraham(F)
- 15A. Robinson(D)
- 16J. Cullen(M)
- 20A. Armstrong(M)
- 32R. Burke(D)
- 39J. Turner(G)
Cardiff4-1-4-1
Starting XI
- 25N. Etheridge(G)
- 2L. Peltier(D)
- 15G. Halford(M)
- 5B. Écuélé Manga(D)
- 14S. Bamba(D)
- 3J. Bennett(D)
- 20L. Damour(M)
- 19N. Mendez-Laing(F)
- 8J. Ralls(M)
- 33J. Hoilett(F)
- 30O. Bogle(F)
Substitutes
- 10K. Zohorè(F)
- 7L. Tomlin(M)
- 12L. Feeney(M)
- 13A. Pilkington(F)
- 16M. Connolly(D)
- 18C. Paterson(M)
- 28B. Murphy(G)
Head-to-Head
- Cardiff 2 - 0 BoltonSaturday, 11 April 2026
- Bolton 1 - 0 CardiffSaturday, 25 October 2025
- Cardiff 2 - 0 BoltonWednesday, 14 February 2018
- Bolton 2 - 0 CardiffSaturday, 23 December 2017
- Cardiff 2 - 1 BoltonSaturday, 23 April 2016
Bolton — recent form
LDLLW
Cardiff — recent form
WWLWD
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Bolton | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 4 | Cardiff | 31 | 20 | 58 |