Championship · Regular Season - 1
Saturday, 15 August 2026 · 19:30 · Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton · Referee: Adam Herczeg, England
Bolton2 : 1
Full-time
PrestonHalf-time: 2-0
Match Events
- 13'Ali McCannYellow Card
- 14'S. DalbyNormal Goal
- 25'T. Gale (assist: J. McAtee)Normal Goal
- 27'Jordan ThompsonYellow Card
- 42'Pol ValentínYellow Card
- 48'Josh SheehanYellow Card
- 64'P. Valentin (assist: O. Offiah)Substitution 1
- 64'J. Thompson (assist: L. Leroy)Substitution 2
- 64'C. Lang (assist: J. Erabi)Substitution 3
- 75'G. Larrazabal (assist: S. Iling Junior)Substitution 1
- 75'J. McAtee (assist: R. Hardie)Substitution 2
- 79'A. Hughes (assist: A. Vukcevic)Substitution 4
- 79'D. Burgzorg (assist: T. Small)Substitution 5
- 82'M. Conway (assist: E. Toal)Substitution 3
- 85'L. Stephenson (assist: L. Brunt)Substitution 4
- 85'T. Gale (assist: K. Dong)Substitution 5
- 86'J. Erabi (assist: A. Vukcevic)Normal Goal
- 88'Chris ForinoYellow Card
Statistics
6Shots on Goal3
9Shots off Goal4
15Total Shots10
1Blocked Shots3
7Shots insidebox9
8Shots outsidebox1
12Fouls11
5Corner Kicks2
3Offsides7
55%Ball Possession45%
2Yellow Cards3
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves3
402Total passes330
311Passes accurate233
77%Passes %71%
1.10expected_goals1.12
-0.03goals_prevented-0.03
Bolton4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1J. Bonham(G)
- 27L. Stephenson(D)
- 3C. Forino-Joseph(D)
- 14A. Famewo(D)
- 25M. Conway(D)
- 8J. Sheehan(M)
- 21E. Erhahon(M)
- 22G. Larrazabal(M)
- 45J. McAtee(M)
- 11T. Gale(M)
- 10S. Dalby(F)
Substitutes
- 23D. Harrington(G)
- 6B. Davies(D)
- 5L. Brunt(D)
- 29C. Christie(D)
- 18E. Toal(D)
- 12D. Watson(M)
- 16S. Iling Junior(F)
- 39R. Hardie(F)
- 7K. Dong(F)
Preston4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1D. Iversen(G)
- 2P. Valentin(D)
- 14J. Storey(D)
- 6L. Lindsay(D)
- 16A. Hughes(D)
- 8A. McCann(M)
- 15J. Thompson(M)
- 7A. Devine(M)
- 10C. Lang(M)
- 37D. Burgzorg(M)
- 28M. Osmajic(F)
Substitutes
- 21L. Nicholls(G)
- 3A. Vukcevic(D)
- 24O. Offiah(D)
- 11T. Small(D)
- 32E. Nolan(D)
- 23A. Moran(M)
- 27L. Leroy(M)
- 9J. Erabi(F)
- 30G. Gryba(F)
Head-to-Head
- Bolton 2 - 1 PrestonSaturday, 15 August 2026
- Bolton 2 - 0 PrestonSaturday, 26 July 2025
- Bolton 1 - 0 PrestonWednesday, 21 July 2021
- Bolton 1 - 2 PrestonSaturday, 9 February 2019
- Preston 2 - 2 BoltonSaturday, 1 September 2018
Bolton — recent form
DWLDL
Preston — recent form
LDLLL
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Bolton | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 3 | -4 | 0 |