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Bolton Wanderers 1 – 0 Cardiff City: Championship Match Report

Championship · 7

Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers

Full Time

1–0

Saturday, 12 September 2026 · University of Bolton Stadium

Cardiff City

Cardiff City

Bolton Wanderers won after full-time.

⚽ Thierry Gale 90'

Match Events

90+2'

Calum ScanlonCardiff City · Joel Bagan

90+2'

Ronan KpakioCardiff City · Alex Robertson

90+1'

Thierry GaleBolton Wanderers

90'

Thierry GaleBolton Wanderers · Theo Bair

1-0

83'

Ryan HardieBolton Wanderers · Ethan Erhahon

78'

Jayden NelsonBolton Wanderers

75'

Callum RobinsonCardiff City · Yousef Salech

75'

Jayden NelsonBolton Wanderers · Kyliane Dong

74'

Cian AshfordCardiff City · Chris Willock

64'

Atsuki ItoBolton Wanderers · Rúben Rodrigues

59'

David TurnbullCardiff City · Joel Colwill

54'

Perry NgCardiff City

46'

Thierry GaleBolton Wanderers · Samuel Iling-Junior

46'

Theo BairBolton Wanderers · Sam Dalby

42'

Joel ColwillCardiff City

37'

Samuel Iling-JuniorBolton Wanderers

32'

Kyliane DongBolton Wanderers

31'

Ben DaviesBolton Wanderers

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

15

Bolton Wanderers8314-410

21

Cardiff City8143-27

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VenueUniversity of Bolton StadiumSaturday, 12 September 2026

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RefereeThomas Parsons

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

31 9.5

Gavin Bazunu

22 6.9

Gaizka Larrazabal

18 7

Eoin Toal

6 7

Ben Davies

25 7.9

Max Conway

8 7.2

Josh Sheehan

21 6.8

Ethan Erhahon

16 6.5

Samuel Iling-Junior

20 6.9

Rúben Rodrigues

7 6.2

Kyliane Dong

10 7

Sam Dalby

Substitutes 9

1

#1 Jack Bonham Goalkeeper

4

#4 Xavier Simons Midfielder

9

#9 Theo Bair Attacker

6.9

11

#11 Thierry Gale Attacker

7.1

14

#14 Akin Famewo Defender

17

#17 Atsuki Ito Midfielder

6.6

26

#26 Jayden Nelson Attacker

6.3

39

#39 Ryan Hardie Attacker

6.5

45

#45 John McAtee Attacker

Cardiff City Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 7.1

Nathan Trott

38 7

Perry Ng

5 6.7

Krystian Bielik

4 6.8

Gabriel Osho

3 7.1

Joel Bagan

18 7.2

Alex Robertson

27 6.5

Joel Colwill

11 6.3

Ollie Tanner

8 6.3

Jack Moylan

16 7.1

Chris Willock

9 7

Yousef Salech

Substitutes 9

14

#14 David Turnbull Midfielder

6.5

23

#23 Calum Scanlon Defender

30

#30 Harry Tyrer Goalkeeper

33

#33 Rob Tankiewicz Midfielder

41

#41 Matthew Turner Goalkeeper

43

#43 Paul Ujobolo Moreno Midfielder

44

#44 Ronan Kpakio Defender

45

#45 Cian Ashford Attacker

6.7

47

#47 Callum Robinson Attacker

6.7

Statistics

Match Statistics

Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers

Comparison

Cardiff City

Cardiff City

41% Ball Possession % 59%

7 Shots Total 17

5 Shots On Target 10

1 Shots Off Target 2

1 Shots Blocked 5

3 Shots Insidebox 13

4 Shots Outsidebox 4

6 Goal Attempts 11

1 Big Chances Created 2

0 Big Chances Missed 2

2 Corners 10

3 Offsides 6

16 Fouls 13

5 Yellowcards 2

337 Passes 480

247 Successful Passes 398

73% Successful Passes Percentage 83%

5 Key Passes 14

71 Long Passes 65

24 Successful Long Passes 39

34% Successful Long Passes Percentage 60%

7 Total Crosses 24

2 Accurate Crosses 8

13 Dribble Attempts 22

7 Successful Dribbles 6

54% Successful Dribbles Percentage 27%

29 Tackles 13

11 Interceptions 4

53 Duels Won 52

10 Saves 4

86 Attacks 118

21 Dangerous Attacks 60

13 Free Kicks 16

14 Throwins 22

7 Goal Kicks 2

5 Substitutions 5

1 Assists 0

1 Goals 0

90 Ball Safe 89

20 Tackles Won 8