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EFL Championship · Matchweek 13

Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Bristol City Result and match report

Bolton Wanderers crest Bolton Wanderers
Full time 2–3
Bristol City crest Bristol City
  • Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich
  • Referee: Bobby Madley

Next meeting: Saturday 23 January 2027 at 15:00 (UK time)

Live: Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City minute by minute

Bristol City won 3-2 away at Bolton Wanderers. Scorers: Sheehan (16') and Dalby (57') for Bolton Wanderers and Ballard (13'), Bellis (84') and Twine (90+3') for Bristol City.

Bolton Wanderers had more of the ball (65% possession) and Bristol City had 9 shots on target to Bolton Wanderers's 6. Expected goals (xG): Bolton Wanderers 1.41 - Bristol City 3.36.

  1. FT

    Full-time: Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Bristol City. Bristol City take the win.

  2. 90+3'

    Goal for Bristol City. Scott Twine finishes after a pass from Jed Wallace. Bristol City move ahead. Bolton Wanderers 2-3 Bristol City.

  3. 88'

    Substitution for Bolton Wanderers: Akin Famewo replaces Ben Davies.

  4. 88'

    Substitution for Bolton Wanderers: Max Lott replaces Samuel Iling.

  5. 84'

    Goal for Bristol City. Sam Bellis scores, assisted by Cameron Pring. Bristol City draw level. Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Bristol City.

  6. 78'

    Substitution for Bristol City: Adam Randell replaces Joe Williams.

  7. 78'

    Substitution for Bristol City: Sam Bellis replaces lorent tolaj.

  8. 78'

    Substitution for Bolton Wanderers: Lewis Brunt replaces Christian Forino Joseph.

  9. 67'

    Substitution for Bristol City: Scott Twine replaces Dominic Ballard.

  10. 65'

    Substitution for Bolton Wanderers: Kyliane Dong replaces Thierry Gale.

  11. 65'

    Substitution for Bolton Wanderers: Ruben Rodrigues replaces Atsuki Ito.

  12. 57'

    Goal for Bolton Wanderers. Sam Dalby scores, assisted by Atsuki Ito. Bolton Wanderers move ahead. Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Bristol City.

  13. 55'

    Substitution for Bristol City: Jed Wallace replaces Rio Cardines.

  14. 55'

    Substitution for Bristol City: Yu Hirakawa replaces Brian de Keersmaecker.

  15. HT

    Half-time: Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Bristol City.

  16. 30'

    Yellow card for Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers).

  17. 16'

    Goal for Bolton Wanderers. Josh Sheehan puts it away from Thierry Gale's pass. Bolton Wanderers are level. Bolton Wanderers 1-1 Bristol City.

  18. 13'

    Goal for Bristol City. Dominic Ballard scores, assisted by Jason Knight. Bristol City take the lead. Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Bristol City.

  19. 11'

    Joe Williams (Bristol City) is booked.

  20. 0'

    Kick-off: Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City is under way.

Match stats

Bolton WanderersBristol City
  • 65%Possession35%
  • 19Shots14
  • 6Shots on target9
  • 1.41Expected goals (xG)3.36
  • 11Corners4
  • 1Yellow cards1

Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City line-ups

Man of the match: J. Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), rated 8.2.

Bristol City · 4-2-3-1 Bolton Wanderers · 4-2-3-1
6.6Collins
6.9Pring
6.1Eissat
6.1McNally
6.2Tanner
6.0Keersmaecker
7.3Knight
6.5Williams
8.2Ballard
6.4Cardines
6.3Tolaj
6.7Bonham
5.7Conway
6.4Davies
6.4Forino-Joseph
6.1Larrazabal
8.2Sheehan
6.6Simons
6.5Gale
7.4Ito
6.3Iling-Junior
7.9Dalby

Player ratings from 1 to 10 based on each player's performance (competition data).

Bolton Wanderers

Manager: S. Schumacher

Substitutes: T. Bair (9), L. Brunt (5), K. Dong (7), A. Famewo (14), D. Harrington (23), Ruben Rodrigues (20), Luca Stephenson (27), D. Watson (12), Max Lott (35)

Bristol City

Manager: M. Skubala

Substitutes: S. Greenwood (20), Y. Hirakawa (7), T. Horvat (14), A. Randell (4), S. Tickle (1), S. Twine (10), J. Wallace (17), S. Bell (11), R. Atkinson (5)

Cards and substitutions

Cards

Bolton Wanderers

  • 30'Josh Sheehan

Bristol City

  • 11'Joe Williams

Substitutions

Bolton Wanderers

  • 65'On: Ruben RodriguesOff: Atsuki Ito
  • 65'On: Kyliane DongOff: Thierry Gale
  • 78'On: Lewis BruntOff: Christian Forino Joseph
  • 88'On: Max LottOff: Samuel Iling
  • 88'On: Akin FamewoOff: Ben Davies

Bristol City

  • 55'On: Yu HirakawaOff: Brian de Keersmaecker
  • 55'On: Jed WallaceOff: Rio Cardines
  • 67'On: Scott TwineOff: Dominic Ballard
  • 78'On: Sam BellisOff: lorent tolaj
  • 78'On: Adam RandellOff: Joe Williams

FAQs

What was the score in Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City?

Bristol City won 3-2 away at Bolton Wanderers on Saturday 31 October, with goals from Dominic Ballard (13'), Josh Sheehan (16'), Sam Dalby (57'), Sam Bellis (84') and Scott Twine (90'). The match was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium (EFL Championship, Matchweek 13).

What were the line-ups for Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City?

Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1): J. Bonham, Gaizka Larrazabal, C. Forino-Joseph, B. Davies, M. Conway, X. Simons, J. Sheehan, S. Iling-Junior, A. Ito, T. Gale, S. Dalby. Bristol City (4-2-3-1): B. Collins, G. Tanner, L. McNally, L. Eissat, C. Pring, J. Knight, B. De Keersmaecker, Rio Cardines, D. Ballard, J. Williams, L. Tolaj.

Who was man of the match in Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City?

J. Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) had the highest rating in the match: 8.2.

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