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Bolton vs Stoke: match report

Bolton Wanderers hosted Stoke City at Toughsheet Community Stadium on Saturday 10 October 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 9). Thomas Kirk is the referee, averaging 4.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Bolton 1-2 Stoke. Goals: Lamine Cisse 45'+4' for Stoke; Ben Wilmot 62' for Stoke; Thelonius Bair 90'+2' for Bolton. Attendance: 26,018.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 20' Red card: Maksym Taloverov (Stoke)
  • 34' Yellow card: Jack McGlynn (Stoke)
  • 45'+4' Goal: Lamine Cisse (Stoke) 0-1
  • 62' Goal: Ben Wilmot (Stoke) 0-2
  • 72' Yellow card: Max Conway (Bolton)
  • 90'+2' Goal: Thelonius Bair (Bolton) 1-2
Match stats (contains the result)
67.8%Possession32.2%
30Shots9
5Shots on target4
10Corners4
8Fouls9
0Offsides2
2Saves4
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Bolton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Steven Schumacher

  1. 31 Gavin Bazunu GK
  2. 22 Gaizka Larrazabal DEF
  3. 18 Eoin Toal DEF
  4. 6 Ben Davies DEF
  5. 25 Max Conway DEF
  6. 8 Josh Sheehan MID
  7. 21 Ethan Erhahon MID
  8. 7 Kyliane Dong FWD
  9. 20 Rúben Rodrigues MID
  10. 11 Thierry Gale FWD
  11. 10 Sam Dalby FWD

Bench

  • 17 Atsuki Ito MID
  • 26 Jayden Nelson FWD
  • 16 Samuel Iling-Junior FWD
  • 39 Ryan Hardie FWD
  • 9 Thelonius Bair FWD
  • 1 Jack Bonham GK
  • 14 Akin Famewo DEF
  • 5 Lewis Brunt DEF
  • 4 Xavier Simons MID

Stoke 3-4-3

Coach: Mark Robins

  1. 1 Viktor Johansson GK
  2. 16 Ben Wilmot DEF
  3. 40 Maksym Talovierov DEF
  4. 5 Luke Graham DEF
  5. 2 Ben Johnson MID
  6. 27 Djibril Soumaré MID
  7. 8 Ethan Galbraith MID
  8. 17 Eric Bocat MID
  9. 7 Jack McGlynn FWD
  10. 11 Lamine Cissé FWD
  11. 13 Justin Devenny FWD

Bench

  • 21 Luca Bombino DEF
  • 22 Junior Tchamadeu DEF
  • 18 Bosun Lawal DEF
  • 15 George Hirst FWD
  • 24 Joshua Griffiths GK
  • 4 Ben Pearson MID
  • 10 Bae Jun-Ho MID
  • 9 Róbert Bozeník FWD
  • 42 Million Manhoef FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 29 December 2018: Bolton Wanderers 0-0 Stoke City
  • Tuesday 2 October 2018: Stoke City 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
  • Sunday 13 May 2012: Stoke City 2-2 Bolton Wanderers
  • Sunday 6 November 2011: Bolton Wanderers 5-0 Stoke City
  • Sunday 17 April 2011: Bolton Wanderers 0-5 Stoke City