BoltonBOL1 – 0FT
CardiffCAR
Toughsheet Community Stadium, ManchesterFT
- 90'+2'A — Calum ScanlonOff — Joel Bagan
- 90'+2'A — Ronan KpakioOff — Alex Robertson
- 90'+1'H — Thierry Gale
- 90'H — Thierry GaleAssist — Thelonius Bair
- 83'H — Ryan HardieOff — Ethan Erhahon
- 78'H — Jayden Nelson
- 75'A — Callum RobinsonOff — Yousef Salech
- 75'H — Jayden NelsonOff — Kyliane Dong
- 74'A — Cian AshfordOff — Chris Willock
- 64'H — Atsuki ItoOff — Ruben Rodrigues
- 59'A — David TurnbullOff — Joel Colwill
- 54'A — Perry Ng
- 45'H — Thelonius BairOff — Sam Dalby
- 45'H — Thierry GaleOff — Samuel Iling-Junior
- HT 0–0
- 42'A — Joel Colwill
- 37'H — Samuel Iling-Junior
- 32'H — Kyliane Dong
- 31'H — Ben Davies
- KO – 12:30
Shots on targetCAR
510
ShotsCAR
717
CornersCAR
210
- Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0.
- 90'+4'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
- 90'+4'Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
- 90'+3'Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+2'Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Alex Robertson.
- 90'+2'Substitution, Cardiff City. Calum Scanlon replaces Joel Bagan.
- 90'+1'Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Bair with a cross.
- 89'Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89'Foul by Atsuki Ito (Bolton Wanderers).
- 87'Attempt missed. Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
- 86'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Foul by Theo Bair (Bolton Wanderers).
- 86'Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).
- 86'Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85'Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan is caught offside.
- 83'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ryan Hardie replaces Ethan Erhahon.
- 82'Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 81'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gaizka Larrazabal.
- 80'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
- 80'Attempt saved. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Callum Robinson.
- 78'Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78'Foul by Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers).
- 77'Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77'Foul by Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers).
- 76'Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
- 76'Offside, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner is caught offside.
- 75'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jayden Nelson replaces Kyliane Dong.
- 75'Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Yousef Salech.
- 74'Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Chris Willock.
- 73'Attempt saved. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Chris Willock.
- 71'Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
- 70'Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).
- 70'Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
- 66'Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Max Conway.
- 66'Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Perry Ng.
Most shots4Yousef SalechCardiff City
Most saves10Gavin BazunuBolton Wanderers
Most fouled4Josh SheehanBolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers4-2-3-1Cardiff City4-2-3-1Substitutions
- 45'9Thelonius Bair10Sam Dalby
- 45'11Thierry Gale16Samuel Iling-Junior
- 64'17Atsuki Ito20Ruben Rodrigues
- 75'26Jayden Nelson7Kyliane Dong
- 83'39Ryan Hardie21Ethan Erhahon
- 59'14David Turnbull27Joel Colwill
- 74'45Cian Ashford16Chris Willock
- 75'47Callum Robinson9Yousef Salech
- 90'+2'23Calum Scanlon3Joel Bagan
- 90'+2'44Ronan Kpakio18Alex Robertson
SubstitutesBolton Wanderers- 39RHRyan HardieSUBOn
- 17AI
Atsuki ItoSUBOn
- 26JN
Jayden NelsonSUBOn
- 14AFAkin FamewoSUB
- 11TGThierry GaleSUBOn
- 45JMJohn McateeSUB
- 9TBThelonius BairSUBOn
- 1JBJack BonhamSUB
- 4XSXavier SimonsSUB
SubstitutesCardiff City- 47CRCallum RobinsonSUBOn
- 33RTRob TankiewiczSUB
- 23CS
Calum ScanlonSUBOn
- 43PMPaul MorenoSUB
- 44RKRonan KpakioSUBOn
- 45CACian AshfordSUBOn
- 41MTMatthew TurnerSUB
- 30HTHarry TyrerSUB
- 14DTDavid TurnbullSUBOn
BoltonCardiff
- 5Shots on target10
- 7Shots17
- 71.4Shot accuracy %58.8
- 1Blocked shots5
- 2Corners10
- 0Penalties taken0
- 10Saves4
- 40.8Possession %59.2
- 339Passes483
- 250Accurate passes399
- 73.7Pass accuracy %82.6
- 8Crosses24
- 2Accurate crosses8
- 25Cross accuracy %33.3
- 72Long balls58
- 25Accurate long balls32
- 34.7Long ball accuracy %55.2
- 28Tackles12
- 18Tackles won6
- 64.3Tackle success %50
- 12Interceptions3
- 29Clearances13
- 3Offsides7
- 16Fouls13
- 5Yellow cards2
- 0Red cards0
Bolton · Previous meetings between these sides.
- L0-2
- W1-0
- L0-2
- W2-0
- L1-2
Most recent match first.
Bolton
LLLLD
- WHU2-3
- MIL0-4
- SHU2-3
- LCN0-1
- QPR0-0
Cardiff
DLLDL
- STK1-1
- POR0-2
- QPR1-2
- SHU2-2
- NOR1-2
- Competition
- Championship
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Manchester
- Referee
- Thomas Parsons
Common questions
What was the score in Bolton Wanderers – Cardiff City?
- The match finished Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Cardiff City, played on 12 September 2026.
What is the line-up for Bolton Wanderers – Cardiff City?
- Bolton Wanderers line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Gavin Bazunu, Ben Davies, Eoin Toal, Max Conway, Gaizka Larrazabal, Ruben Rodrigues, Ethan Erhahon, Josh Sheehan, Sam Dalby, Kyliane Dong, Samuel Iling-Junior. Cardiff City line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation and start with Nathan Trott, Gabriel Osho, Krystian Bielik, Joel Bagan, Perry Ng, Jack Moylan, Joel Colwill, Alex Robertson, Yousef Salech, Chris Willock, Ollie Tanner.
What is the recent form of Bolton Wanderers?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Bolton Wanderers won 0, drew 1 and lost 4.
What is the recent form of Cardiff City?
- In the last 5 matches we have on record, Cardiff City won 0, drew 2 and lost 3.
What is the head-to-head record between Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City?
- In the meetings we have on record these sides have played 5 times. Bolton Wanderers won 2, Cardiff City won 3, and 0 were drawn.
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