BoltonBolton vs Stoke City — Championship
1-2
Stoke CityToughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich
Going into the match, Bolton had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in their previous 10, scoring 1.6 goals a game; Stoke City had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.4. Bolton are 15th in the Championship on 14 points; Stoke City are 6th on 19.
Match report
Home form going in: Bolton
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (W W L L L). 1.6 scored per game, 1.6 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- W 3-4 at Norwich · 20 Sept 2026
- W 1-0 vs Cardiff · 12 Sept 2026
- L 2-3 vs West Ham · 8 Sept 2026
- L 4-0 at Millwall · 5 Sept 2026
- L 3-2 at Sheffield Utd · 1 Sept 2026
- L 0-1 vs Lincoln · 29 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Stoke City
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (W W D W W). 1.4 scored per game, 1.7 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 2-1 vs Sheffield Utd · 19 Sept 2026
- W 1-2 at Watford · 12 Sept 2026
- D 1-1 at Cardiff · 8 Sept 2026
- W 4-0 vs Charlton · 5 Sept 2026
- W 1-0 vs Norwich · 1 Sept 2026
- L 4-1 at Wolves · 29 Aug 2026
How it unfolded
- 49' Normal Goal — Lamine Cissé (Stoke City)
- 62' Normal Goal — Ben Wilmot (Stoke City)
- 92' Normal Goal — Thelonius Bair (Bolton)
Match statistics
| Bolton | Metric | Stoke City |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 68 | Ball possession | 32 |
| 3 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.71 |
| 30 | Total shots | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 14 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 11 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 23 | Attempts inside box | 6 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 547 | Total passes | 269 |
| 501 | Accurate passes | 185 |
| 20 | Key passes | 7 |
| 90 | Duels | 90 |
| 45 | Duels won | 45 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 23 |
| 2 | West Ham | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 22 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Birmingham | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 20 |
| 5 | West Brom | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19 |
| 7 | Southampton | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 17 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
| 9 | QPR | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 |
| 10 | Blackburn | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Sheffield Utd | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 15 |
| 12 | Millwall | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Portsmouth | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 | Bolton | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 | Bristol City | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 | Charlton | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 | Lincoln | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 | Cardiff | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| 20 | Watford | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 | Norwich | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 | Burnley | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 | Derby | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 | Preston | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | -15 | 4 |