WolvesWolves vs Bolton — Championship
1-3
BoltonMolineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Going into the match, Wolves had won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.7 goals a game; Bolton had won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 in 10, scoring 1.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Wolves
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 4, lost 2 (L W W D L). 1.7 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 70% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-0 at Middlesbrough · 10 Oct 2026
- W 1-0 vs West Brom · 20 Sept 2026
- W 0-1 at Sheffield Utd · 13 Sept 2026
- D 2-2 at Birmingham · 6 Sept 2026
- L 4-2 at West Ham · 1 Sept 2026
- W 4-1 vs Stoke City · 29 Aug 2026
Away form going in: Bolton
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 1, lost 5 (L W W L L). 1.6 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 60% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- L 1-2 vs Stoke City · 10 Oct 2026
- 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
How it unfolded
- 28' Normal Goal — A. Ito (Bolton)
- 50' Normal Goal — J. Bellegarde (Wolves)
- 72' Normal Goal — S. Dalby (Bolton)
- 82' Normal Goal — J. Sheehan (Bolton)
Match statistics
| Wolves | Metric | Bolton |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 3 |
| 61 | Ball possession | 39 |
| 2.23 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.62 |
| 19 | Total shots | 10 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 12 | Shots off target | 2 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 13 | Attempts inside box | 7 |
| 6 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 515 | Total passes | 342 |
| 458 | Accurate passes | 261 |
| 89 | Pass accuracy | 76 |
| 15 | Key passes | 5 |
| 91 | Duels | 91 |
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 |