Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2026/2027

Bolton WanderersRank 15

12 SEPT

1:0

Cardiff CityRank 21

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Thierry Gale (assist: Theo Bair) · Header 1-0

Man of the match

Gavin BazunuBolton Wanderers9.6

Expected goals (xG)

Bolton WanderersxGCardiff City

0.462.43

Trends

season

Win %

38%13%

Over 1.5 %

63%88%

Over 2.5 %

63%50%

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Venue

University of Bolton StadiumBolton · 28,723 seats

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Conditions

Weatherovercast clouds
RefereeThomas Parsons
1st AssistantMark Stevens
2nd AssistantMatt McGrath
4th OfficialRobert Madley

Pressure index

Bolton WanderersCardiff City

1′45′90′

Which side was pressing, minute by minute. The markers are the events: tap one to read the minute and the player — and, with ball positions loaded, the replay jumps there.

Match flow

PLAYER

Yellow card31'

Ben Davies · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card32'

Kyliane Dong · Simulation

PLAYER

Yellow card37'

Samuel Iling-Junior · Foul

PLAYER

Yellow card42'

Joel Colwill · Foul

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Theo Bair · Out: Sam Dalby

OUT

Substitution46'

In: Thierry Gale · Out: Samuel Iling-Junior

PLAYER

Yellow card54'

Perry Ng · Simulation

OUT

Substitution59'

In: David Turnbull · Out: Joel Colwill

OUT

Substitution64'

In: Atsuki Ito · Out: Rúben Rodrigues

OUT

Substitution74'

In: Cian Ashford · Out: Chris Willock

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Jayden Nelson · Out: Kyliane Dong

OUT

Substitution75'

In: Callum Robinson · Out: Yousef Salech

PLAYER

Yellow card78'

Jayden Nelson · Foul

OUT

Substitution83'

In: Ryan Hardie · Out: Ethan Erhahon

GOAL

AST

Goal90'

Thierry Gale (assist: Theo Bair) · Header 1-0

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Thierry Gale

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Ronan Kpakio · Out: Alex Robertson

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Calum Scanlon · Out: Joel Bagan

Ball positions

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Commentary

Match ends with a score of 1-0.
90+5′Corner awarded.
90+4′Callum Robinson takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
90+3′Ollie Tanner takes a left-footed shot but misses.
90+2′Ronan Kpakio comes on for Alex Robertson.
90+2′Calum Scanlon replaces Joel Bagan.
90+1′Thierry Gale receives a yellow card.
90′Shot - Thierry Gale Head Shot Goal
90′Goal! Thierry Gale scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Thelonius Bair.
87′Max Conway takes a left-footed shot but misses.
85′Offside.
83′On Ryan Hardie, off Ethan Erhahon.
82′Ollie Tanner takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
81′Corner awarded.
80′Cian Ashford's right-footed shot is saved.
78′Jayden Nelson receives a yellow card.
76′Offside.
75′On Jayden Nelson, off Kyliane Dong.
75′Callum Robinson is substituted for Yousef Salech.
74′Cian Ashford replaces Chris Willock.
73′Jack Moylan takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
71′Josh Sheehan takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
67′Corner awarded.
66′Ollie Tanner's right-footed shot is saved.
66′Yousef Salech takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
64′Atsuki Ito is on, and Ruben Rodrigues is off.
61′Offside.
59′David Turnbull is on, and Joel Colwill is off.
57′Offside.
54′Perry Ng receives a yellow card.
53′Chris Willock takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
51′Corner awarded.
49′Offside.
46′Thierry Gale comes on for Samuel Iling.
46′On Thelonius Bair replaces Sam Dalby.
45′Offside.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
42′Joel Colwill receives a yellow card.
38′Chris Willock takes a right-footed shot but misses.
37′Samuel Iling receives a yellow card.
35′Corner awarded.
34′Offside.
32′Kyliane Dong receives a yellow card.
31′Ben Davies receives a yellow card.
30′Samuel Iling takes a left-footed shot, but it is saved.
28′Corner awarded.
28′Ruben Rodrigues takes a right-footed shot, but it is saved.
25′Samuel Iling's left-footed shot is saved.
20′Kyliane Dong takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
20′Alex Robertson's right-footed shot is saved.
13′Krystian Bielik's left-footed shot is saved.
13′Yousef Salech takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
13′Corner awarded.
12′Yousef Salech takes a shot with his head, but it's saved.
12′Joel Colwill takes a right-footed shot, but it's blocked.
12′Joel Colwill takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
8′Chris Willock takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
7′Corner awarded.
6′Yousef Salech takes a left-footed shot, but it's saved.
1′Kick-off! The referee is Thomas Parsons.

Match statistics

BOLCDF

Possession and passing

41%Possession59%

73%Pass accuracy83%

337Passes480

247Successful Passes398

90Ball Safe89

5Key Passes14

5 more

71Long Passes65

34%Long-pass accuracy60%

5Substitutions5

24Successful Long Passes39

14Throw-ins22

Attack

1Goals0

7Shots Total17

5Shots On Target10

1Big Chances Created2

2Corners10

21Dangerous Attacks60

14 more

2Accurate Crosses8

86Attacks118

0Big Chances Missed2

13Dribble Attempts22

53Duels Won52

6Goal Attempts11

3Offsides6

1Shots Blocked5

3Shots inside the box13

1Shots Off Target2

4Shots outside the box4

54%Successful dribbles27%

7Successful Dribbles6

7Total Crosses24

Defence and discipline

10Saves4

29Tackles13

11Interceptions4

16Fouls13

5Yellow cards2

13Free Kicks16

2 more

7Goal Kicks2

20Tackles Won8

Other

1Assists0

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

T. ParsonsPer-match averages this season · 2 matches · career: 11

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	6.00	4.00	2.00	4.00
Red cards	0.50	0.50	0.00	0.18
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.45

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Bolton WanderersxGCardiff City

0.462.43

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.512.82

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

0.462.43

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

0.421.69

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.030.74

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.000.74

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.030.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

0.292.57

Starting XI

Cardiff CityFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €11M6/11

Brian Barry-Murphy

Bolton WanderersFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €34M4/11

Steven Schumacher

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Bolton Wanderers€34Mstarting XI · 4/11€39Mwith bench · 9/20

Cardiff City€11Mstarting XI · 6/11€22Mwith bench · 8/20

Bolton Wanderers's starting XI cost €22M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Bolton Wanderers — bench

Jack BonhamGoalkeeper4

Xavier SimonsMidfielder9

Theo BairAttacker · €1.3M (2024)6.9 11

Thierry GaleAttacker · €700K (2025)7.0 14

Akin FamewoDefender · €60K (2022)17

Atsuki ItoMidfielder · €2M (2024)6.5 26

Jayden NelsonAttacker · €945K (2026)6.3 39

Ryan HardieAttacker6.5 45

John McAteeAttacker

Cardiff City — bench

David TurnbullMidfielder · €3M (2020)6.5 23

Calum ScanlonDefender30

Harry TyrerGoalkeeper33

Rob TankiewiczMidfielder41

Matthew TurnerGoalkeeper43

Paul Ujobolo MorenoMidfielder44

Ronan KpakioDefender45

Cian AshfordAttacker6.8 47

Callum RobinsonAttacker · €7.8M (2019)6.8

Player statistics

Bolton Wanderers starters then subs, by rating

Gavin Bazunu#31 · Goalkeeper · 90′MOTM9.6

In this match

Goalkeeping

Saves: 10
Saves inside box: 8
Goals conceded: 0
High claims: 2
Punches: 2

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 21/42
Pass accuracy: 64%
Key passes: 0
Passes in final third: 14
Long balls (won/total): 11/31

Possession & duels

Touches: 64
Duels (won/total): 0/0
Possession lost: 21
Ball recoveries: 12

Defence

Tackles: 0
Clearances: 2

Discipline

Fouls: 0

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bolton Wanderers	2.6038.46%	2.5040%
Draw	3.5028.57%	3.5028.57%
Cardiff City	2.6038.46%	2.5539.22%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bolton Wanderers or Draw	1.5066.67%	1.4867.57%
Bolton Wanderers or Cardiff City	1.2877.82%	1.2977.52%
Draw or Cardiff City	1.5066.67%	1.4967.11%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.1884.75%
0–1 goals	–	4.3522.99%
3+ goals	1.5365.23%	1.6660.24%
0–2 goals	2.5040%	2.1546.51%
4+ goals	–	2.6537.74%
0–3 goals	–	1.4369.93%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bolton Wanderers	3.0033.33%	2.8834.72%
Draw	2.4041.67%	2.2544.44%
Cardiff City	3.0033.33%	2.9533.9%

Outcome	bet365
BOL → BOL	4.0025%
BOL → X	13.007.69%
BOL → CDF	23.004.35%
X → BOL	6.5015.38%
X → X	6.5015.38%
X → CDF	6.5015.38%
CDF → BOL	23.004.35%
CDF → X	13.007.69%
CDF → CDF	4.0025%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	3.4029.41%
6 - 8	4.3323.08%
9 - 11	2.7536.36%
Under 6	17.005.88%
Over 14	5.5018.18%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.4469.25%	1.5365.36%
No	2.6238.1%	2.3342.92%