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

Full Time

2026/2027

Bolton WanderersRank 15

29 AUG

0:1

Lincoln CityRank 12

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal66'

Ben House (assist: Callum Elder) · Header 0-1

Man of the match

George WickensLincoln City8.4

Expected goals (xG)

Bolton WanderersxGLincoln City

1.921.32

Trends

season

Win %

38%38%

Over 1.5 %

63%50%

Over 2.5 %

63%38%

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TV stations

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Northern Ireland

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Scotland

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Wales

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Ireland

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Venue

University of Bolton StadiumBolton · 28,723 seats

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Conditions

Weatherovercast clouds
RefereeBen Speedie
1st AssistantPaul Hodskinson
2nd AssistantSamuel Clayton
4th OfficialAndrew Kitchen

Pressure index

Bolton WanderersLincoln 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 card30'

Ben House · Simulation

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Kyliane Dong · Out: Samuel Iling-Junior

OUT

Substitution61'

In: Gaizka Larrazabal · Out: Akin Famewo

OUT

Substitution65'

In: Rob Street · Out: Freddie Draper

GOAL

AST

Goal66'

Ben House (assist: Callum Elder) · Header 0-1

OUT

Substitution71'

In: Jayden Nelson · Out: Thierry Gale

OUT

Substitution72'

In: Ryan Hardie · Out: John McAtee

PLAYER

Yellow card79'

Ivan Varfolomeev · Time wasting

Yellow card79'

Ivan Varfolomeev

OUT

Substitution80'

In: Tanto Olaofe · Out: Reeco Hackett

OUT

Substitution80'

In: David Watson · Out: Ethan Erhahon

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Tom Bayliss · Out: Ivan Varfolomeev

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Josh Honohan · Out: Ben House

PLAYER

Yellow card90'

Conor McGrandles · Foul

Ball positions

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Commentary

90+6′Gaizka Larrazabal takes a right-footed shot but misses.
90+4′Josh Sheehan takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Match ends with a score of 0-1.
90+3′Conor McGrandles receives a yellow card.
90′Corner kick awarded.
87′Corner awarded.
85′Tom Bayliss is substituted off for Ivan Varfolomeev.
85′Joshua Honohan is on, and Ben House is off.
82′Jayden Nelson takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
80′Isaac Olaofe is on, and Reeco Hackett-Fairchild is off.
80′On comes David Watson, off goes Ethan Erhahon.
80′Shot by Sam Dalby with another body part, but it misses the target.
80′Shot - Ryan Hardie Head Shot Missed
79′Corner awarded.
79′Yellow card shown to Ivan Varfolomeev.
76′Kyliane Dong takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
76′Kyliane Dong takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
76′Ethan Erhahon takes a left-footed shot but misses.
75′Kyliane Dong takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
74′Offside.
74′Corner awarded.
73′Kyliane Dong takes a left-footed shot but misses.
72′Ryan Hardie replaces John McAtee.
71′Jayden Nelson is on, and Thierry Gale is off.
70′Corner awarded.
66′Ben House takes a shot with his head and scores.
66′Goal! Ben House scores to make it 0-1, assisted by Callum Elder.
65′On Robert Street, off Freddie Draper.
61′Kyliane Dong comes on for Samuel Iling.
61′Gaizka Larrazabal comes on for Akin Famewo.
59′Adam Reach takes a left-footed shot but misses.
56′Samuel Iling takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
54′Dom Jefferies takes a right-footed shot but misses.
52′Shot by Ivan Varfolomeev with his right foot is saved.
50′Corner awarded.
50′Callum Elder takes a left-footed shot but misses.
48′Dom Jefferies takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
45+1′Akin Famewo's header is saved.
The first half ends with a score of 0-0.
45+1′Corner awarded.
43′Ethan Erhahon takes a right-footed shot but misses.
42′Sam Dalby takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
41′John McAtee takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
37′Offside.
32′Corner awarded.
31′Lewis Brunt takes a header, but it's saved.
30′Ben House receives a yellow card.
28′Josh Sheehan takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
27′Ben House takes a left-footed shot, but it's blocked.
23′Offside.
22′Sam Dalby takes a left-footed shot that hits the post.
18′Sam Dalby takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
18′Corner awarded.
15′Offside.
12′Josh Sheehan takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
12′Corner awarded.
10′Shot from Ivan Varfolomeev with his left foot is blocked.
1′Kick-off! The referee is Ben Speedie.

Match statistics

BOLLNC

Possession and passing

68%Possession32%

86%Pass accuracy71%

528Passes253

454Successful Passes180

85Ball Safe84

16Key Passes6

5 more

53Long Passes57

53%Long-pass accuracy30%

5Substitutions4

28Successful Long Passes17

22Throw-ins23

Attack

0Goals1

21Shots Total8

6Shots On Target2

2Big Chances Created1

14Corners2

83Dangerous Attacks31

14 more

10Accurate Crosses5

128Attacks81

2Big Chances Missed0

26Dribble Attempts6

59Duels Won56

13Goal Attempts5

0Offsides4

7Shots Blocked3

13Shots inside the box5

8Shots Off Target3

8Shots outside the box3

50%Successful dribbles50%

13Successful Dribbles3

51Total Crosses14

Defence and discipline

1Saves7

8Tackles26

6Interceptions8

6Fouls15

0Yellow cards3

15Free Kicks6

2 more

4Goal Kicks15

8Tackles Won26

Other

1Hit Woodwork1

22Successful Headers22

0Assists1

0Injuries2

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

The referee

B. SpeediePer-match averages this season · 3 matches · career: 30

	Avg	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.67	3.67	2.97
Red cards	0.00	0.00	0.07
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.03
Penalties	0.00	0.00	0.03

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

Expected goals (xG)

Bolton WanderersxGLincoln City

1.921.32

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

0.950.96

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

1.921.32

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

1.510.49

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

0.410.83

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.330.14

Expected Goals Free Kicks (xGFK)

0.080.00

Expected Points (xPTS)

1.761.01

Starting XI

Lincoln CityFormation: 3-4-3 · €9.5M4/11

Chris Cohen

Bolton WanderersFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €16M4/11

Steven Schumacher

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

Transfer fees

Bolton Wanderers€16Mstarting XI · 4/11€35Mwith bench · 7/20

Lincoln City€9.5Mstarting XI · 4/11€23Mwith bench · 11/20

Bolton Wanderers's starting XI cost €6.2M more.

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

Bolton Wanderers — bench

Ben DaviesDefender · €4.7M (2022)7

Kyliane DongAttacker6.6 12

David WatsonMidfielder6.3 18

Eoin ToalDefender22

Gaizka LarrazabalDefender6.5 26

Jayden NelsonAttacker · €945K (2026)6.8 31

Gavin BazunuGoalkeeper · €14M (2022)39

Ryan HardieAttacker6.7 54

Toby RitchieMidfielder

Lincoln City — bench

Andrei CoubișDefender · €3M (2026)8

Tom BaylissMidfielder · €2.2M (2019)6.5 10

Mason MeliaAttacker · €1.8M (2026)17

Rob StreetAttacker · €130K (2024)6.4 19

Tanto OlaofeAttacker6.4 23

Josh HonohanDefender · €500K (2026)6.5 26

Yunus KonakMidfielder · €4.5M (2024)29

Ethan WheatleyAttacker46

Joe GauciGoalkeeper · €1.5M (2024)

Player statistics

Bolton Wanderers starters then subs, by rating

Josh Sheehan#8 · Midfielder · 90′7.6

In this match

Attack

Goals: 0
Assists: 0
Shots: 3
Shots on target: 1
Chances created: 4
Expected goals (xG): 0.18
xGoT: 0.64

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 72/78
Pass accuracy: 92%
Key passes: 4
Passes in final third: 14
Crosses (accurate/total): 2/10
Long balls (won/total): 9/11

Possession & duels

Touches: 102
Duels (won/total): 4/9
Dribbles (won/attempted): 2/3
Dispossessed: 2
Possession lost: 18
Ball recoveries: 6

Defence

Tackles: 1
Interceptions: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 0
Fouls drawn: 1

Player	Reason	Back
James Collins🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Injury	injury · Cruciate Ligament Injury	unknown
Tendayi Darikwa🩹 injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	injury · Cruciate Ligament Tear	30 Jun 2027

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bolton Wanderers	2.4041.67%	2.4840.32%
Draw	3.4029.41%	3.2530.77%
Lincoln City	2.8035.71%	2.7536.36%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bolton Wanderers or Draw	1.4071.43%	1.4270.42%
Bolton Wanderers or Lincoln City	1.3375.02%	1.3275.76%
Draw or Lincoln City	1.5066.67%	1.5066.67%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.2778.74%
0–1 goals	–	3.5028.57%
3+ goals	2.1047.62%	1.9152.36%
0–2 goals	1.7257.9%	1.8454.35%
4+ goals	–	3.3030.3%
0–3 goals	–	1.3076.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Bolton Wanderers	3.1032.26%	2.9034.48%
Draw	2.1047.62%	2.1047.62%
Lincoln City	3.5028.57%	3.2530.77%

Outcome	bet365
BOL → BOL	4.0025%
BOL → X	13.007.69%
BOL → LNC	29.003.45%
X → BOL	6.0016.67%
X → X	5.0020%
X → LNC	6.5015.38%
LNC → BOL	29.003.45%
LNC → X	15.006.67%
LNC → LNC	4.7521.05%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.7521.05%
6 - 8	2.8734.78%
9 - 11	2.6238.1%
Under 6	8.0012.5%
Over 14	11.009.09%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
3+ cards	–	1.4568.97%
0–2 cards	–	2.5040%
4+ cards	2.0050%	2.0449.02%
0–3 cards	1.7257.9%	1.6759.88%

#	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	1.8055.56%	1.6859.52%
No	1.9052.38%	2.0748.31%