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Bolton Wanderers lost 1-5 to Middlesbrough

23 Oct 2026 · Regular Season - 12

Championship · Regular Season - 12 Match result
Bolton
1 - 5
Middlesbrough
23 Oct 2026 · Toughsheet Community Stadium
Bolton Wanderers: result card

League position

#TeamPWDLPts
18Bolton1242614
1Middlesbrough1274125

Full table

Form (last 5 matches)

Bolton WanderersWLWDL

Goalscorers

Bolton
  • Thelonius Bair 45+2' (assist: Gaizka Larrazabal)
Middlesbrough
  • Aidan Morris 13' (assist: Amario Cozier-Duberry)
  • will lankshear 31' (assist: Tommy Conway)
  • Lewis Brunt 39' (own goal)
  • Amario Cozier-Duberry 73' (assist: Riley McGree)
  • will lankshear 78' (assist: Riley McGree)

Lineups

Bolton
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: S. Schumacher
  • 31G. Bazunu
  • 22Gaizka Larrazabal
  • 18E. Toal
  • 5L. Brunt
  • 14A. Famewo
  • 8J. Sheehan
  • 21E. Erhahon
  • 7K. Dong
  • 20Ruben Rodrigues
  • 11T. Gale
  • 9T. Bair
Bench

J. Bonham, M. Conway, S. Dalby, B. Davies, R. Hardie, S. Iling-Junior, A. Ito, X. Simons, Luca Stephenson

Middlesbrough
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: K. Hellberg
  • 1R. Vítek
  • 2C. Brittain
  • 4A. Phillips
  • 29A. Malanda
  • 30Neto Borges
  • 10A. Morris
  • 6S. Berhalter
  • 11A. Cozier-Duberry
  • 8R. McGree
  • 9T. Conway
  • 7W. Lankshear
Bench

J. Sarmiento, M. Peart-Harris, K. Joseph, Leo Castledine, S. Byram, S. Brynn, C. Barron, L. Ayling, M. Arfsten

Substitutions

Bolton
  • 45'▲ Max Conway ▼ Akin Famewo
  • 45'▲ Atsuki Ito ▼ Ruben Rodrigues
  • 55'▲ Sam Dalby ▼ Thelonius Bair
  • 55'▲ Ryan Hardie ▼ Ethan Erhahon
  • 74'▲ Xavier Simons ▼ Kyliane Dong
Middlesbrough
  • 69'▲ Max Arfsten ▼ Tommy Conway
  • 79'▲ Leo Castledine ▼ Riley McGree
  • 79'▲ Jeremy Sarmiento ▼ Amario Cozier-Duberry
  • 79'▲ Kyle Joseph ▼ will lankshear
  • 86'▲ Myles Peart-Harris ▼ Sebastian Berhalter

Cards

Bolton
  • 63' Josh Sheehan
Middlesbrough
  • -

Match statistics

BoltonMiddlesbrough
Possession39%61%
Shots1231
Shots on goal412
Corners212
Fouls99
Offsides04
Yellow cards10
Red cards00
Saves83
Expected goals (xG)0.944.19

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