Bolton Wanderers vs Barnsley

7 February 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Scott Oldham

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 3–0

  • Sam Dalby 5’, 19’
  • John McAtee 32’
  • Luca Connell 57’
  • Adam Phillips 60’

Match summary

Bolton Wanderers saw off Barnsley 3-2. Bolton Wanderers led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Sam Dalby put Bolton Wanderers ahead with a header in the 5th minute, Dalby made it 2-0 from a corner in the 19th minute, and John McAtee made it 3-0 in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Luca Connell pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 57th minute and Adam Phillips made it 3-2 in the 60th minute.

The chances backed that up: Bolton Wanderers created 2.32 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Barnsley's 0.51 from 10.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%
23 Shots 10
8 Shots on target 6
11 Corners 1
355 Passes 389
74.9% Pass accuracy 70.2%
20 Tackles 12
13 Fouls 8
3 Yellow cards 2
1 Offsides 1

Key events

Bolton Wanderers Barnsley
Kick-off
1’
Scott BanksShot on target
Sam DalbyHeader1-0 (Bolton Wanderers)
5’
Corey Blackett-TaylorShot on target
6’
John McAteeShot on target
16’
Sam DalbyLeft foot shot2-0 (Bolton Wanderers)
19’
Kyle DempseyFoul
29’
Robert ApterShot on target
29’
John McAteeRight foot shot3-0 (Bolton Wanderers)
32’
Chris ForinoFoul
45+2’
Half-time3-0
46’
Nathanael OgbetaTennai Watson
46’
Maël de GevigneyEoghan O'Connell
46’
Patrick KellyDavid McGoldrick
46’
Adam PhillipsReyes Cleary
Corey Blackett-TaylorShot on target
49’
Second half underway
57’
Luca ConnellLeft foot shot3-1 (Barnsley)
59’
Tom BradshawShot on target
60’
Adam PhillipsRight foot shot3-2 (Barnsley)
Thierry GaleCorey Blackett-Taylor
62’
Xavier SimonsKyle Dempsey
62’
64’
Luca ConnellShot on target
Cyrus ChristieJordi Osei-Tutu
70’
Cyrus ChristieShot on target
72’
George JohnstonFoul
77’
77’
Nathanael OgbetaShot on target
79’
Jonathan BlandFoul
Mason BurstowRobert Apter
81’
87’
Jack ShepherdFoul
Full-time3-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.32 0.51 5’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), 1-0 5’ 19’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), 2-0 19’ 32’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), 3-0 32’ 57’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), 3-1 57’ 60’ Adam Phillips (Barnsley), 3-2 60’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.32 0.51 5’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), 1-0 Dalby 5’ 19’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), 2-0 Dalby 19’ 32’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), 3-0 McAtee 32’ 57’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), 3-1 Connell 57’ 60’ Adam Phillips (Barnsley), 3-2 Phillips 60’
Bolton Wanderers 2.32 xGBarnsley 0.51 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Barnsley attacking Bolton Wanderers attacking 
32’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 16’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.25 xG, saved 50’ Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 19’ Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 5’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 59’ Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 85’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 6’ Corey Blackett-Taylor (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 19’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 50’ Corey Blackett-Taylor (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Scott Banks (Barnsley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Nathanael Ogbeta (Barnsley), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 55’ Ethan Erhahon (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Corey Blackett-Taylor (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Adam Phillips (Barnsley), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 41’ Robert Apter (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 53’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Scott Banks (Barnsley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 73’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 1’ Scott Banks (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 42’ George Johnston (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 72’ Cyrus Christie (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Corey Blackett-Taylor (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Robert Apter (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 16’ Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 32’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.67 xG, goal 16’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.25 xG, saved 50’ Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.19 xG, off target 19’ Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.18 xG, off target 5’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.15 xG, goal 59’ Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 85’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 6’ Corey Blackett-Taylor (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.14 xG, saved 19’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.12 xG, goal 50’ Corey Blackett-Taylor (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Scott Banks (Barnsley), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 77’ Nathanael Ogbeta (Barnsley), set piece, 0.08 xG, saved 55’ Ethan Erhahon (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 89’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 49’ Corey Blackett-Taylor (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 60’ Adam Phillips (Barnsley), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 41’ Robert Apter (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+6’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 57’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.03 xG, goal 53’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Scott Banks (Barnsley), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 73’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 13’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Scott Banks (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 10’ John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 16’ Corey Blackett-Taylor (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 42’ George Johnston (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 64’ Luca Connell (Barnsley), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 72’ Cyrus Christie (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 29’ Robert Apter (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 48’ David McGoldrick (Barnsley), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 16’ Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 18’ Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Bolton Wanderers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bonham
Toal
Forino
Johnston
Osei-Tutu 70’
Erhahon
Dempsey 62’
Blackett-Taylor 62’
McAtee
Apter 81’
Dalby 2
Barnsley 4-4-2 Starting XI
Goodman
O'Keeffe
O'Connell 46’
Shepherd
Watson 46’
Cleary 46’
Bland
Connell
Banks
McGoldrick 46’
Bradshaw

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jack Bonham
90′ 4 2 42 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
Jordi Osei-Tutu Taken off
70′ 2 1 – 4 – 22 1 – – –
Eoin Toal
90′ – – – 12 11 51 – – – –
Chris Forino
90′ 5 2 1 16 11 35 2 – –
George Johnston
90′ 3 1 – 5 1 32 1 – –
Cyrus Christie Came on as a substitute
20′ – 1 – – – 9 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Ethan Erhahon
90′ – – 37 – 0.01 3 4 5 1 1 –
Kyle Dempsey Taken off
62′ – 1 28 3 0.58 4 1 4 1 –
Robert Apter Taken off
81′ – – 20 4 0.25 1 – 5 1 3 –
Corey Blackett-Taylor Taken off
62′ – – 13 1 0.27 – – 4 1 – –
Xavier Simons Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 11 – 0.00 1 1 3 1 – –
Thierry Gale Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 2 – 0.01 – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
John McAtee
90′ 1 – 4 2 1.08 0.08 4 4 – 26 –
Sam Dalby
90′ 2 1 5 2 0.35 0.02 1 10 2 22 –
Mason Burstow Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – 0.05 1 1 – 5 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bolton Wanderers win 57% Avg odds 1.63
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.97
Barnsley win 19% Avg odds 4.79

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bolton Wanderers WDWWW
Barnsley WDLWD

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