Bolton Wanderers vs Northampton Town

28 January 2025 · League One · 2024/25 · Referee S Gill

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • George Thomason 3’
  • Liam Shaw 44’ (og)
  • Aaron Collins 83’
  • Liam Shaw 8’

Match summary

Bolton Wanderers saw off Northampton Town 3-1. Bolton Wanderers led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, George Thomason put Bolton Wanderers ahead from a corner in the 3rd minute, Liam Shaw equalised in the 8th minute, and Shaw's own goal put Bolton Wanderers back in front in the 44th minute. In the second half, Aaron Collins made it 3-1 in the 83rd minute.

Shots finished 13-9 to Bolton Wanderers, with 6 on target for Bolton Wanderers and 2 for Northampton Town.

Match stats

Bolton Wanderers Northampton Town
13 Shots 9
6 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 3
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Bolton Wanderers Northampton Town
Kick-off
George Thomason1-0 (Bolton Wanderers)
3’
8’
Liam Shaw1-1 (Northampton Town)
Liam Shaw
Own goal
2-1 (Bolton Wanderers)
44’
Half-time2-1
Aaron Collins3-1 (Bolton Wanderers)
83’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bolton Wanderers
  • Josh Sheehan
Northampton Town
  • Liam Shaw
  • Terry Taylor

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Northampton Town attacking Bolton Wanderers attacking 
3’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, goal 5’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 8’ Liam Shaw (Northampton Town), open play, goal 12’ Szabolcs Schön (Bolton Wanderers), direct free kick, saved 15’ Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 16’ Szabolcs Schön (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, blocked 18’ Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 26’ Akin Odimayo (Northampton Town), set piece, blocked 30’ Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town), open play, saved 31’ Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, off target 31’ William Forrester (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, off target 41’ Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 42’ Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 42’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, saved 44’ Liam Shaw (Northampton Town), own goal 50’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), set piece, blocked 59’ Liam Shaw (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 82’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, saved 83’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, goal 85’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 87’ Tom Eaves (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 89’ William Forrester (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, off target 90’ Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Northampton Town), set piece, blocked 90+1’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), set piece, blocked 3’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, goal 5’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 8’ Liam Shaw (Northampton Town), open play, goal 12’ Szabolcs Schön (Bolton Wanderers), direct free kick, saved 15’ Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 16’ Szabolcs Schön (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, blocked 18’ Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 26’ Akin Odimayo (Northampton Town), set piece, blocked 30’ Cameron McGeehan (Northampton Town), open play, saved 31’ Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, off target 31’ William Forrester (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, off target 41’ Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers), open play, blocked 42’ Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 42’ George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, saved 44’ Liam Shaw (Northampton Town), own goal 50’ Mitch Pinnock (Northampton Town), set piece, blocked 59’ Liam Shaw (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 82’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, saved 83’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, goal 85’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 87’ Tom Eaves (Northampton Town), set piece, off target 89’ William Forrester (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, off target 90’ Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Northampton Town), set piece, blocked 90+1’ Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town), set piece, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players14 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Jordi Osei-Tutu Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 – – – –
Szabolcs Schön Taken off
61′ – – 2 – – – –
Victor Adeboyejo Taken off
61′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
Alex Murphy Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Joel Randall Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – – –
Josh Dacres-Cogley Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
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 66% Avg odds 1.41
Draw 21% Avg odds 4.52
Northampton Town win 13% Avg odds 7.16

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.