Bolton Wanderers vs Stoke

10 October 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Thomas Kirk

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Theo Bair 90+2’
  • Lamine Cissé 45+4’
  • Ben Wilmot 62’

Match summary

Stoke beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 on the road. Stoke led 1-0 at half-time.

Lamine Cissé put Stoke ahead in first-half stoppage time, Ben Wilmot made it 0-2 with a header in the 62nd minute, and Theo Bair pulled one back to make it 1-2 in stoppage time.

Bolton Wanderers can feel hard done by, creating 3.13 expected goals (xG) from 30 shots to Stoke's 0.75 from 9. Stoke had a player sent off.

Match stats

68% Possession 32%
30 Shots 9
5 Shots on target 4
10 Corners 4
110 Attacks 62
79 Dangerous attacks 21
547 Passes 269
91.6% Pass accuracy 68.8%
16 Tackles 19
8 Fouls 9
1 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 1
0 Offsides 2

Key events

Bolton Wanderers Stoke
Kick-off
Kyliane DongShot on target
9’
13’
Corner
20’
Maksym TalovierovProfessional foul last man
Corner
26’
34’
Jack McGlynnFoul
Corner
40’
Corner
45+1’
45+4’
Lamine CisséRight foot shot0-1 (Stoke)
Half-time0-1
Atsuki ItoEthan Erhahon
46’
46’
Luca BombinoJustin Devenny
Second half underway
Corner
50’
52’
Ethan GalbraithShot on target
Corner
52’
54’
Luca BombinoShot on target
54’
Corner
Samuel Iling JuniorKyliane Dong
56’
Jayden NelsonThierry Gale
56’
Corner
60’
62’
Ben WilmotHeader0-2 (Stoke)
Ryan HardieRúben Rodrigues
63’
69’
Junior TchamadeuJack McGlynn
69’
George HirstLamine Cissé
69’
Bosun LawalDjibril Soumaré
Max ConwayFoul
72’
73’
Corner
Corner
75’
Jayden NelsonShot on target
77’
Theo BairBen Davies
82’
84’
Corner
Corner
85’
Corner
87’
Theo BairShot on target
90+1’
Corner
90+1’
Theo BairRight foot shot1-2 (Bolton Wanderers)
90+2’
Sam DalbyShot on target
90+3’
Full-time1-2

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 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.13 0.75 45+4’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), 0-1 45+4’ 62’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), 0-2 62’ 90+2’ Theo Bair (Bolton Wanderers), 1-2 90+2’ 0 1 2 3 4 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.13 0.75 45+4’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), 0-1 Cissé 45+4’ 62’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), 0-2 Ben Wilmot 62’ 90+2’ Theo Bair (Bolton Wanderers), 1-2 Bair 90+2’
Bolton Wanderers 3.13 xGStoke 0.75 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stoke attacking Bolton Wanderers attacking 
31’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 77’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 9’ Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 79’ Ryan Hardie (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 9’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 45’ Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 62’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 73’ Bosun Lawal (Stoke), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 54’ Luca Bombino (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 75’ Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+3’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 85’ Atsuki Ito (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 81’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+1’ Theo Bair (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ Theo Bair (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 87’ Ryan Hardie (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 52’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 54’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Ryan Hardie (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Samuel Iling Junior (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 51’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 53’ Atsuki Ito (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 31’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.52 xG, off target 77’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.38 xG, off target 9’ Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 79’ Ryan Hardie (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.29 xG, off target 9’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 45’ Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.18 xG, blocked 62’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 73’ Bosun Lawal (Stoke), from a corner, 0.16 xG, off target 54’ Luca Bombino (Stoke), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 75’ Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.12 xG, blocked 90+3’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 85’ Atsuki Ito (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, 0.11 xG, off target 65’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 81’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 13’ Ben Wilmot (Stoke), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 90+1’ Theo Bair (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 90+2’ Theo Bair (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 87’ Ryan Hardie (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 54’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 71’ Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 22’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 28’ Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 49’ Jack McGlynn (Stoke), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 86’ Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 49’ Lamine Cissé (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 52’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 50’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 85’ Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Ethan Galbraith (Stoke), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 46’ Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 77’ Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Ryan Hardie (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 71’ Samuel Iling Junior (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 88’ Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 51’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Atsuki Ito (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Bolton Wanderers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bazunu
Conway
Toal
Davies 82’
Erhahon 46’
Sheehan
Larrazabal
Gale 56’
Rodrigues 63’
Dong 56’
Dalby
Stoke 3-4-3 Starting XI
Johansson
Wilmot
Talovierov
Graham
Bocat
Soumaré 69’
Galbraith
Johnson
McGlynn 69’
Devenny 46’
Cissé 69’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Gavin Bazunu
90′ 2 2 20 – – – – –
Defenders3 players
Eoin Toal
90′ 1 4 – 4 3 64 2 – – –
Ben Davies Taken off
82′ – 1 – 4 3 62 – – – –
Max Conway
90′ 3 1 – 9 1 68 1 – –
Midfielders8 players
Gaizka Larrazabal
90′ – 1 69 3 – – 1 4 – 1 –
Josh Sheehan
90′ – – 97 4 – 3 – 4 – 1 –
Ethan Erhahon Taken off
45′ – – 31 – – 1 1 2 1 1 –
Kyliane Dong Taken off
56′ – – 15 1 – – – 1 – 1 –
Rúben Rodrigues Taken off
63′ – – 26 4 – 3 – 7 – 1 –
Thierry Gale Taken off
56′ – – 33 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Atsuki Ito Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 17 2 – – – – 1 – –
Samuel Iling Junior Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 21 1 – 1 – 2 – 1 –
Forwards4 players
Sam Dalby
90′ – – 6 1 1.38 – – 2 – 8 –
Jayden Nelson Came on as a substitute
34′ – – 3 1 0.10 – 1 4 – 11 –
Ryan Hardie Came on as a substitute
27′ – – 3 – 0.37 – – 1 – 3 –
Theo Bair Came on as a substitute
8′ 1 – 2 2 0.15 – 1 – – 1 –
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 35% Avg odds 2.71
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.36
Stoke win 37% Avg odds 2.52

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

Form going into the game

Bolton Wanderers LLLWW
Stoke WWDWW

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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.