Reading vs Bolton Wanderers

1 February 2025 · League One · 2024/25 · Referee A Backhouse

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Harvey Knibbs 89’ (pen)

Match summary

Reading won 1-0 at home to Bolton Wanderers, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Harvey Knibbs put Reading ahead from the penalty spot in the 89th minute.

Shots finished 11-10 to Bolton Wanderers, with 2 on target for Reading and 4 for Bolton Wanderers.

Match stats

Reading Bolton Wanderers
10 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 4
2 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Reading Bolton Wanderers
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Harvey Knibbs
Penalty
1-0 (Reading)
89’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Reading
  • Michael Craig
Bolton Wanderers
  • Luke Southwood
  • Eoin Toal
  • George Thomason

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bolton Wanderers attacking Reading attacking 
12’ Michael Craig (Reading), open play, blocked 16’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 18’ Chem Campbell (Reading), open play, saved 19’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 20’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 22’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 26’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 35’ Chem Campbell (Reading), open play, off target 38’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 51’ Chem Campbell (Reading), open play, blocked 52’ Alex Murphy (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, saved 55’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 60’ Joel Randall (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 62’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 72’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked 75’ Charlie Savage (Reading), set piece, off target 79’ George Johnston (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 80’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 83’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 89’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), penalty, goal 90+1’ Jayden Wareham (Reading), open play, blocked 12’ Michael Craig (Reading), open play, blocked 16’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 18’ Chem Campbell (Reading), open play, saved 19’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 20’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 22’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 26’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 35’ Chem Campbell (Reading), open play, off target 38’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 51’ Chem Campbell (Reading), open play, blocked 52’ Alex Murphy (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, saved 55’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 60’ Joel Randall (Bolton Wanderers), open play, saved 62’ Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers), direct free kick, hit the woodwork 72’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked 75’ Charlie Savage (Reading), set piece, off target 79’ George Johnston (Bolton Wanderers), from a corner, off target 80’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 83’ Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers), open play, off target 89’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), penalty, goal 90+1’ Jayden Wareham (Reading), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
Harlee Dean
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Andre Garcia Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Chem Campbell Taken off
90′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Mamadi Camara Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
Kelvin Abrefa Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 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

Reading win 26% Avg odds 3.63
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.70
Bolton Wanderers win 49% Avg odds 1.91

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.