EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 5 | 2026-09-05 23:00 JST
4 – 0
38' C. Taylor 83' L. Dykes 88' L. Dykes 90' C. Neghli
Match summary Millwall and Bolton Wanderers met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 5 on September 5. Millwall cruised to a 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers. Millwall led 1-0 at half-time. They added 3 more after the break to pull clear.
Millwall's scorers: C. Taylor, C. Neghli and L. Dykes (2 goals). Assists: Millwall – Zak Norton Sturge, Jenson Metcalfe and Z. Lovelace.
Bolton Wanderers had more possession (61% to 39%) and more shots (13 to 12), but Millwall were more efficient and took the win. Millwall scored 4 from 5 shots on target. Millwall played with ten men after Jenson Metcalfe was sent off. Bolton Wanderers played with ten men after J. Sheehan was sent off.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 15 Crocomb 3 Sturge 5 Cooper 6 Taylor 2 Osei -Tu 14 Metcalf 49 Mazou-S 10 Neghli 7 Arconte 11 Esse 13 Dykes
4-2-3-1 1 Bonham 14 Famewo 6 Davies 3 Fori no- 5 Brunt 8 Sheehan 4 Simons 11 Gale 45 McAtee 16 Iling-J 10 Dalby
2.65 Expected goals (xG) 0.95
-0.66 Goals prevented (xG) -0.66
View as table Millwall Stat Bolton Wanderers 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 39% Possession 61% 2.65 Expected goals (xG) 0.95 12 Shots 13 5 Shots on target 4 4 Shots off target 5 3 Blocked shots 4 11 Shots inside the box 11 1 Shots outside the box 2 3 Corner kicks 9 8 Offsides 0 13 Fouls 14 265 Passes 412 186 Accurate passes 334 70% Pass accuracy 81% 4 Goalkeeper saves 1 -0.66 Goals prevented (xG) -0.66 0 Yellow cards 1 1 Red cards 1
Referee: Will Finnie, England
Player stats Millwall Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK M. Crocombe 0 17(53%) 0 0 0 8.9 90 DF J. Osei-Tutu 1 1 0 1(50%) 3 14(67%) 0 0 0 2 2 7.3 81 13(9) DF C. Taylor 3 1 1 1 24(80%) 0 0 0 8.5 90 2 7(5) DF J. Cooper 0 1 20(83%) 0 0 0 1 7.7 90 8(7) DF Zak Norton Sturge 1 0 2 15(75%) 1 0 0 2 6.9 90 1 1 10(1) MF D. Mazou-Sacko 0 3 1 9(64%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.3 55 1 5(4) MF Jenson Metcalfe 0 1(100%) 3 18(82%) 1 0 1 3 7 7.7 86 3 17(11) MF R. Esse 0 2 11(100%) 0 0 0 6.6 65 1 7(2) MF T. Arconte 0 2(25%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 65 5(3) MF C. Neghli 1 1 1 27(75%) 0 0 0 7.9 90 1 3(1) FW L. Dykes 3 2 2 10(50%) 0 0 0 3 8.7 90 1 20(7) MF D. Kelly 0 7(64%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 35 2(1) FW Y. Issoufou 0 1 6(67%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.9 25 1 1 5(2) FW Z. Lovelace 0 1(100%) 2(100%) 1 0 0 6.9 25 1 1(1) DF E. Baggott 0 4(80%) 0 0 0 6.9 9 GK F. Marschall 0 0 0 0 DF Tristan Parkes 0 0 0 0 DF D. Batth 0 0 0 0 MF S. T. Vieira 0 0 0 0 MF アルフィー・マッシー 0 0 0 0
Bolton Wanderers Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK J. Bonham 0 28(60%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 DF L. Brunt 0 2(100%) 1 30(81%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 81 3 1 10(8) DF C. Forino-Joseph 1 0 1 2 26(90%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 6(3) DF B. Davies 0 39(83%) 0 0 0 1 6 90 10(6) DF A. Famewo 1 0 2 26(76%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.7 75 12(7) MF X. Simons 1 1 0 1 40(93%) 0 0 0 2 1 6.6 76 3 13(5) MF J. Sheehan 2 1 0 1 64(89%) 0 0 1 3 3 6.6 86 2 1 8(4) MF S. Iling-Junior 0 10(71%) 0 0 0 6.3 60 1 3(1) MF J. McAtee 0 1 10(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 4(1) MF T. Gale 2 1 0 2(67%) 1 21(78%) 0 0 0 2 2 6.7 90 9(4) FW S. Dalby 1 0 1(100%) 4(80%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 60 1 8(3) FW Ruben Rodrigues 1 1 0 1(50%) 16(84%) 0 0 0 2 3 7.3 45 2 7(4) FW K. Dong 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 30 1 4(1) FW T. Bair 0 5(83%) 0 0 0 6.2 30 6(1) DF M. Conway 0 11(73%) 0 0 0 5.3 15 1 3(1) FW R. Hardie 0 0 0 0 6.2 14 GK G. Bazunu 0 0 0 0 DF E. Toal 0 0 0 0 MF E. Erhahon 0 0 0 0 FW J. Nelson 0 0 0 0
Lineups Millwall Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 15 M. Crocombe Starter DF 2 J. Osei-Tutu Starter DF 6 C. Taylor Starter DF 5 J. Cooper Starter DF 3 Zak Norton Sturge Starter MF 49 D. Mazou-Sacko Starter MF 14 Jenson Metcalfe Starter MF 11 R. Esse Starter MF 7 T. Arconte Starter MF 10 C. Neghli Starter FW 13 L. Dykes Bench DF 12 E. Baggott Bench MF 16 D. Kelly Bench FW 29 Z. Lovelace Bench FW 35 Y. Issoufou
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 34 F. Marschall Bench DF 23 D. Batth Bench DF 55 Tristan Parkes Bench MF 44 アルフィー・マッシー Bench MF 51 S. T. Vieira
Bolton Wanderers Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 J. Bonham Starter DF 5 L. Brunt Starter DF 3 C. Forino-Joseph Starter DF 6 B. Davies Starter DF 14 A. Famewo Starter MF 4 X. Simons Starter MF 8 J. Sheehan Starter MF 16 S. Iling-Junior Starter MF 45 J. McAtee Starter MF 11 T. Gale Starter FW 10 S. Dalby Bench DF 25 M. Conway Bench FW 9 T. Bair Bench FW 39 R. Hardie Bench FW 20 Ruben Rodrigues Bench FW 7 K. Dong
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 31 G. Bazunu Bench DF 18 E. Toal Bench MF 21 E. Erhahon Bench FW 26 J. Nelson
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 38' Millwall ⚽ Goal C. Taylor 1-0 2H 1' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT J. McAtee → IN Ruben Rodrigues 2H 10' Millwall 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Mazou-Sacko → IN D. Kelly 2H 15' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Dalby → IN T. Bair 2H 15' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Iling-Junior → IN K. Dong 2H 20' Millwall 🔄 Substitution OUT R. Esse → IN Z. Lovelace 2H 20' Millwall 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Arconte → IN Y. Issoufou 2H 30' Bolton Wanderers 🟨 Yellow card A. Famewo 2H 30' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Famewo → IN M. Conway 2H 31' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT X. Simons → IN R. Hardie 2H 36' Millwall 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Osei-Tutu → IN E. Baggott 2H 38' Millwall ⚽ Goal L. Dykes 2-0 2H 41' Millwall 🟥 Red card Jenson Metcalfe 2H 41' Bolton Wanderers 🟥 Red card J. Sheehan 2H 43' Millwall ⚽ Goal L. Dykes 3-0 2H 45' Millwall ⚽ Goal C. Neghli 4-0
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