EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 9 | 2026-10-10 23:00 JST
1 – 2
45' L. Cissé 62' B. Wilmot
Match summary The EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 9 fixture between Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City was played on October 10. Stoke City narrowly beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1. Stoke City led 1-0 at half-time. In the second half, Stoke City scored 1 and Bolton Wanderers scored 1.
Scorers: Bolton Wanderers – T. Bair; Stoke City – B. Wilmot and L. Cissé. Assists: Bolton Wanderers – Gaizka Larrazabal; Stoke City – E. Galbraith and J. McGlynn.
Bolton Wanderers had more possession (68% to 32%) and more shots (30 to 9), but Stoke City were more efficient and took the win. Stoke City scored 2 from 4 shots on target. Stoke City played with ten men after M. Talovierov was sent off.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 31 Bazunu 25 Conway 6 Davies 18 Toal 22 Larr aza 21 Erhahon 8 Sheehan 11 Gale 20 Rodrigu 7 Dong 10 Dalby
3-4-3 1 Johanss 5 Graham 40 Talovie 16 Wilmot 17 Bocat 8 Galb rai 27 Soum aré 2 John son 13 Devenny 11 Cissé 7 McGlynn
3.13 Expected goals (xG) 0.74
0.79 Goals prevented (xG) 0.79
View as table Bolton Wanderers Stat Stoke City 4-2-3-1 Formation 3-4-3 68% Possession 32% 3.13 Expected goals (xG) 0.74 30 Shots 9 5 Shots on target 4 14 Shots off target 4 11 Blocked shots 1 23 Shots inside the box 6 7 Shots outside the box 3 10 Corner kicks 4 0 Offsides 2 8 Fouls 9 547 Passes 269 501 Accurate passes 185 92% Pass accuracy 69% 2 Goalkeeper saves 4 0.79 Goals prevented (xG) 0.79 1 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 1
Referee: Thomas Kirk, England
Player stats 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 G. Bazunu 0 19(95%) 0 0 0 6.5 90 DF Gaizka Larrazabal 1 0 1(100%) 59(86%) 1 0 0 1 6.9 90 3 2 4(3) DF E. Toal 0 2 63(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.6 90 4 9(6) DF B. Davies 0 57(92%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 82 1 4(4) DF M. Conway 0 4(100%) 3 66(96%) 0 1 0 1 2 7.2 90 2 1 16(10) MF J. Sheehan 2 0 3 91(93%) 0 0 0 1 8.7 90 4 1 6(4) MF E. Erhahon 0 1 1 30(94%) 0 0 0 1 1 7 45 1 3(2) MF K. Dong 1 1 0 10(77%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 56 1 7(1) MF Ruben Rodrigues 0 1(50%) 2 20(77%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 63 4 10(5) MF T. Gale 2 0 1 31(94%) 0 0 0 6.3 56 8(1) FW S. Dalby 6 1 0 6(75%) 0 0 0 5.6 90 7(2) MF A. Ito 1 0 16(94%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 2 1(None) FW S. Iling-Junior 0 1 20(91%) 0 0 0 1 7 34 1 4(2) FW J. Nelson 3 1 0 1(100%) 2 10(91%) 0 0 0 3 7.2 34 1 7(4) FW R. Hardie 1 0 1 2(67%) 0 0 0 7.2 27 1 3(1) FW T. Bair 2 2 1 1(100%) 0 0 0 8 8 1 1(None) GK J. Bonham 0 0 0 0 DF A. Famewo 0 0 0 0 DF L. Brunt 0 0 0 0 MF X. Simons 0 0 0 0
Stoke City 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 V. Johansson 0 17(47%) 0 0 0 7.3 90 1(1) DF B. Wilmot 2 1 1 2 18(75%) 0 0 0 7.6 90 3(2) DF M. Talovierov 0 1 3(100%) 0 0 1 1 4.3 20 5(3) DF L. Graham 0 3 2 15(83%) 0 0 0 1 7.5 90 1 4(3) MF B. Johnson 0 2(67%) 3 1 16(80%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 90 1 9(6) MF El Hadji Djibril Soumaré 0 1(100%) 3 1 21(81%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 69 1 10(4) MF E. Galbraith 1 1 0 1(50%) 1 32(70%) 1 0 0 2 7.2 90 2 7(4) MF E. Bocat 0 1 2 24(83%) 0 0 0 7.2 90 4(2) FW J. McGlynn 1 0 2 19(68%) 1 1 0 2 1 7.6 69 4 9(4) FW L. Cissé 2 1 1 2(100%) 1 6(55%) 0 0 0 3 8 69 15(7) FW J. Devenny 0 1(50%) 9(69%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 45 6(1) DF L. Bombino 1 1 0 3 3(60%) 0 0 0 6.6 45 1 4(3) DF J. Tchamadeu 0 1(50%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.3 21 2(1) DF Bosun Lawal 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 6.5 21 3(2) FW G. Hirst 0 1(25%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 21 8(2) GK J. Griffiths 0 0 0 0 MF B. Pearson 0 0 0 0 FW M. Manhoef 0 0 0 0 MF Bae Jun-Ho 0 0 0 0 FW R. Boženík 0 0 0 0
Lineups Bolton Wanderers Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 31 G. Bazunu Starter DF 22 Gaizka Larrazabal Starter DF 18 E. Toal Starter DF 6 B. Davies Starter DF 25 M. Conway Starter MF 8 J. Sheehan Starter MF 21 E. Erhahon Starter MF 7 K. Dong Starter MF 20 Ruben Rodrigues Starter MF 11 T. Gale Starter FW 10 S. Dalby Bench MF 17 A. Ito Bench FW 9 T. Bair Bench FW 26 J. Nelson Bench FW 16 S. Iling-Junior Bench FW 39 R. Hardie
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 1 J. Bonham Bench DF 5 L. Brunt Bench DF 14 A. Famewo Bench MF 4 X. Simons
Stoke City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 V. Johansson Starter DF 16 B. Wilmot Starter DF 40 M. Talovierov Starter DF 5 L. Graham Starter MF 2 B. Johnson Starter MF 27 El Hadji Djibril Soumaré Starter MF 8 E. Galbraith Starter MF 17 E. Bocat Starter FW 7 J. McGlynn Starter FW 11 L. Cissé Starter FW 13 J. Devenny Bench DF 22 J. Tchamadeu Bench DF 21 L. Bombino Bench 18 B. Lawal Bench FW 15 G. Hirst
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 24 J. Griffiths Bench MF 4 B. Pearson Bench MF 10 Bae Jun-Ho Bench FW 9 R. Boženík Bench FW 42 M. Manhoef
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 20' Stoke City 🟥 Red card M. Talovierov 1H 34' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card J. McGlynn 1H 45' Stoke City ⚽ Goal L. Cissé 0-1 2H 1' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Erhahon → IN A. Ito 2H 1' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. Devenny → IN L. Bombino 2H 11' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Gale → IN J. Nelson 2H 11' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Dong → IN S. Iling-Junior 2H 17' Stoke City ⚽ Goal B. Wilmot 0-2 2H 18' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT Ruben Rodrigues → IN R. Hardie 2H 24' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT J. McGlynn → IN J. Tchamadeu 2H 24' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT El Hadji Djibril Soumaré → IN B. Lawal 2H 24' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Cissé → IN G. Hirst 2H 27' Bolton Wanderers 🟨 Yellow card M. Conway 2H 37' Bolton Wanderers 🔄 Substitution OUT B. Davies → IN T. Bair 2H 45' Bolton Wanderers ⚽ Goal T. Bair 1-2
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