Bolton Wanderers 3-4 Burton Albion: result and report

League One · Wednesday 1 January 2020

Result

Bolton Wanderers 3-4 Burton Albion

League One · Wednesday 1 January 2020, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-3

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Bolton Wanderers 3-4 Burton Albion: match report

Bolton Wanderers were beaten by Burton Albion 3-4 in the League One on Wednesday 1 January 2020. It was 2-3 at half-time.

Joseph Dodoo opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goals came from Joseph Dodoo (5'), Daryl Murphy (11') and Dennis Politic (84'). Burton Albion scored through D. Templeton (13'), L. Akins (26'), L. Akins (45+1') and Liam Boyce (81').

Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Burton Albion received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 22nd on 19 points from 20 and Burton Albion 14th on 30 points from 22. Bolton Wanderers went on to finish that season 22nd with 26 points, and Burton Albion 12th with 48.

Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Burton Albion in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lucas Akins of Burton Albion (8.7), ahead of S. Fraser (8.5).

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Joseph DodooBolton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 11'Goal · Daryl MurphyBolton Wanderers · 2-0
  • 13'Goal · D. TempletonBurton Albion · 2-1
  • 26'Goal · L. AkinsBurton Albion · 2-2
  • 29'Yellow card · Luke MurphyBolton Wanderers
  • 45+1'Goal · L. AkinsBurton Albion · 2-3
  • 49'Second yellow · Luke MurphyBolton Wanderers
  • 70'Yellow card · Scott FraserBurton Albion
  • 75'Yellow card · Will BuckleyBolton Wanderers
  • 81'Goal · Liam BoyceBurton Albion · 2-4
  • 84'Goal · Dennis PoliticBolton Wanderers · 3-4

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Bolton Wanderers 0, draws 0, Burton Albion 2.

Team news

Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-4-1-1)

Remi Matthews, Josh Emmanuel, Jake Wright, Josh Earl, Adam Chicksen, Joseph Dodoo, Luke Murphy, James Weir, Thibaud Verlinden, Ronan Darcy, Daryl Murphy

Burton Albion line-up (4-3-3)

Kieran O'Hara, John Brayford, Richard Nartey, Jake Buxton, Reece Hutchinson, Joe Sbarra, Ryan Edwards, S. Fraser, Oliver Sarkic, Lucas Akins, David Templeton