Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Cardiff City: result and report
Championship · Saturday 12 September 2026
Result
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Cardiff City
Championship · Saturday 12 September 2026, 11:30 UTC · Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton · half-time 0-0
Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Cardiff City: match report
Bolton Wanderers beat Cardiff City 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 12 September 2026 at Toughsheet Community Stadium. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Thierry Gale of Bolton Wanderers in the 90th minute.
Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 5 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 21st on 4 points from 6 and Cardiff City 20th on 4 points from 6. In the current table Bolton Wanderers are 16th on 17 points and Cardiff City are 18th on 14 points.
Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Gavin Bazunu of Bolton Wanderers (9.6), ahead of Max Conway (7.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Bolton Wanderers wins, 1 draw and 4 for Cardiff City.
Going into the match Bolton Wanderers's last five read L-L-L-L-D and Cardiff City's D-L-L-D-D.
Key events
- 31'Yellow card · Ben Davies
- 32'Yellow card · Kyliane Dong
- 37'Yellow card · Samuel Iling-Junior
- 42'Yellow card · Joel Colwill
- 54'Yellow card · Perry Ng
- 78'Yellow card · Jayden Nelson
- 90'Goal · Thierry Gale
- 90+1'Yellow card · Thierry Gale
Form and table
- Bolton WanderersLast five: D L L L L
- Cardiff CityLast five: D D L L D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 17 | WDLLW |
| 18 | Cardiff City | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 14 | LWDWL |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Gavin Bazunu, Gaizka Larrazabal, Eoin Toal, Ben Davies, Max Conway, Josh Sheehan, Ethan Erhahon, Samuel Iling-Junior, Rúben Rodrigues, Kyliane Dong, Sam Dalby
Cardiff City line-up (4-2-3-1)
Nathan Trott, Perry Ng, Krystian Bielik, Gabriel Osho, Joel Bagan, Alex Robertson, Joel Colwill, Ollie Tanner, Jack Moylan, Chris Willock, Yousef Salech
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