Bolton Wanderers 1-5 Middlesbrough: result and report
Championship · Friday 23 October 2026
Result
Bolton Wanderers 1-5 Middlesbrough
Championship · Friday 23 October 2026, 19:00 UTC · Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton · half-time 1-3
Bolton Wanderers 1-5 Middlesbrough: match report
Bolton Wanderers were beaten by Middlesbrough 1-5 in the Championship on Friday 23 October 2026 at Toughsheet Community Stadium. It was 1-3 at half-time.
Aidan Morris opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goal came from Theo Bair (45+2'). Middlesbrough scored through Aidan Morris (13'), Will Lankshear (31'), an own goal by Lewis Brunt (39'), Amario Cozier-Duberry (73') and Will Lankshear (78').
Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 1 yellow card; Middlesbrough received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 15th on 14 points from 11 and Middlesbrough 3rd on 22 points from 11. In the current table Bolton Wanderers are 16th on 17 points and Middlesbrough are 2nd on 28 points.
Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Middlesbrough in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Aidan Morris of Middlesbrough (8.6), ahead of Will Lankshear (8.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Bolton Wanderers wins, 1 draw and 9 for Middlesbrough.
Key events
- 13'Goal · Aidan Morris
- 31'Goal · Will Lankshear
- 39'Own goal · Lewis Brunt
- 45+2'Goal · Theo Bair
- 63'Yellow card · Josh Sheehan
- 73'Goal · Amario Cozier-Duberry
- 78'Goal · Will Lankshear
Form and table
- Bolton WanderersLast five: W W L W D
- MiddlesbroughLast five: D D W W D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 17 | +13 | 28 | WWDWW |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 17 | WDLLW |
Head-to-head
Team news
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Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Gavin Bazunu, Gaizka Larrazabal, Eoin Toal, Lewis Brunt, Akin Famewo, Josh Sheehan, Ethan Erhahon, Kyliane Dong, Rúben Rodrigues, Thierry Gale, Theo Bair
Middlesbrough line-up (4-2-3-1)
Radek Vitek, Callum Brittain, Ashley Phillips, Adilson Malanda, Neto Borges, Aidan Morris, Sebastian Berhalter, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Riley McGree, Tommy Conway, Will Lankshear
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