Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Preston North End: result and report

Championship · Saturday 15 August 2026

Result

Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 15 August 2026, 11:30 UTC · Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton · half-time 2-0

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Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Preston North End: match report

Bolton Wanderers beat Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 15 August 2026 at Toughsheet Community Stadium. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Sam Dalby opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goals came from Sam Dalby (14') and Thierry Gale (25'). Preston North End scored through Jusef Erabi (86').

Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards; Preston North End received 3 yellow cards.

In the current table Bolton Wanderers are 16th on 17 points and Preston North End are 24th on 5 points.

Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Preston North End in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Thierry Gale of Bolton Wanderers (8.0), ahead of Sam Dalby (7.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Bolton Wanderers wins, 3 draws and 3 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Ali McCannPreston North End
  • 14'Goal · Sam DalbyBolton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 25'Goal · Thierry GaleBolton Wanderers · 2-0
  • 27'Yellow card · Jordan ThompsonPreston North End
  • 42'Yellow card · Pol ValentínPreston North End
  • 48'Yellow card · Josh SheehanBolton Wanderers
  • 86'Goal · Jusef ErabiPreston North End · 2-1
  • 88'Yellow card · Chris ForinoBolton Wanderers

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
16Bolton Wanderers145271926-717WDLLW
24Preston North End1412111230-185LLDLL

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Head-to-head

6 meetings: Bolton Wanderers 0, draws 3, Preston North End 3.

Team news

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Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jack Bonham, Luca Stephenson, Chris Forino, Akin Famewo, Max Conway, Josh Sheehan, Ethan Erhahon, Gaizka Larrazabal, John McAtee, Thierry Gale, Sam Dalby

Preston North End line-up (4-2-3-1)

Daniel Iversen, Pol Valentín, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Andrew Hughes, Ali McCann, Jordan Thompson, Alfie Devine, Callum Lang, Delano Burgzorg, Milutin Osmajic

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