Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Reading: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 21 November 2017

Result

Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Reading

Championship · Tuesday 21 November 2017, 20:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Bolton Wanderers 2-2 Reading: match report

Bolton Wanderers drew with Reading 2-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 21 November 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.

Reece Burke opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goals came from Reece Burke (18') and Darren Pratley (23'). Reading scored through Liam Moore (76') and L. Bacuna (83', penalty).

Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards; Reading received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 23rd on 12 points from 17 and Reading 20th on 18 points from 16. Bolton Wanderers went on to finish that season 21st with 43 points, and Reading 20th with 44.

Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Reading in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Darren Pratley of Bolton Wanderers (8.5), ahead of Liam Moore (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Bolton Wanderers wins, 3 draws and 5 for Reading.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Yellow card · Antonee RobinsonBolton Wanderers
  • 18'Goal · Reece BurkeBolton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 23'Goal · Darren PratleyBolton Wanderers · 2-0
  • 76'Goal · Liam MooreReading · 2-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Gary MadineBolton Wanderers
  • 83'Penalty goal · L. BacunaReading · 2-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bolton Wanderers 2, draws 3, Reading 5.

Team news

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

Ben Alnwick, Mark Little, Antonee Robinson, David Wheater, Reece Burke, Josh Vela, Sammy Ameobi, Adam Armstrong, Darren Pratley, Karl Henry, Gary Madine

Reading line-up (4-3-3)

Anssi Jaakkola, Chris Gunter, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, John Swift, Dave Edwards, Leandro Bacuna, Roy Beerens, Sone Aluko, Modou Barrow