Bolton Wanderers 2-0 West Bromwich Albion: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 26 December 2010

Result

Bolton Wanderers 2-0 West Bromwich Albion

Premier League · Sunday 26 December 2010, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Bolton Wanderers 2-0 West Bromwich Albion: match report

Bolton Wanderers won against West Bromwich Albion 2-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 26 December 2010. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Matthew Taylor opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goals came from Matthew Taylor (40') and Johan Elmander (86'). West Bromwich Albion did not score.

Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 1 yellow card; West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 7th on 26 points from 18 and West Bromwich Albion 11th on 22 points from 17. Bolton Wanderers went on to finish that season 14th with 46 points, and West Bromwich Albion 11th with 47.

Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-4-2 and West Bromwich Albion in a 4-1-4-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Bolton Wanderers win, 7 draws and 1 for West Bromwich Albion.

Going into the match Bolton Wanderers's last five read L-W-L-D-W and West Bromwich Albion's L-W-W-L-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 38'Yellow card · Gary CahillBolton Wanderers
  • 40'Goal · Matthew TaylorBolton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 86'Goal · Johan ElmanderBolton Wanderers · 2-0
  • 89'Yellow card · Chris BruntWest Bromwich Albion

Head-to-head

9 meetings: Bolton Wanderers 1, draws 7, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Team news

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

Jussi Jaaskelainen, Gretar Steinsson, Zat Knight, Fabrice Muamba, Stuart Holden, Chung-yong Lee, Johan Elmander, Paul Robinson, Gary Cahill, Matthew Taylor, Kevin Davies

West Bromwich Albion line-up (4-1-4-1)

Scott Carson, Marek Cech, Gabriel Tamaş, James Freitas, Somen Tchoyi, James Morrison, Chris Brunt, Graham Dorrans, Youssouf Chafiq Mulumbu Ngangu, Paul Scharner, Peter Odemwingie