Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 21 September 2013

Result

Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Bolton Wanderers

Championship · Saturday 21 September 2013, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Brighton & Hove Albion 3-1 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Brighton & Hove Albion defeated Bolton Wanderers 3-1 in the Championship on Saturday 21 September 2013. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Brighton & Hove Albion's goals came from an own goal by J. Spearing (53'), Inigo Calderon (55') and Will Buckley (57'). Bolton Wanderers scored through an own goal by David López (29').

Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 2 yellow cards; Bolton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 13th on 9 points from 7 and Bolton Wanderers 24th on 3 points from 7. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 6th with 72 points, and Bolton Wanderers 14th with 57.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Brighton & Hove Albion wins, 1 draw and 1 for Bolton Wanderers.

Going into the match Brighton & Hove Albion's last five read D-D-D-W-W and Bolton Wanderers's D-L-L-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 24'Yellow card · A. CroftsBrighton & Hove Albion
  • 29'Own goal · David LópezBolton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 45+2'Yellow card · D. WheaterBolton Wanderers
  • 49'Yellow card · Matthew MillsBolton Wanderers
  • 52'Yellow card · J. SpearingBolton Wanderers
  • 53'Own goal · J. SpearingBrighton & Hove Albion · 1-1
  • 55'Goal · Inigo CalderonBrighton & Hove Albion · 2-1
  • 57'Goal · Will BuckleyBrighton & Hove Albion · 3-1
  • 59'Yellow card · David LópezBrighton & Hove Albion

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Brighton & Hove Albion 0, draws 1, Bolton Wanderers 1.

Team news

Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-3-3)

Tomasz Kuszczak, Matthew Upson, Gordon Greer, Iñigo Calderón, Stephen Ward, David Lopez, Andrea Orlandi, Andrew Crofts, Liam Bridcutt, Leonardo Ulloa

Bolton Wanderers expected line-up

Ádám Bogdán, Zat Knight, Marcos Alonso, Craig Dawson, Chung-yong Lee, Darren Pratley, Jay Spearing, Chris Eagles, David N'Gog, Craig Davies, Samuel Ricketts