Reading 2-1 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

League One · Saturday 16 September 2023

Result

Reading 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

League One · Saturday 16 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Reading 2-1 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Reading defeated Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 16 September 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Dion Charles opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Reading's goals came from Charlie Savage (77') and Caylan Vickers (86'). Bolton Wanderers scored through Dion Charles (20').

Discipline: Reading received 6 yellow cards; Bolton Wanderers received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Reading were 18th on 6 points from 6 and Bolton Wanderers 2nd on 13 points from 6. Reading went on to finish that season 15th with 59 points, and Bolton Wanderers 3rd with 90.

Reading lined up in a 4-4-2 and Bolton Wanderers in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Caylan Vickers of Reading (7.8), level with Dion Charles (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 6 draws and 1 for Bolton Wanderers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Ricardo SantosBolton Wanderers
  • 16'Yellow card · Eoin ToalBolton Wanderers
  • 20'Goal · Dion CharlesBolton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 30'Yellow card · Dominic BallardReading
  • 38'Yellow card · Randell WilliamsBolton Wanderers
  • 76'Yellow card · Cameron JeromeBolton Wanderers
  • 76'Yellow card · George ThomasonBolton Wanderers
  • 77'Goal · Charlie SavageReading · 1-1
  • 79'Yellow card · Andy YiadomReading
  • 86'Goal · Caylan VickersReading · 2-1
  • 87'Yellow card · Femi AzeezReading
  • 87'Yellow card · Amadou Salif MbengueReading
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Charlie SavageReading
  • 90+4'Second yellow · Eoin ToalBolton Wanderers
  • 90+7'Yellow cardReading

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 3, draws 6, Bolton Wanderers 1.

Team news

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Reading line-up (4-4-2)

David Button, Andy Yiadom, Tyler Bindon, Nelson Abbey, Clinton Mola, Femi Azeez, Sam Hutchinson, Charlie Savage, Harvey Knibbs, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Dom Ballard

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

Nathan Baxter, Gethin Jones, Ricardo Santos, Eoin Toal, George Thomason, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Kyle Dempsey, Josh Sheehan, Randell Williams, Victor Adeboyejo, Dion Charles