Reading 1-0 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

League One · Saturday 1 February 2025

Result

Reading 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

League One · Saturday 1 February 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 1-0 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Reading beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0 in the League One on Saturday 1 February 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Harvey Knibbs of Reading in the 89th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Reading received 1 yellow card; Bolton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Reading were 10th on 41 points from 27 and Bolton Wanderers 7th on 44 points from 28. Reading went on to finish that season 7th with 75 points, and Bolton Wanderers 8th with 68.

Reading lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bolton Wanderers in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to George Johnston of Bolton Wanderers (7.9), level with Harvey Knibbs (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Reading wins, 4 draws and 3 for Bolton Wanderers.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 74'Yellow card · George ThomasonBolton Wanderers
  • 82'Yellow card · Michael CraigReading
  • 89'Penalty goal · Harvey KnibbsReading · 1-0
  • 89'Yellow card · Luke SouthwoodBolton Wanderers
  • 90+7'Yellow card · Eoin ToalBolton Wanderers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Reading 3, draws 4, Bolton Wanderers 3.

Team news

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Reading line-up (4-3-3)

Joel Pereira, Michael Craig, Harlee Dean, Tyler Bindon, Andre Garcia, Harvey Knibbs, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Chem Campbell, Jayden Wareham, Mamadi Camará

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

Luke Southwood, Eoin Toal, Will Forrester, George Johnston, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Josh Sheehan, George Thomason, Alex Murphy, Joel Randall, Aaron Collins, Victor Adeboyejo