Bolton 3-2 Nottingham Forest — EFL Championship, 6 May 2018
Bolton beat Nottingham Forest 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 6 May 2018 at University of Bolton Stadium, Horwich. A. Le Fondre, D. Wheater and A. Wilbraham scored for Bolton; Benjamin Osborn and J. Colback for Nottingham Forest. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bolton have won 0 and Nottingham Forest 3, 2 draws.
· kickoff·University of Bolton Stadium · Horwich·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 7'
- 13'
- 39'
- 45'
- Half-time0-0
- 46'out: M. Howard
- 57'
- 59'
- 61'
- 1-067'
- 1-170'assist: J. Lolley
- 76'
- 76'
- 77'
- 1-279'
- 83'
- 2-287'assist: A. Le Fondre
- 3-288'assist: A. Le Fondre
- 89'
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Bolton
- 8.6Adam Le FondreF
- 7.8David WheaterD
- 7.5Filipe MoraisM
- 7.2Karl HenryM
- 7.2Aaron WilbrahamF
- 7.1Craig NooneM
- 7.0Mark BeeversD
- 6.7Josh VelaM
- 6.6Antonee RobinsonD
- 6.6Ben AlnwickG
- 6.6Mark LittleD
- 6.4Sammy AmeobiM
- 6.2Darren PratleyM
- 6.1Mark HowardG
Nottingham Forest
- 7.6Benjamin OsbornM
- 7.4Jack ColbackM
- 7.2Joe LolleyM
- 6.9Lee TomlinM
- 6.8Apostolos VelliosF
- 6.7Tendayi DarikwaD
- 6.6Stefanos KapinoG
- 6.6Adlène GuédiouraM
- 6.5Danny FoxD
- 6.5Ben WatsonM
- 6.4Benjamin BreretonF
- 6.1Jack HobbsD
- 6.1Matthew CashM
- 6.0Liam BridcuttM
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest4-3-3
Bolton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BoltonJ. Phillips
Substitutes
- 9A. Le Fondre67'59'F8.6
- 8J. KaracanM
- 32R. BurkeD
- 3A. TaylorD
- 11W. BuckleyM
- 12C. Noone77'M7.1
- 33M. Howard46'6.1
Nottingham ForestKaranka
Substitutes
- 31A. BouchalakisM
- 39A. Vellios76'F6.8
- 43Jordan SmithG
- 14Matthew Cash61'M6.1
- 5A. Guédioura76'M6.6
- 2E. LichajD
- 4M. MancienneD
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
24Total shots12
9Shots on target4
13Shots off target5
2Blocked shots3
6Corners2
3Offsides2
12Fouls11
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves6
336Total passes465
221Accurate passes350
66%Pass accuracy75%
Bolton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Le Fondre | 31 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | 8.6 |
| David Wheater | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.8 |
| Filipe Morais | 77 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Karl Henry | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Aaron Wilbraham | 90 | 1 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Craig Noone | 13 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Mark Beevers | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Josh Vela | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Antonee Robinson | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Ben Alnwick | 45 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Mark Little | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.4 |
| Darren Pratley | 59 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Mark Howard | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Nottingham Forest
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Osborn | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Jack Colback | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.4 |
| Joe Lolley | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Lee Tomlin | 61 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Apostolos Vellios | 14 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Tendayi Darikwa | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Stefanos Kapino | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Adlène Guédioura | 14 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Danny Fox | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ben Watson | 76 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 90 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | 4 | 6.4 |
| Jack Hobbs | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Matthew Cash | 29 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Liam Bridcutt | 76 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 09 Dec 17Nottingham Forest3-2Bolton
- 16 Jan 16Nottingham Forest3-0Bolton
- 22 Aug 15Bolton1-1Nottingham Forest
- 21 Feb 15Nottingham Forest4-1Bolton
- 16 Aug 14Bolton2-2Nottingham Forest
- 11 Jan 14Bolton1-1Nottingham Forest
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2017/18
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Sheffield Wednesday | 32 | -4 | 37 |
| 16 | QPR | 31 | -11 | 36 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 31 | -15 | 35 |
| 18 | Reading | 31 | -7 | 32 |
| 19 | Bolton | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 20 | Birmingham | 31 | -21 | 30 |
| 21 | Hull City | 31 | -5 | 29 |
Before and after
Bolton
- Previous: Burton Albion 2-0 Bolton, 28 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: West Brom 1-2 Bolton, 4 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
Nottingham Forest
- Previous: Nottingham Forest 0-0 Bristol City, 28 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bristol City 1-1 Nottingham Forest, 4 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
Data updated