Bolton 1-0 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 12 Sep 2026
Bolton beat Cardiff 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 12 September 2026 at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton. Thierry Gale scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bolton have won 2 and Cardiff 3.
· kickoff·Toughsheet Community Stadium · Bolton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 31'Foul
- 32'
- 37'
- 42'Foul
- 45'
- 45'
- Half-time0-0
- 54'
- 59'
- 64'
- 74'
- 75'
- 75'
- 78'Foul
- 83'
- 1-090'assist: Thelonius Bair
- 90+1'
- 90+2'
- 90+2'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
Bolton
- 8.9G. BazunuG
- 7.6Thierry GaleF
- 7.2Eoin ToalD
- 7.1Samuel DalbyF
- 6.9Max ConwayD
- 6.9Gaizka LarrazabalD
- 6.8Benjamin DaviesD
- 6.7Thelonius BairF
- 6.7Joshua SheehanM
- 6.6Atsuki ItoM
- 6.6Ruben RodriguesM
- 6.5Samuel Iling-JuniorM
- 6.5Ryan HardieF
- 6.4Ethan ErhahonM
- 6.3Jayden NelsonF
- 6.1Kyliane DongM
- 6.6John McAteeF
- 6.6Xavier SimonsM
- 6.6Jack BonhamG
- 6.6Akinlolu FamewoD
Cardiff
- 7.6Nathan TrottG
- 7.4Joel BaganD
- 6.9Christopher WillockM
- 6.7Gabriel OshoD
- 6.6Callum RobinsonF
- 6.5Cian AshfordF
- 6.4Krystian BielikD
- 6.4Ollie TannerM
- 6.3David TurnbullM
- 6.3Ronan KpakioD
- 6.2Perry NgD
- 6.2C. ScanlonD
- 6.1Joel ColwillM
- 6.0Yousef SalechF
- 5.9Alexander RobertsonM
- 5.8Jack MoylanM
- 6.6M. TurnerG
- 6.6Harry TyrerG
- 6.6R. TankiewiczM
- 6.6P. MorenoM
Line-ups
Substitutes
BoltonS. Schumacher
Substitutes
- 14Akinlolu FamewoD6.6
- 1Jack BonhamG6.6
- 39Ryan Hardie83'F6.5
- 9Thelonius Bair45'F6.7
- 45John McAteeF6.6
- 11Thierry Gale90'90+1'45'F7.6
- 4Xavier SimonsM6.6
- 26Jayden Nelson78'75'F6.3
- 17Atsuki Ito64'M6.6
CardiffB. Barry-Murphy
Substitutes
- 47Callum Robinson75'F6.6
- 14David Turnbull59'M6.3
- 30Harry TyrerG6.6
- 41M. TurnerG6.6
- 23C. ScanlonD6.2
- 45Cian AshfordF6.5
- 44Ronan Kpakio90+2'D6.3
- 33R. TankiewiczM6.6
- 43P. MorenoM6.6
Team statistics
Bolton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G. Bazunu | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 |
| Thierry Gale | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Eoin Toal | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Samuel Dalby | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Max Conway | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 6.9 |
| Gaizka Larrazabal | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Davies | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Thelonius Bair | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Joshua Sheehan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Atsuki Ito | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ruben Rodrigues | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Samuel Iling-Junior | 45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ryan Hardie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ethan Erhahon | 83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jayden Nelson | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Kyliane Dong | 75 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.1 |
| John McAtee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Xavier Simons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jack Bonham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Akinlolu Famewo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nathan Trott | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Joel Bagan | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Christopher Willock | 74 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Gabriel Osho | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Callum Robinson | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Cian Ashford | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Krystian Bielik | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Ollie Tanner | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.4 |
| David Turnbull | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Ronan Kpakio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Perry Ng | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.2 |
| C. Scanlon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Joel Colwill | 59 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Yousef Salech | 75 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Alexander Robertson | 89 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Jack Moylan | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| M. Turner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Harry Tyrer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| R. Tankiewicz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| P. Moreno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |