Bolton 1-0 Birmingham — EFL Championship, 22 Aug 2018
Bolton beat Birmingham 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 22 August 2018 at University of Bolton Stadium, Horwich. W. Buckley scored for Bolton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bolton have won 0 and Birmingham 4, 1 draw.
· kickoff·University of Bolton Stadium · Horwich·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 14'
- Half-time0-0
- 61'
- 62'out: Sammy Ameobi
- 71'
- 1-073'assist: Sammy Ameobi
- 75'
- 77'
- 81'
- 83'
- 85'
- 87'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.3
Top rated
Bolton
- 8.3Ben AlnwickG
- 7.7Mark BeeversD
- 7.7David WheaterD
- 7.6Paweł OlkowskiD
- 7.5Joshua MagennisF
- 7.4Will BuckleyM
- 7.2Jason LoweM
- 7.2Sammy AmeobiM
- 6.9Andrew TaylorD
- 6.5Clayton DonaldsonF
- 6.5Gary O'NeilM
- 6.3Craig NooneM
- 6.2Erhun OztumerM
- 6.1Yanic WildschutF
Birmingham
- 7.8Maxime ColinD
- 7.2JotaM
- 6.9Omar BogleF
- 6.9Solomon-Otabor VivM
- 6.8Lee CampG
- 6.8Harlee DeanD
- 6.7Gary GardnerM
- 6.6Lukas JutkiewiczF
- 6.5Michael MorrisonD
- 6.5Ché AdamsF
- 6.2Maikel KieftenbeldM
- 6.1Kristian PedersenD
- 5.9Jacques MaghomaM
Line-ups
Birmingham4-4-2
Bolton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
BoltonJ. Phillips
Substitutes
- 20R. MatthewsG
- 2M. LittleD
- 18M. WilsonD
- 10Sammy Ameobi62'M7.2
- 11W. Buckley73'61'M7.4
- 6J. VelaM
- 8C. Donaldson85'F6.5
BirminghamG. Monk
Substitutes
- 27Connal TruemanG
- 45Wesley HardingD
- 4M. RobertsD
- 9Ché Adams77'F6.5
- 31Charlie LakinM
- 7C. MahoneyM
- 22V. Solomon-Otabor81'M6.9
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
9Total shots17
4Shots on target6
4Shots off target5
1Blocked shots6
3Corners10
2Offsides1
11Fouls15
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
6Goalkeeper saves4
357Total passes370
224Accurate passes241
63%Pass accuracy65%
Bolton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Alnwick | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 8.3 |
| Mark Beevers | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 |
| David Wheater | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Paweł Olkowski | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 7.6 |
| Joshua Magennis | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Will Buckley | 29 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Jason Lowe | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 28 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Andrew Taylor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Clayton Donaldson | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Gary O'Neil | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Craig Noone | 62 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Erhun Oztumer | 85 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Yanic Wildschut | 61 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.1 |
Birmingham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Colin | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.8 |
| Jota | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | 7.2 |
| Omar Bogle | 90 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Solomon-Otabor Viv | 9 | – | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Lee Camp | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Harlee Dean | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Gary Gardner | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | 77 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Michael Morrison | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ché Adams | 13 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Kristian Pedersen | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Jacques Maghoma | 81 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5.9 |
Recent Form
BoltonWDWWL
- W18 Aug 18AReading1-0
- D11 Aug 18HBristol City2-2
- W04 Aug 18AWest Brom2-1
- W06 May 18HNottingham Forest3-2
- L28 Apr 18ABurton Albion0-2
Head-to-head
- 03 Apr 18Bolton0-1Birmingham
- 15 Aug 17Birmingham0-0Bolton
- 23 Feb 16Birmingham1-0Bolton
- 20 Oct 15Bolton0-1Birmingham
- 02 May 15Bolton0-1Birmingham
- 18 Oct 14Birmingham0-1Bolton
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2018/19
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Blackburn | 46 | -5 | 60 |
| 16 | Stoke City | 46 | -7 | 55 |
| 17 | Birmingham | 46 | +6 | 52 |
| 18 | Wigan | 46 | -13 | 52 |
| 19 | QPR | 46 | -18 | 51 |
| 21 | Millwall | 46 | -16 | 44 |
| 22 | Rotherham | 46 | -31 | 40 |
| 23 | Bolton | 46 | -49 | 32 |
| 24 | Ipswich | 46 | -41 | 31 |
Before and after
Bolton
- Previous: Reading 0-1 Bolton, 18 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Bolton 0-3 Sheffield Utd, 25 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
Birmingham
- Previous: Birmingham 0-0 Swansea, 17 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
- Next: Nottingham Forest 2-2 Birmingham, 25 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship
Data updated