Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City

Championship

Bolton

2-1-4

1-0

Final

Cardiff

0-4-3

Toughsheet Community Stadium

Match pulse

BOLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'CAR

41%Possession59%

7Shots17

5On target10

2Corners10

10Saves4

16Fouls13

31'Ben DaviesBOL32'Kyliane DongBOL37'Samuel Iling-JuniorBOL42'Joel ColwillCAR54'Perry NgCAR78'Jayden NelsonBOL90'+1'Thierry GaleBOL

Team	1H	2H	T
BOL	0	1	1
CAR	0	0	0

Who won: Bolton 1-0

Bolton Wanderers beat Cardiff City 1-0 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Toughsheet Community Stadium. Goals for Bolton: Thierry Gale (90').

Play by play

Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0.
Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0.
90'+4'CAR
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
90'+4'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
C. Robinson
90'+3'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
O. Tanner
90'+2'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Robertson
Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Alex Robertson.
R. Kpakio
90'+2'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Bagan
Substitution, Cardiff City. Calum Scanlon replaces Joel Bagan.
C. Scanlon
90'+1'
Yellow card
Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
T. Gale
90'
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
GOAL90'
Goal! Header
T. Gale · ast T. Bair
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Bair with a cross.
BOL 1 - 0 CAR
89'
Free kick won
Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Foul
Foul by Atsuki Ito (Bolton Wanderers).
87'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
M. Conway
86'
Free kick won
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'BOL
Foul
Foul by Theo Bair (Bolton Wanderers).
86'
Foul
Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).
86'
Free kick won
Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'
Offside
Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan is caught offside.
83'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Erhahon
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ryan Hardie replaces Ethan Erhahon.
R. Hardie
82'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
O. Tanner
81'CAR
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gaizka Larrazabal.
80'CAR
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
80'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Callum Robinson.
C. Ashford
78'
Yellow card
Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Nelson
78'
Free kick won
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.