Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End
Match pulse
BOLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'PNE 
55%Possession45%
15Shots10
6On target3
5Corners2
2Saves3
12Fouls11
13'Alistair McCannPNE27'Jordan ThompsonPNE42'Pol ValentínPNE48'Josh SheehanBOL88'Christian Forino JosephBOL
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 BOL | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 PNE | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Who won: Bolton 2-1
Bolton Wanderers beat Preston North End 2-1 on Saturday, August 15, 2026 at Toughsheet Community Stadium. Goals for Bolton: Sam Dalby (14') and Thierry Gale (25'). Goals for Preston: Jusef Erabi (86').
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Jack BonhamG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Akin FamewoCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Forino JosephCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Max ConwayLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luca StephensonRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John McateeAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan ErhahonLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh SheehanRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam DalbyF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thierry GaleAM-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gaizka LarrazabalAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| David Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Iling-Junior | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eoin Toal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Brunt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Hardie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyliane Dong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Davies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Harrington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyrus Christie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
