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 | ||||
| Daniel IversenG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam LindsayCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan StoreyCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew HughesLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pol ValentínRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Callum LangAM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan ThompsonLM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alistair McCannRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Milutin OsmajicF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Delano BurgzorgAM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfie DevineAM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Lee Nicholls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Thierry Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Moran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Odeluga Offiah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Gryba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jusef Erabi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Nolan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leo Leroy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrija Vukcevic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
