Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End

Championship

Bolton

1-0-0

2-1

Final

Preston

0-0-1

Toughsheet Community Stadium

Match pulse

BOLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'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').

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2

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ESPN · Aug 7

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Recap · Dec 29

Wrexham inches closer to playoff spots with win over Preston

Recap · Dec 9

10-man Preston bag last minute draw to frustrate Coventry

ESPN · Nov 7

Preston slam FA ban on Osmajic for alleged racist comments

ESPN · Jul 13

Preston vs Liverpool: Diogo Jota remembered with poignant tributes

ESPN · Jul 11

Liverpool vs. Preston to go ahead with Diogo Jota tributes

ESPN · Jun 27

Liverpool sign goalkeeper Freddie Woodman from Preston

Lineups

Preston24th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Daniel IversenG
2Liam LindsayCD-L
3Jordan StoreyCD-R
4Andrew HughesLB
5Pol ValentínRB
6Callum LangAM
7Jordan ThompsonLM
8Alistair McCannRM
9Milutin OsmajicF
10Delano BurgzorgAM-L
11Alfie DevineAM-R

Bolton17th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1Jack BonhamG
2Akin FamewoCD-L
3Christian Forino JosephCD-R
4Max ConwayLB
5Luca StephensonRB
6John McateeAM
7Ethan ErhahonLM
8Josh SheehanRM
9Sam DalbyF
10Thierry GaleAM-L
11Gaizka LarrazabalAM-R

Head to head

PNE leads series 2-0-3

Last meeting: Preston 0, Bolton 0 (Jul 30)

Last 5

PNE

L@ BOL1-2

BOL

Wvs PNE2-1

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Game info

Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, England · Attendance 26,262
Officials: Adam Herczeg (Referee)

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