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Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End: result, lineups and stats

Bolton Wanderers 18 · 14 points
2 - 1
Preston North End 24 · 5 points
  • 14' Sam Dalby
  • 25' Thierry Gale
  • 86' Jusef Erabi

Lineups Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End

Bolton Wanderers 4-2-3-1 · Steven Schumacher
1 Bonham
25 Conway
14 Famewo
3 Forino
27 Stephenson
21 Erhahon
8 Sheehan
11 Gale
45 Mcatee
22 Larrazabal
10 Dalby
  • 75' Samuel Iling-Junior Gaizka Larrazabal
  • 75' Ryan Hardie John Mcatee
  • 82' Eoin Toal Max Conway
  • 85' Lewis Brunt Luca Stephenson
  • 85' Kyliane Dong Thierry Gale

Lineup for Bolton Wanderers: Bonham, Conway, Famewo, Forino, Stephenson, Erhahon, Sheehan, Gale, Mcatee, Larrazabal, Dalby

Bench
  • 23 D. Harrington
  • 6 B. Davies
  • 5 L. Brunt 85'
  • 29 C. Christie
  • 18 E. Toal 82'
  • 12 D. Watson
  • 16 S. Iling Junior 75'
  • 39 R. Hardie 75'
  • 7 K. Dong 85'
Absentees Bolton Wanderers

Erhahon, Mcatee, Hardie (injured), Forino (doubtful), Nelson (unavailable)

Preston North End 4-2-3-1 · Paul Heckingbottom
1 Iversen
16 Hughes
6 Lindsay
14 Storey
2 Valentín
15 Thompson
8 McCann
37 Burgzorg
10 Lang
7 Devine
28 Osmajic
  • 64' Odeluga Offiah Pol Valentín
  • 64' Leo Leroy Jordan Thompson
  • 64' Jusef Erabi Callum Lang
  • 79' Andrija Vukcevic Andrew Hughes
  • 79' Thierr Small Delano Burgzorg

Lineup for Preston North End: Iversen, Hughes, Lindsay, Storey, Valentín, Thompson, McCann, Burgzorg, Lang, Devine, Osmajic

Bench
  • 21 L. Nicholls
  • 3 A. Vukcevic 79'
  • 24 O. Offiah 64'
  • 11 T. Small 79'
  • 32 E. Nolan
  • 23 A. Moran
  • 27 L. Leroy 64'
  • 9 J. Erabi 64'
  • 30 G. Gryba
Absentees Preston North End

McCann, Clarke, Gibbs (injured), Lindsay, Carroll (doubtful), Gibson (unavailable)

Stats Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End

Bolton Wanderers Match Preston North End
  • 1.10 xG 1.12
  • 55% Possession 45%
  • 15 Shots 10
  • 6 Shots on target 3
  • 9 Shots off target 4
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 12 Fouls 11
  • 3 Offsides 7
  • 2 Yellow cards 3
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Bolton Wanderers

  1. Sam Dalby 4 goals 0 assists
  2. Thierry Gale 3 goals 1 assists
  3. Gaizka Larrazabal 1 goals 3 assists
  4. Theo Bair 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Atsuki Ito 2 goals 0 assists

Preston North End

  1. Callum Lang 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Johnny Kenny 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Jordan Thompson 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Alfie Devine 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Delano Burgzorg 0 goals 2 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Bolton Wanderers

Player Starts Min. Form
Gavin Bazunu 5/5 450 mixed
Eoin Toal 5/5 450 mixed
Josh Sheehan 5/5 450 solid
Gaizka Larrazabal 5/5 440 mixed
Thierry Gale 5/5 375 mixed
Sam Dalby 3/5 311 strong
Ethan Erhahon 4/5 297 mixed
Lewis Brunt 3/3 270 mixed

Preston North End

Player Starts Min. Form
Daniel Iversen 5/5 450 poor
Jordan Storey 5/5 450 mixed
Andrew Hughes 5/5 450 mixed
Leo Leroy 5/5 427 poor
Alfie Devine 5/5 365 solid
Odeluga Offiah 4/5 361 poor
Jordan Thompson 4/4 360 poor
Andrija Vukcevic 4/4 341 poor

Team comparison

BOL home Per match PNE away
1.00 Points 0.17
1.17 Goals for 0.83
2.00 Goals against 2.50
1.77 xG for 1.18
1.64 xG against 2.00
6.2 Corners 3.0
LLWLL Home and away form LLDLL

Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End: head-to-head record

6 previous meetings
0 Bolton Wanderers 3 draws 3 Preston North End
  • Goals per match2.33
  • Both teams scored67%
  • Over 2.5 goals67%
  • Feb 2019 Bolton Wanderers 1 - 2 Preston North End
  • Sep 2018 Preston North End 2 - 2 Bolton Wanderers
  • Mar 2018 Bolton Wanderers 1 - 3 Preston North End
  • Nov 2017 Preston North End 0 - 0 Bolton Wanderers
  • Mar 2016 Bolton Wanderers 1 - 2 Preston North End
  • Oct 2015 Preston North End 0 - 0 Bolton Wanderers

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End?

Adam Herczeg refereed Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End.

Who is unavailable for Bolton Wanderers against Preston North End?

Bolton Wanderers are without Chris Forino (groin injury), Ethan Erhahon (thigh injury), John Mcatee (knee injury), Jayden Nelson (not registered) and Ryan Hardie (hamstring injury).

Who is unavailable for Preston North End against Bolton Wanderers?

Preston North End are without Liam Lindsay (injury), Theo Carroll (ankle injury), Ali McCann (hamstring injury), Harry Clarke (knee injury), Liam Gibbs (muscle injury) and Lewis Gibson (not registered).

What formation do Bolton Wanderers play?

Bolton Wanderers have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Schumacher.

What formation do Preston North End play?

Preston North End have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

How did the last meeting between Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End finish?

On 9 February 2019, Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End finished 1-2.

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