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Championship 2026/27

Bolton Wanderers lineup

18th in the Championship 14 points Most-used formation: 4-2-3-1 WLWDL

Predicted lineup for Bolton Wanderers

Next match: Bolton Wanderers vs Bristol City,

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Bolton Wanderers 4-2-3-1
31 Bazunu
14 Famewo
5 Brunt
18 Toal
22 Larrazabal
4 Simons
8 Sheehan
11 Gale
20 Rodrigues
7 Dong
9 Bair or Dalby

Predicted lineup for Bolton Wanderers: Bazunu, Famewo, Brunt, Toal, Larrazabal, Simons, Sheehan, Gale, Rodrigues, Dong, Bair

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Played 12 4W 2D 6L
Goals for 16 1.3 per match on average
Goals against 23 1.9 per match on average
Goal difference -7 14 points
Clean sheets 3 failed to score in 4
xG 17.88 below expectation

Home and away

Per match Home Away Total
Points 1.00 1.33 1.17
Goals for 1.17 1.50 1.33
Goals against 2.00 1.83 1.92
xG for 1.77 1.21 1.49
xG against 1.64 1.63 1.64
Corners 6.2 4.0 5.1
Cards 1.5 2.2 1.8
Clean sheets 17% 33% 25%

Stats

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Goals

  1. 1 Sam Dalby 4
  2. 2 Thierry Gale 3
  3. 3 Theo Bair 2
  4. 4 Atsuki Ito 2
  5. 5 Rúben Rodrigues 1

Assists

  1. 1 Gaizka Larrazabal 3
  2. 2 Rúben Rodrigues 1
  3. 3 Theo Bair 1
  4. 4 John Mcatee 1
  5. 5 Thierry Gale 1

Key passes

  1. 1 Rúben Rodrigues 21
  2. 2 Gaizka Larrazabal 16
  3. 3 Josh Sheehan 15
  4. 4 Max Conway 11
  5. 5 Thierry Gale 9

Duels won

  1. 1 Sam Dalby 68
  2. 2 Max Conway 57
  3. 3 Chris Forino 46
  4. 4 Lewis Brunt 40
  5. 5 Akin Famewo 38

Shots on target

  1. 1 Sam Dalby 8
  2. 2 Josh Sheehan 8
  3. 3 Rúben Rodrigues 6
  4. 4 Thierry Gale 6
  5. 5 Samuel Iling-Junior 5

Rating

  1. 1 Chris Forino 7.20
  2. 2 Jack Bonham 7.18
  3. 3 Gavin Bazunu 7.02
  4. 4 Josh Sheehan 6.90
  5. 5 Sam Dalby 6.89

Team stats

How the team has performed across all matches played.

  • xG for17.88
  • Actual goals scored16
  • Difference -1.88
  • xG against19.65
  • Passes per match405
  • Possession49.3%

Bolton Wanderers squad

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# Player Position MP Min Goals Assists Passes Pass % Rating
31 Gavin Bazunu Age 24 · Republic of Ireland Goalkeeper 7 630 0 0 282 60.6% 7.0
1 Jack Bonham Age 33 · Republic of Ireland Goalkeeper 5 450 0 0 208 62.0% 7.2
42 David Harrington Age 26 · Republic of Ireland Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
13 Nathan Broome Age 23 · England Goalkeeper 0 0 0 0 0 - -
25 Max Conway Age 23 · England Defender 11 703 0 1 373 82.8% 6.5
18 Eoin Toal Age 27 · Northern Ireland Defender 8 638 0 0 318 89.3% 6.5
5 Lewis Brunt Age 25 · England Defender 8 586 0 0 289 87.2% 6.6
14 Akin Famewo Age 27 · England Defender 8 577 0 0 303 81.8% 6.5
3 Chris Forino Age 26 · England Defender 6 540 0 0 295 89.2% 7.2
6 Ben Davies Age 31 · England Defender 6 487 0 0 257 87.5% 6.6
27 Luca Stephenson Age 23 · England Defender 2 175 0 0 59 76.3% 6.3
29 Cyrus Christie Age 34 · Republic of Ireland Defender 0 0 0 0 0 - -
8 Josh Sheehan Age 31 · Wales Midfielder 12 1076 1 0 629 85.5% 6.9
22 Gaizka Larrazabal Age 28 · Spain Midfielder 11 836 1 3 328 76.8% 6.4
11 Thierry Gale Age 24 · Barbados Midfielder 12 829 3 1 219 81.7% 6.9
21 Ethan Erhahon Age 25 · Scotland Midfielder 11 725 1 0 341 89.1% 6.8
45 John Mcatee Age 27 · England Midfielder 6 337 0 1 75 76.0% 6.5
4 Xavier Simons Age 23 · England Midfielder 6 261 1 0 119 85.7% 6.4
17 Atsuki Ito Age 28 · Japan Midfielder 6 247 2 0 58 82.8% 6.6
12 David Watson Age 21 · Scotland Midfielder 1 10 0 0 4 50.0% 6.5
10 Sam Dalby Age 26 · England Forward 12 860 4 0 164 59.8% 6.9
16 Samuel Iling-Junior Age 23 · England Forward 11 489 0 1 154 76.6% 6.5
7 Kyliane Dong Age 22 · France Forward 10 469 0 1 101 77.2% 6.3
20 Rúben Rodrigues Age 30 · Portugal Forward 9 461 1 1 167 77.2% 6.8
9 Theo Bair Age 27 · Canada Forward 7 222 2 1 43 74.4% 5.8
39 Ryan Hardie Age 29 · Scotland Forward 8 158 0 0 21 71.4% 6.4
26 Jayden Nelson Age 24 · Canada Forward 6 121 0 0 48 64.6% 6.5
35 Max Lott Age 19 · England Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -
36 Daeshon Lawrence Age 19 Forward 0 0 0 0 0 - -

Frequently asked questions

When do Bolton Wanderers play next?

Bolton Wanderers play at home against Bristol City on .

When will the lineup for Bolton Wanderers be announced?

The predicted lineup for Bolton Wanderers against Bristol City is shown above. The confirmed XI usually follows around an hour before kick-off.

Who is the first-choice goalkeeper for Bolton Wanderers?

Gavin Bazunu has started in goal in 5 of the last 5 matches.

Who is the top scorer for Bolton Wanderers?

Sam Dalby has scored 4 goals for Bolton Wanderers this season.

Which Bolton Wanderers players are injured or suspended?

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).