Bolton vs Cardiff Live Score (12 Sep, 2026)
Match Events & Live Commentary
90'+5'
End Regular Time
Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0.
90'+2'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Cardiff City. Ronan Kpakio replaces Alex Robertson.
90'+2'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Cardiff City. Calum Scanlon replaces Joel Bagan.
90'+1'
🟨Yellow Card
Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
90'
⚽Goal - Header
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Bair with a cross.
90'+4'
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
90'+4'
Attempt saved. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Ollie Tanner with a cross.
90'+3'
Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
90'
Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
89'
Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'
Foul by Atsuki Ito (Bolton Wanderers).
87'
Attempt missed. Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a fast break.
86'
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Foul by Theo Bair (Bolton Wanderers).
86'
Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).
86'
Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'
Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan is caught offside.
83'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ryan Hardie replaces Ethan Erhahon.
82'
Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
81'
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gaizka Larrazabal.
80'
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
80'
Attempt saved. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Callum Robinson.
78'
🟨Yellow Card
Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78'
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
78'
Foul by Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers).
77'
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77'
Foul by Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers).
76'
Offside, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson is caught offside.
76'
Offside, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner is caught offside.
75'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jayden Nelson replaces Kyliane Dong.
75'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Yousef Salech.
74'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Chris Willock.
73'
Attempt saved. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Chris Willock.
71'
Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
70'
Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).
70'
Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67'
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
66'
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Max Conway.
66'
Attempt saved. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Perry Ng.
64'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Atsuki Ito replaces Rúben Rodrigues.
59'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Joel Colwill.
54'
🟨Yellow Card
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
45'
Start 2nd Half
Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 0, Cardiff City 0.
45'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Thierry Gale replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.
45'
↔Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Theo Bair replaces Sam Dalby.
45'+2'
Halftime
Halftime
42'
🟨Yellow Card
Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
37'
🟨Yellow Card
Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32'
🟨Yellow Card
Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
31'
🟨Yellow Card
Ben Davies (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Kickoff
First Half begins.
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Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Cardiff City 0.
Team Stats
CAR
BOL
59%
Possession
41%
10
Shots on Goal
5
17
Shots
7
13
Fouls Committed
16
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
10
Corners Won
2
4
Saves
10
Player Match Stats
| Player | APP | G | A | SH | SOG | FC | FS | YC | RC | SV | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 |
| Player | APP | G | A | SH | SOG | FC | FS | YC | RC | SV | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | |
11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
Head-to-Head
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BOL
Last Five Matches
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Swansea City | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 |  Queens Park Rangers | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 |  Charlton Athletic | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 |  Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Bristol City | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 7 |  West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 |  Birmingham City | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 9 |  Sheffield United | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 |
| 10 |  Millwall | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 11 |  Wrexham | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| 12 |  West Ham United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 5 |
| 13 |  Blackburn Rovers | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 |  Watford | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 5 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 4 |
| 16 |  Derby County | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 |  Lincoln City | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 |
| 18 |  Southampton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 3 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 3 |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 21 |  Portsmouth | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 3 |
| 22 |  Stoke City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 |  Burnley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 2 |
| 24 |  Preston North End | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 0 |
Promotion
Promotion Playoffs
Relegation
Cardiff City
Formation 4-2-3-1
VS
Bolton Wanderers
Formation 4-2-3-1
Cardiff City Squad Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Other
Bolton Wanderers Squad Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Other
Cardiff City
VS
Bolton Wanderers
Match Statistics
13
Fouls
16
2
Yellow Cards
5
0
Red Cards
0
7
Offsides
3
10
Corner Kicks
2
4
Saves
10
59.2
Possession
40.8
17
SHOTS
7
10
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
399
Accurate Passes
250
483
Passes
339
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
2
24
Crosses
8
0.3
Cross %
0.3
58
Long Balls
72
32
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.6
Long Balls %
0.3
5
Blocked Shots
1
6
Effective Tackles
18
12
Tackles
28
0.5
Tackle %
0.6
3
Interceptions
12
13
Effective Clearances
29
13
Clearances
29