Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Cardiff City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 12 September 2026

Result

Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Cardiff City

Championship · Saturday 12 September 2026, 11:30 UTC · Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton · half-time 0-0

Bolton Wanderers · Cardiff City · Championship predictions

Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Cardiff City: match report

Bolton Wanderers beat Cardiff City 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 12 September 2026 at Toughsheet Community Stadium. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Thierry Gale of Bolton Wanderers in the 90th minute.

Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 5 yellow cards; Cardiff City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 21st on 4 points from 6 and Cardiff City 20th on 4 points from 6. In the current table Bolton Wanderers are 16th on 17 points and Cardiff City are 18th on 14 points.

Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Gavin Bazunu of Bolton Wanderers (9.6), ahead of Max Conway (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Bolton Wanderers wins, 1 draw and 4 for Cardiff City.

Going into the match Bolton Wanderers's last five read L-L-L-L-D and Cardiff City's D-L-L-D-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 31'Yellow card · Ben DaviesBolton Wanderers
  • 32'Yellow card · Kyliane DongBolton Wanderers
  • 37'Yellow card · Samuel Iling-JuniorBolton Wanderers
  • 42'Yellow card · Joel ColwillCardiff City
  • 54'Yellow card · Perry NgCardiff City
  • 78'Yellow card · Jayden NelsonBolton Wanderers
  • 90'Goal · Thierry GaleBolton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Thierry GaleBolton Wanderers

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
16Bolton Wanderers145271926-717WDLLW
18Cardiff City133551920-114LWDWL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bolton Wanderers 5, draws 1, Cardiff City 4.

Team news

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Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Gavin Bazunu, Gaizka Larrazabal, Eoin Toal, Ben Davies, Max Conway, Josh Sheehan, Ethan Erhahon, Samuel Iling-Junior, Rúben Rodrigues, Kyliane Dong, Sam Dalby

Cardiff City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Nathan Trott, Perry Ng, Krystian Bielik, Gabriel Osho, Joel Bagan, Alex Robertson, Joel Colwill, Ollie Tanner, Jack Moylan, Chris Willock, Yousef Salech

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