Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Leyton Orient: result and report
League One · Saturday 24 January 2026
Result
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Leyton Orient
League One · Saturday 24 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Leyton Orient: match report
Bolton Wanderers defeated Leyton Orient 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 24 January 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Thierry Gale opened the scoring in the 46th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goals came from Thierry Gale (46') and Mason Burstow (90+1', penalty). Leyton Orient scored through Theodore Archibald (49').
Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards; Leyton Orient received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 5th on 43 points from 27 and Leyton Orient 16th on 32 points from 26. Bolton Wanderers went on to finish that season 3rd with 84 points, and Leyton Orient 20th with 52.
Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Leyton Orient in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ethan Erhahon of Bolton Wanderers (7.5), ahead of Eoin Toal (7.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Bolton Wanderers wins, 1 draw and 1 for Leyton Orient.
Key events
- 13'Yellow card · J. Osei-Tutu
- 29'Yellow card · Azeem Abdulai
- 33'Yellow card · Cyrus Christie
- 46'Goal · Thierry Gale
- 49'Goal · Theodore Archibald
- 55'Yellow card · Richie Wellens
- 70'Yellow card · J. McAtee
- 90+1'Penalty goal · Mason Burstow
Head-to-head
Team news
Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jack Bonham, J. Osei-Tutu, Eoin Toal, George Johnston, Max Conway, Xavier Simons, Ethan Erhahon, Amario Cozier-Duberry, John McAtee, Thierry Gale, Sam Dalby
Leyton Orient line-up (3-4-2-1)
Killian Cahill, Tom James, Kaelan Casey, Jack Simpson, Demetri Mitchell, Tyreeq Bakinson, Azeem Abdullah, Theo Archibald, Charlie Wellens, Ollie O'Neill, Dom Ballard