Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Reading: result and report

League One · Saturday 21 September 2024

Result

Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Reading

League One · Saturday 21 September 2024, 14:00 UTC · half-time 4-1

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Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Reading: match report

Bolton Wanderers beat Reading 5-2 in the League One on Saturday 21 September 2024. The half-time score was 4-1.

Josh Sheehan opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Bolton Wanderers's goals came from Josh Sheehan (12'), Dion Charles (21', penalty), Dion Charles (34'), Dion Charles (45+4', penalty) and Kyle Dempsey (87'). Reading scored through Ben Elliott (41') and Sam Smith (57', penalty).

Discipline: Bolton Wanderers received 6 yellow cards; Reading received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bolton Wanderers were 21st on 4 points from 5 and Reading 13th on 7 points from 5. Bolton Wanderers went on to finish that season 8th with 68 points, and Reading 7th with 75.

Bolton Wanderers lined up in a 3-5-2 and Reading in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Dion Charles of Bolton Wanderers (9.5), ahead of Kyle Dempsey (7.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Bolton Wanderers wins, 5 draws and 3 for Reading.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · Lewis WingReading
  • 12'Goal · Josh SheehanBolton Wanderers · 1-0
  • 16'Yellow card · Ricardo SantosBolton Wanderers
  • 21'Penalty goal · Dion CharlesBolton Wanderers · 2-0
  • 34'Goal · Dion CharlesBolton Wanderers · 3-0
  • 41'Goal · Ben ElliottReading · 3-1
  • 45+4'Penalty goal · Dion CharlesBolton Wanderers · 4-1
  • 57'Penalty goal · Sam SmithReading · 4-2
  • 71'Yellow card · Harvey KnibbsReading
  • 81'Yellow card · Nathan BaxterBolton Wanderers
  • 87'Goal · Kyle DempseyBolton Wanderers · 5-2
  • 88'Yellow cardBolton Wanderers
  • 88'Yellow card · Randell WilliamsBolton Wanderers
  • 90+1'Yellow cardBolton Wanderers
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Scott ArfieldBolton Wanderers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bolton Wanderers 2, draws 5, Reading 3.

Team news

Bolton Wanderers line-up (3-5-2)

Nathan Baxter, Eoin Toal, Ricardo Santos, George Johnston, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Jay Matete, Josh Sheehan, George Thomason, Szabolcs Schön, Dion Charles, Victor Adeboyejo

Reading line-up (4-3-3)

David Button, Michael Craig, Amadou Mbengue, Tyler Bindon, Jeriel Dorsett, Ben Elliott, Lewis Wing, Harvey Knibbs, Chem Campbell, Sam Smith, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan