Reading 0-1 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 18 August 2018

Result

Reading 0-1 Bolton Wanderers

Championship · Saturday 18 August 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Reading 0-1 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Reading were beaten by Bolton Wanderers 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 18 August 2018. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Yanic Wildschut of Bolton Wanderers in the 48th minute.

Discipline: Reading received 2 yellow cards; Bolton Wanderers received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Reading were 24th on 0 points from 2 and Bolton Wanderers 7th on 4 points from 2. Reading went on to finish that season 20th with 47 points, and Bolton Wanderers 23rd with 32.

Reading lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bolton Wanderers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Liam Kelly of Reading (7.5), level with Ben Alnwick (7.5).

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

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Yellow card · D. WheaterBolton Wanderers
  • 25'Yellow card · Tyler BlackettReading
  • 48'Goal · Yanic WildschutBolton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 65'Yellow card · Liam KellyReading

Head-to-head

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

Team news

Reading line-up (4-2-3-1)

Vito Mannone, Andy Yiadom, Paul McShane, Liam Moore, Tyler Blackett, Liam Kelly, David Meyler, Yakou Méïté, John Swift, Marc McNulty, Sam Baldock

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

Ben Alnwick, Paweł Olkowski, David Wheater, Mark Beevers, Andrew Taylor, Josh Vela, Jason Lowe, Luke Murphy, Craig Noone, Josh Magennis, Will Buckley