Sunderland 3-3 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 31 October 2017

Result

Sunderland 3-3 Bolton Wanderers

Championship · Tuesday 31 October 2017, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

Sunderland · Bolton Wanderers · Championship predictions

Sunderland 3-3 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Sunderland drew with Bolton Wanderers 3-3 in the Championship on Tuesday 31 October 2017. The half-time score was 1-1.

Sammy Ameobi opened the scoring in the 32nd minute. Sunderland's goals came from Lewis Grabban (45'), Lewis Grabban (57') and Paddy McNair (79'). Bolton Wanderers scored through Sammy Ameobi (32'), Gary Madine (60') and Karl Henry (67').

Discipline: Sunderland received 1 yellow card; Bolton Wanderers received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Sunderland were 23rd on 9 points from 14 and Bolton Wanderers 24th on 7 points from 14. Sunderland went on to finish that season 24th with 37 points, and Bolton Wanderers 21st with 43.

Sunderland lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bolton Wanderers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lewis Grabban of Sunderland (8.6), ahead of Gary Madine (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Sunderland wins, 2 draws and 2 for Bolton Wanderers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Goal · Sammy AmeobiBolton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 45'Goal · Lewis GrabbanSunderland · 1-1
  • 57'Goal · Lewis GrabbanSunderland · 2-1
  • 60'Goal · Gary MadineBolton Wanderers · 2-2
  • 67'Goal · Karl HenryBolton Wanderers · 2-3
  • 79'Goal · Paddy McNairSunderland · 3-3
  • 84'Yellow card · Lewis GrabbanSunderland

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sunderland 6, draws 2, Bolton Wanderers 2.

Team news

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

Robbin Ruiter, Bryan Oviedo, John O'Shea, Adam Matthews, Marc Wilson, Jonathan Williams, Callum McManaman, Didier Ndong, Aiden McGeady, Darron Gibson, Lewis Grabban

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

Ben Alnwick, Mark Little, Mark Beevers, Antonee Robinson, David Wheater, Josh Vela, Sammy Ameobi, Adam Armstrong, Darren Pratley, Karl Henry, Gary Madine