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Bolton vs Boro: match report

Bolton Wanderers hosted Middlesbrough at Toughsheet Community Stadium on Friday 23 October 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 12). Bolton are without 1 player (Chris Forino-Joseph); Boro are missing 3 (David Strelec, Rokas Pukštas, Alfie Jones). Simon Hooper is the referee, averaging 4.4 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.9.

Result and scorers

Bolton 1-5 Boro. Goals: Aidan Morris 13' for Boro; Will Lankshear 31' for Boro; Lewis Brunt 39' (own goal) for Boro; Thelonius Bair 45'+2' for Bolton; Amario Cozier-Duberry 73' for Boro; Will Lankshear 78' for Boro. Attendance: 26,257.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 13' Goal: Aidan Morris (Boro) 0-1
  • 31' Goal: Will Lankshear (Boro) 0-2
  • 39' Own goal: Lewis Brunt (Boro) 0-3
  • 45'+2' Goal: Thelonius Bair (Bolton) 1-3
  • 63' Yellow card: Josh Sheehan (Bolton)
  • 73' Goal: Amario Cozier-Duberry (Boro) 1-4
  • 78' Goal: Will Lankshear (Boro) 1-5
Match stats (contains the result)
39.3%Possession60.7%
12Shots31
4Shots on target12
2Corners12
9Fouls9
0Offsides4
8Saves3
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Bolton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Steven Schumacher

  1. 31 Gavin Bazunu GK
  2. 22 Gaizka Larrazabal DEF
  3. 18 Eoin Toal DEF
  4. 5 Lewis Brunt DEF
  5. 14 Akin Famewo DEF
  6. 8 Josh Sheehan MID
  7. 21 Ethan Erhahon MID
  8. 7 Kyliane Dong FWD
  9. 20 Rúben Rodrigues MID
  10. 11 Thierry Gale FWD
  11. 9 Thelonius Bair FWD

Bench

  • 25 Max Conway DEF
  • 17 Atsuki Ito MID
  • 10 Sam Dalby FWD
  • 39 Ryan Hardie FWD
  • 4 Xavier Simons MID
  • 1 Jack Bonham GK
  • 6 Ben Davies DEF
  • 27 Luca Stephenson MID
  • 16 Samuel Iling-Junior FWD

Boro 4-2-3-1

Coach: Kim Hellberg

  1. 1 Radek Vítek GK
  2. 2 Callum Brittain DEF
  3. 4 Ashley Phillips DEF
  4. 29 Adilson Malanda DEF
  5. 30 Neto Borges DEF
  6. 10 Aidan Morris MID
  7. 6 Sebastian Berhalter MID
  8. 11 Amario Cozier-Duberry FWD
  9. 8 Riley McGree MID
  10. 9 Tommy Conway FWD
  11. 7 Will Lankshear FWD

Bench

  • 17 Max Arfsten DEF
  • 19 Leo Castledine MID
  • 22 Kyle Joseph FWD
  • 16 Jeremy Sarmiento FWD
  • 14 Myles Peart-Harris MID
  • 31 Solomon Brynn GK
  • 12 Luke Ayling DEF
  • 3 Sam Byram DEF
  • 18 Connor Barron MID

Injuries and suspensions

Bolton

  • Chris Forino-Joseph injury, back Early November 2026

Boro

  • David Strelec injury, back Early November 2026
  • Rokas Pukštas injury, back Early November 2026
  • Alfie Jones injury, back Early November 2026
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 29 August 2023: Bolton Wanderers 1-3 Middlesbrough
  • Tuesday 9 April 2019: Bolton Wanderers 0-2 Middlesbrough
  • Wednesday 19 September 2018: Middlesbrough 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
  • Tuesday 26 December 2017: Middlesbrough 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
  • Saturday 9 September 2017: Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Middlesbrough