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Preston North End

23rd · 1-1-6 · 4 pts · -7

Ugh, no.

Preston North End lost to Bolton Wanderers

0-0-1 1 – 2

1-0-0

FT · Sat, Aug 15

Match Details

Toughsheet Community Stadium (Manchester) · 26,262 fans · Paramount+

Commentary

·Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 1.
90'+5'Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 1.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jusef Erabi.
90'+4'Attempt missed. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
90'+2'Handball by Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers).
90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
89'Attempt missed. Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Leroy with a cross following a set piece situation.
88'Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
88'Foul by Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers).
88'Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
87'Foul by Ryan Hardie (Bolton Wanderers).
87'Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Line Score

	1	2	T
PNE	0	1	1
BOL	2	0	2

Match Leaders

Preston North End

JE Jusef Erabi · 1Goals
AD Alfie Devine · 2Total Shots
DI Daniel Iversen · 3Saves
AM Alistair McCann · 7Defensive Interventions
AM Alistair McCann · 37Accurate Passes

Bolton Wanderers

SD Sam Dalby · 1Goals
JS Josh Sheehan · 4Total Shots
JB Jack Bonham · 2Saves
CF Christian Forino Joseph · 12Defensive Interventions
JS Josh Sheehan · 43Accurate Passes

League Table · 2026-27 English League Championship

	Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1	Swansea	8	5	2	1	+7	17
2	West Ham	8	4	3	1	+11	15
3	Boro	8	4	3	1	+4	15
4	Wolves	7	4	2	1	+5	14
5	West Brom	8	4	2	2	+2	14
6	QPR	8	3	4	1	+3	13
7	Stoke	8	4	1	3	+1	13
8	Bristol City	8	4	1	3	-1	13
9	Charlton	8	3	3	2	-3	12
10	Birmingham	8	2	5	1	+1	11
11	Millwall	8	3	2	3	0	11
12	Lincoln City	8	3	2	3	-1	11
13	Southampton	8	4	2	2	+9	10
14	Wrexham	8	2	4	2	-3	10
15	Bolton	8	3	1	4	-4	10
16	Blackburn	8	2	3	3	0	9
17	Norwich City	8	3	0	5	-1	9
18	Sheffield Utd	8	2	3	3	-2	9
19	Portsmouth	7	2	2	3	-1	8
20	Watford	8	2	2	4	-3	8
21	Cardiff	8	1	4	3	-2	7
22	Derby	8	1	2	5	-7	5
23	Preston	8	1	1	6	-7	4
24	Burnley	8	0	4	4	-8	4

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Key Events

88'Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

86'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 1. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.

85'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Lewis Brunt replaces Luca Stephenson.

85'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Kyliane Dong replaces Thierry Gale.

82'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Eoin Toal replaces Max Conway.

79'Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Delano Burgzorg.

79'Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Andrew Hughes.

75'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Samuel Iling-Junior replaces Gaizka Larrazabal.

75'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ryan Hardie replaces John McAtee.

64'Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Pol Valentín.

64'Substitution, Preston North End. Jusef Erabi replaces Callum Lang.

63'Substitution, Preston North End. Léo Leroy replaces Jordan Thompson.

48'Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

42'Pol Valentín (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

27'Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

25'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Preston North End 0. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McAtee following a fast break.

14'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Preston North End 0. Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

13'Ali McCann (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.