Bolton vs Middlesbrough — Championship
Championship Fri, 23 Oct 2026 Finished Bolton 
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Middlesbrough Match facts
- Kick-off
- Fri 23 Oct, 22:00 UTC
- Competition
- Championship · England
- Round
- Regular Season - 12
- Stadium
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich
- Referee
- Simon Hooper
Key events
Bolton Timeline Middlesbrough
- 13'
Aidan Morris
Amario Cozier-Duberry
- 31'
will lankshear
Tommy Conway
- 39'
Lewis Brunt
Own goal
- 45'
Akin Famewo
Max Conway
- 45'
Ruben Rodrigues
Atsuki Ito
- 45+2'
Thelonius Bair
Gaizka Larrazabal
- 55'
Thelonius Bair
Sam Dalby
- 55'
Ethan Erhahon
Ryan Hardie
- 63'
Josh Sheehan
Yellow card
- 69'
Tommy Conway
Max Arfsten
- 73'
Amario Cozier-Duberry
Riley McGree
- 74'
Kyliane Dong
Xavier Simons
- 78'
will lankshear
Riley McGree
- 79'
Riley McGree
Leo Castledine
- 79'
Amario Cozier-Duberry
Jeremy Sarmiento
- 79'
will lankshear
Kyle Joseph
- 86'
Sebastian Berhalter
Myles Peart-Harris
Lineups
Bolton 4-2-3-1Starting lineup
- 31 G. Bazunu G
- 22 Gaizka Larrazabal D
- 18 E. Toal D
- 5 L. Brunt D
- 14 A. Famewo D
- 8 J. Sheehan M
- 21 E. Erhahon M
- 7 K. Dong M
- 20 Ruben Rodrigues M
- 11 T. Gale M
- 9 T. Bair F
Substitute players
- 1 J. Bonham G
- 25 M. Conway D
- 10 S. Dalby F
- 6 B. Davies D
- 39 R. Hardie F
- 16 S. Iling-Junior F
- 17 A. Ito M
- 4 X. Simons M
- 27 Luca Stephenson M
Middlesbrough 4-2-3-1Starting lineup
- 1 R. Vítek G
- 2 C. Brittain D
- 4 A. Phillips D
- 29 A. Malanda D
- 30 Neto Borges D
- 10 A. Morris M
- 6 S. Berhalter M
- 11 A. Cozier-Duberry M
- 8 R. McGree M
- 9 T. Conway M
- 7 W. Lankshear F
Substitute players
- 16 J. Sarmiento F
- 14 M. Peart-Harris M
- 22 K. Joseph F
- 19 Leo Castledine M
- 3 S. Byram D
- 31 S. Brynn G
- 18 C. Barron M
- 12 L. Ayling D
- 17 M. Arfsten D
Match statistics
Bolton Middlesbrough
0.94 expected_goals 4.19
308 Passes accurate 494
7 Shots insidebox 20
5 Shots outsidebox 11
3 Blocked Shots 11
9 Free Kicks 8
4 Shots on Goal 12
8 Goalkeeper Saves 3
5 Shots off Goal 8
367 Total passes 557
12 Total Shots 31
1 Yellow Cards 0
2 Corner Kicks 12
0 Offsides 4
9 Fouls 9
0 Red Cards 0
39% Ball Possession 61%
Player ratings
Middlesbrough
- 9.2 W. Lankshear 2 goals · 79'
- 8.8 A. Cozier-Duberry 1 goal · 1 assist · 79'
- 8.6 R. McGree 2 assists · 79'
- 8.2 A. Morris 1 goal · 90'
- 7.7 T. Conway 1 assist · 69'
Bolton
- 7.5 T. Bair 1 goal · 55'
- 7.2 G. Bazunu 90'
- 6.8 R. Hardie 35'
- 6.5 Gaizka Larrazabal 1 assist · 90'
- 6.4 Ruben Rodrigues 45'
Prediction
BoltonDrawMiddlesbrough
Double chance : draw or Middlesbrough
Head to head
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
3–0 FT
Bolton Bolton Bolton Bolton
1–3 FT
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Bolton Bolton
0–2 FT
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
2–0 FT
Bolton Bolton Middlesbrough Middlesbrough
2–0 FT
Bolton Bolton Bolton Bolton
0–3 FT
Middlesbrough Middlesbrough Table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Birmingham | 15 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 11 | 29 |
| 3 |  Stoke City | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 4 |  Wolves | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 15 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 |  Swansea | 15 | 4 | 26 |
| 7 |  Southampton | 15 | 14 | 24 |
| 8 |  QPR | 15 | 6 | 24 |
| 9 |  West Ham | 15 | 14 | 23 |
| 10 |  Sheffield Utd | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 15 | 2 | 22 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 15 | 8 | 21 |
| 13 |  Blackburn | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 |  Cardiff | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 |  Wrexham | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Millwall | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 |  Bristol City | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 |  Watford | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 |  Lincoln | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 |  Derby | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 |  Preston | 15 | -17 | 8 |