Bolton 2–1 Preston

EFL Championship 2026/27 Matchweek 1 · 15 Aug 2026

Bolton vs Preston in the EFL Championship 2026/27.

At Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton.

Referee: Adam Herczeg, England.

Bolton beat Preston 2–1. S. Dalby opened the scoring for Bolton after 14 minutes. T. Gale made it 2–0 after 25 minutes, and that was the winner.

Goalscorers

• Bolton: S. Dalby 14', T. Gale 25'
• Preston: J. Erabi 86'

Bolton starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 1 J. Bonham (G)
• 27 L. Stephenson (D)
• 3 C. Forino-Joseph (D)
• 14 A. Famewo (D)
• 25 M. Conway (D)
• 8 J. Sheehan (M)
• 21 E. Erhahon (M)
• 22 G. Larrazabal (M)
• 45 J. McAtee (M)
• 11 T. Gale (M)
• 10 S. Dalby (F)

Preston starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 1 D. Iversen (G)
• 2 P. Valentin (D)
• 14 J. Storey (D)
• 6 L. Lindsay (D)
• 16 A. Hughes (D)
• 8 A. McCann (M)
• 15 J. Thompson (M)
• 7 A. Devine (M)
• 10 C. Lang (M)
• 37 D. Burgzorg (M)
• 28 M. Osmajic (F)

Match events

• 13′ Preston: Yellow Card, Ali McCann
• 14′ Bolton: Normal Goal, S. Dalby
• 25′ Bolton: Normal Goal, T. Gale, J. McAtee
• 27′ Preston: Yellow Card, Jordan Thompson
• 42′ Preston: Yellow Card, Pol Valentín
• 48′ Bolton: Yellow Card, Josh Sheehan
• 64′ Preston: Substitution, O. Offiah, P. Valentin
• 64′ Preston: Substitution, L. Leroy, J. Thompson
• 64′ Preston: Substitution, J. Erabi, C. Lang
• 75′ Bolton: Substitution, S. Iling Junior, G. Larrazabal
• 75′ Bolton: Substitution, R. Hardie, J. McAtee
• 79′ Preston: Substitution, A. Vukcevic, A. Hughes
• 79′ Preston: Substitution, T. Small, D. Burgzorg
• 82′ Bolton: Substitution, E. Toal, M. Conway
• 85′ Bolton: Substitution, L. Brunt, L. Stephenson
• 85′ Bolton: Substitution, K. Dong, T. Gale
• 86′ Preston: Normal Goal, J. Erabi, A. Vukcevic
• 88′ Bolton: Yellow Card, Chris Forino

Match statistics