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Bolton vs Preston — EFL Championship Live Score

EFL Championship
Bolton
Preston
2 — 1
Status: Full timeKick-off: Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:30:00 UTCVenue: Macron Stadium, EnglandCountry: England

Bolton vs Preston live score and match details — EFL Championship. Real-time updates on SBK Scores.

EFL Championshipround 1
Full time
Bolton
Preston
Sam Dalby14'(1-0)Thierry Mikael Gale25'(2-0)
Jusef Erabi86'(2-1)
HT2 – 0
H1
2–0
H2
0–1
Saturday 15 August
12:30
Macron Stadium, England
EFL ChampionshipView Standings

Match summary

Match Events

0'
Kick-off
13'
Alistair McCann
Preston
14'
Sam Dalby• (1-0)
Bolton
25'
Thierry Mikael Gale• (2-0)
Bolton
27'
Jordan Thompson
Preston
42'
Pol Valentin
Preston
46'
+1 minute added
47'
HT• (2-0)
48'
Josh Sheehan
Bolton
63'
Jordan Thompson → Leo Leroy
Preston
63'
Callum Lang → Jusef Erabi
Preston
64'
Pol Valentin → Odeluga Offiah
Preston
75'
John Mcatee → Ryan Hardie
Bolton
75'
Gaizka Larrazabal → Samuel Iling
Bolton
79'
Andrew Hughes → Andrija Vukcevic
Preston
79'
Delano Burgzorg → Thierry Small
Preston
82'
Max Conway → Eoin Toal
Bolton
85'
Luca Stephenson → Lewis Brunt
Bolton
85'
Thierry Mikael Gale → Kyliane Dong
Bolton
86'
Jusef Erabi• (2-1)
Preston
88'
Christian Kai John Forino-Joseph
Bolton
91'
+4 minutes added
95'
FT• (2-1)

Match Information

CompetitionEFL Championship
Round1
Date15 August
Kick-off12:30
VenueMacron Stadium, England

Statistics

BOLPNE
Attacking
2Goals1
16Shots6
8Shots on Target4
8Shots off Target2
5Corner Kicks2
92Attacks80
59Dangerous Attacks42
Discipline
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
5Substitutions5

Lineups

Bolton

Starting XI11
  • 1Jack BonhamKE
  • 8Josh SheehanMF
  • 14Akin FamewoDF
  • 10Sam DalbyFW
  • 45John Mcatee↓ 74'FW
  • 21Ethan ErhahonMF
  • 22Gaizka Larrazabal↓ 74'DF
  • 11Thierry Mikael Gale↓ 84'FW
  • 25Max Conway↓ 81'MF
  • 27Luca Stephenson↓ 84'DF
  • 3Christian Kai John Forino-JosephDF
Substitutes5
  • 39Ryan Hardie↑ 74'
  • 5Lewis Brunt↑ 84'
  • 16Samuel Iling↑ 74'
  • 18Eoin Toal↑ 81'DF
  • 7Kyliane Dong↑ 84'FW
Bench4
  • 29Cyrus ChristieDF
  • 6Ben DaviesDF
  • 23David HarringtonKE
  • 12David WatsonMF
Inactive26

Kyle Dempsey, Corey Taylor, Jordi Osei-Tutu, George Johnston, Marcus Forss, Corey Blackett-Taylor, Luke Hutchinson, Nathan Broome, Richard Taylor, Xavier Simons, Joel Randall, Rúben Rodrigues, Robert Apter, Ibrahim Cissoko, Mason Burstow, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Johnny Kenny, Sam Inwood, Harley Irwin, Sean Hogan, Daeshon Lawrence, Charlie Warren, Oliver Smith, Sonny Sharples-Ahmed, Tobias Ritchie, Lewis Temple

Preston

Starting XI11
  • 16Andrew Hughes↓ 78'DF
  • 6Liam LindsayDF
  • 1Daniel IversenKE
  • 15Jordan Thompson↓ 62'MF
  • 14Jordan StoreyDF
  • 10Callum Lang↓ 62'FW
  • 8Alistair McCannMF
  • 37Delano Burgzorg↓ 78'
  • 28Milutin OsmajicFW
  • 2Pol Valentin↓ 63'DF
  • 7Alfie DevineMF
Substitutes5
  • 3Andrija Vukcevic↑ 78'DF
  • 27Leo Leroy↑ 62'
  • 24Odeluga Offiah↑ 63'DF
  • 11Thierry Small↑ 78'DF
  • 9Jusef Erabi↑ 62'ST
Bench4
  • 21Lee NichollsKE
  • 23Andrew MoranFW
  • 30George Gryba
  • 32Eddie Nolan
Inactive22

Eddie Nolan, David Cornell, Robert Brady, Michael Smith, Brad Potts, Jack Walton, Benjamin Whiteman, Jamal Lewis, Lewis Gibson, Lewis Dobbin, Harry Clarke, Kaedyn Kamara, James Pradic, Josh Seary, Kitt Nelson, Milos Lukovic, Daniel Jebbison, Kacper Pasiek, Max Wilson, Theo Carroll, Michael Ayodele, Li-Bau Stowell