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Bolton Wanderers vs Reading
20 Aug 2025, 20:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Tom ReevesLeague One 2025/2026 · 12 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Bolton WanderersMin
Reading- 16′
Mark O'Mahony
Yellowcard
Foul
- 43′
Charlie Savage
Yellowcard
Argument
- ⚽
Mason Burstow 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Amario Cozier-Duberry
Right foot shot
52′ - 59′⇄
Ben Elliott
Substitution
Off: Liam Fraser
- 65′
Kamari Doyle
Yellowcard
Foul
- 66′⇄
Mamadi Camará
Substitution
Off: Kamari Doyle
- ⇄
Thierry Gale
Substitution
Off: Ibrahim Cissoko
71′ - 74′
Daniel Kyerewaa
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⇄
S. Dalby
Substitution
Off: Mason Burstow
76′ - 78′
Derrick Williams
Yellowcard
Foul
- 80′⇄
Matty Jacob
Substitution
Off: Jeriel Dorsett
- 81′⇄
Andre Garcia
Substitution
Off: Daniel Kyerewaa
- ⇄
J. McAtee
Substitution
Off: J. Randall
83′ - ⇄
Josh Sheehan
Substitution
Off: Ethan Erhahon
83′ - 84′⚽
Andre Garcia 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Kelvin Abrefa
Left foot shot
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7.23 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 6.98 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.29 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.05 | |
| 83 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 7.47 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.07 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 8.14 | |
| 83 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.18 | |
| 71 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6.78 | |
| 76 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.37 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.37 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 19 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.70 | |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.45 | |
| 14 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.60 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Bolton Wanderers
Latest: Plymouth Argyle · 2–0
Match stats
9 Aug 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Plymouth Argyle · 2025/2026
Reading
Latest: Lincoln City · 0–2
Match stats
2 Aug 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Lincoln City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Bolton Wanderers’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Bolton Wanderers’s home games with Reading’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Bolton Wanderers
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Bolton Wanderers
Reading
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Bolton Wanderers
Reading
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Bolton Wanderers
Reading
Previous meetings
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