BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers defeats Cheltenham Town 1-0 after K. Dempsey scored just 1 goal (81′).
The match was played at the University of Bolton Stadium stadium in Bolton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the assistance of David Avent and Ollie Williams. The 4th official was Andy Haines. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.7 degrees Celsius or 47.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 2 On Target 2
- 12 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 8 Attack 3
- 8 Dangerous attack 2
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 12
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Bolton Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Cheltenham Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bolton Wanderers had a more offensive attitude with 8 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bolton Wanderers won the match.
Bolton Wanderers shot 16 times, 2 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 11 times, 2 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Bolton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Conor Bradley). On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Broom, Ben Williams and A. Keena).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Bolton Wanderers will have 50 points like Derby County to sit in the 5th place. Talking about the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stay with 29 points like Fleetwood Town to hold in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bolton Wanderers will play away with Bristol Rovers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).
Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 3-0 head to head in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).
Bolton Wanderers – Formation
Bolton Wanderers
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Bolton Wanderers adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Ian Ross Evatt decided to play with the following team: James Trafford, Declan John, Gethin Jones, Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos, Eoin Toal, Conor Bradley, Kyle Dempsey, Aaron Morley, Dion Charles, Victor Adeboyejo and Shola Shoretire.
The home team had on the bench: Lloyd Isgrove, Luke Mbete-Tatu, Cameron Jerome, Joel Dixon, Kieran Lee, Nelson Khumbeni and Josh Sheehan.
Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 3 changes: Victor Adeboyejo for Cameron Jerome (66′), S. Shoretire for Kieran Lee (66′) and Kyle Dempsey for Josh Sheehan (85′).
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town
Also Cheltenham Town adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Wade Elliott played with: Luke Southwood, Ryan Jackson, Charlie Raglan, Sean Long, Benjamin Williams, Ryan Broom, Taylor Perry, Elliott Bonds, Caleb Taylor, Alfie May and Will Goodwin.
These were the players on the bench: Liam Sercombe, Charlie Brown, Christian Norton, Elkan Baggott, Shaun MacDonald, Aidan Keena and James Olayinka.
Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of James Olayinka (injured).
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 4 changes: Will Goodwin for Christian Norton (70′), Taylor Perry for Liam Sercombe (70′), Ben Williams for James Olayinka (75′) and Charlie Raglan for Aidan Keena (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
- Portsmouth – Barnsley – 1-1
- Port Vale – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-3
- Oxford United – Shrewsbury Town – 0-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Peterborough United – 0-2
- Fleetwood Town – Burton Albion – 2-3
- Exeter City – Charlton Athletic – 1-2
- Derby County – Morecambe – 5-0
- Cambridge United – Ipswich Town – 1-1
- Bristol Rovers – Milton Keynes Dons – 0-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Accrington Stanley – Lincoln City – 0-3
