Bolton Wanderers liquidates Milton Keynes Dons 5-0 with a superb performance. HIGHLIGHTS

BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers annihilates Milton Keynes Dons 5-0 with goals of

February 15, 2023

BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers obliterates Milton Keynes Dons 5-0 with goals of Ricardo Santos (7′), L. Mbete (21′), Gethin Jones (28′), Eoin Toal (62′) and Randell Williams (90′).

The match was played at the University of Bolton Stadium stadium in Bolton on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Marc Edwards with the support of Richard Woodward and Anthony Moore. The 4th official was Jake Topp. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.2 degrees Celsius or 43.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.

Match Statistics

Bolton Wanderers

5 - 0

Milton Keynes Dons

54 Ball Possession 46

Shots

18 Total 10
11 On Target 2
5 Off Target 4
2 Shots blocked 4

122 Attack 83
54 Dangerous attack 30
0 Ball safe 0

15 Free Kicks 16
0 Penalties 0
5 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

10 Total 7
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Bolton Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Milton Keynes Dons that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bolton Wanderers was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bolton Wanderers won the match.

Bolton Wanderers shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Talking about the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons shot 14 times, 4 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Ricardo Santos(goal)

21'

Gethin Jones(goal)

28'

46'

Eoin Toal(goal)

62'

69'

Josh Sheehan- sub ->Kyle Dempsey

72'

73'

Randell Williams- sub ->Declan John

78'

79'

86'

Randell Williams(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

101

After this match, Bolton Wanderers will have 59 points to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Milton Keynes Dons will stay with 29 points to hold in the 20th 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 record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).

Milton Keynes Dons will play away agasint Burton Albion on the 6th of May with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Milton Keynes Dons (2 draws).

Bolton Wanderers – Formation

Bolton Wanderers

James Trafford 19.England

Declan John 3.Wales

78'

Ricardo Santos 5.Portugal

Eoin Toal 18.Northern Ireland

62'

Luke Mbete 28.England

21'

Gethin Jones 2.Wales

7.6

79'

28'

Kyle Dempsey 22.England

72'

Aaron Morley 16.England

Dion Charles 10.Northern Ireland

73'

Victor Adeboyejo 29.Nigeria

Shola Shoretire 17.England

78'

Substitutes

Joel Dixon 12.England

Lloyd Isgrove 23.Wales

79'

George Thomason 25.England

Josh Sheehan 8.Wales

72'

Kieran Lee 20.England

73'

Elias Kachunga 24.DR Congo

78'

Randell Williams 27.England

78'

90'

Bolton Wanderers started with a 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, Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos, Eoin Toal, Luke Mbete-Tatu, Kyle Dempsey, Aaron Morley, Dion Charles, Victor Adeboyejo, Shola Shoretire and Gethin Jones (7.6).

The home team had on the bench: Josh Sheehan, Kieran Lee, Lloyd Isgrove, Elias Kachunga, Joel Dixon, George Thomason and Randell Williams.

Substitutions

Bolton Wanderers made 5 changes: Kyle Dempsey for Josh Sheehan (72′), Dion Charles for Kieran Lee (73′), S. Shoretire for Elias Kachunga (78′), Declan John for R Williams (78′) and Gethin Jones for Lloyd Isgrove (79′).

Best player: Gethin Jones

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bolton Wanderers was Gethin Jones.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 34 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Milton Keynes Dons – Formation

Milton Keynes Dons

Jamie Cumming 1.England

Zak Jules 33.Scotland

Daniel Harvie 21.Scotland

Henry Lawrence 22.England

Jack Tucker 4.England

Josh McEachran 6.England

78'

Edmond-Paris Maghoma 42.England

78'

Dawson Devoy 28.Republic of Ireland

86'

Sullay Kaikai 24.Sierra Leone

46'

Jonathan Leko 12.England

Mo Eisa 10.Sudan

5.8

69'

Substitutes

Franco Ravizzoli 23.Argentina

T. Watson 2.England

46'

Bradley Johnson 14.England

78'

Darragh Burns 20.Northern Ireland

Matt Smith 7.Wales

78'

Will Grigg 9.Northern Ireland

6.4

69'

Nathan Holland 11.England

86'

Milton Keynes Dons started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Mark Graham Jackson played with: Jamie Cumming, Zak Jules, Daniel Harvie, Henry Lawrence, Jack Tucker, Josh McEachran, Edmond-Paris Maghoma, Dawson Devoy, Sullay Kaikai, Jonathan Leko and Mohamed Eisa.

These were the players on the bench: Franco Nahuel Ravizzoli, Bradley Johnson, Darragh Burns, Will Grigg, Tennai Watson, Matthew Smith and Nathan Holland.

Substitutions

Milton Keynes Dons made 5 changes: Sullay Kaikai for Tennai Watson (46′), Mo Eisa for Will Grigg (69′), Josh McEachran for Bradley Johnson (78′), Edmond-Paris Maghoma for Matthew Smith (78′) and D. Devoy for Nathan Holland (86′).