BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers succeeded in turn the tables against Port Vale to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Port Vale to strike first with an early goal of Ellis Harrison at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 18′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Josh Sheehan gave the win to Bolton Wanderers in the 27′ minute.
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 Will Finnie with the help of Daniel Woodward and Lisa Rashid. The 4th official was David Avent. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.1 degrees Celsius or 42.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 6 Total 12
- 2 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 86 Attack 105
- 40 Dangerous attack 70
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 10
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Bolton Wanderers was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Port Vale that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Port Vale had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Bolton Wanderers succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Bolton Wanderers shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Port Vale shot 12 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bolton Wanderers will have 59 points to remain in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Port Vale will stay with 40 points like Charlton Athletic to sit in the 12th 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 in favor of Bolton Wanderers (3 draws).
Port Vale will host Plymouth Argyle on the 6th of May with a 7-0 head to head statistic in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).
Bolton Wanderers – Formation
Bolton Wanderers
46'
27'
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 , Eoin Toal , Ricardo Santos , Luke Mbete , Conor Bradley , Josh Sheehan , Aaron Morley , Randell Williams , Kyle Dempsey , Shola Shoretire and Victor Adeboyejo .
The home team had on the bench: Gethin Jones , Declan John, Lloyd Isgrove, Dan N’Lundulu , Kieran Lee , Elias Kachunga and Dion Charles .
Bolton Wanderers could not rely on the presence of Dan N’Lundulu (injured).
Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 5 changes: S. Shoretire for Dion Charles (46′), L. Mbete for Gethin Jones (46′), Victor Adeboyejo for Dan N’Lundulu (63′), Josh Sheehan for Kieran Lee (69′) and Kyle Dempsey for Elias Kachunga (90′).
Best player: James Trafford
The player that probably impressed the most for Bolton Wanderers was the goalkeeper: James Trafford. His rating is 7.83. He performed 4 saves.
Port Vale – Formation
Port Vale
Also Port Vale adopted the 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Darrell Clarke played with: Aidan Stone , William Forrester , Nathan Smith , Aaron Donnelly , Gavin Massey , Funso Ojo , Tom Pett , David Worrall , Ben Garrity , Ellis Harrison and Matty Taylor .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Stevens, Derek Agyakwa, Malvind Benning , Tom Conlon, Dennis Politic , Daniel Butterworth and Jamie Proctor .
Port Vale could not rely on the presence of Mal Benning (injured).
Substitutions
Port Vale made 4 changes: Gavin Massey for Malvind Benning (28′), Ellis Harrison for Jamie Proctor (63′), Tom Pett for Daniel Butterworth (73′) and David Worrall for Dennis Politic (73′).
Best player: Ben Garrity
The player that probably impressed the most for Port Vale was Ben Garrity.
His rating is with 30 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Shrewsbury Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 2-0
- Portsmouth – Cheltenham Town – 4-0
- Peterborough United – Plymouth Argyle – 5-2
- Oxford United – Bristol Rovers – 0-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Ipswich Town – 0-1
- Forest Green Rovers – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Morecambe – 1-0
- Exeter City – Cambridge United – 2-0
- Charlton Athletic – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Accrington Stanley – 0-0
- Bolton Wanderers – Port Vale – 2-1
- Barnsley – Derby County – 4-1
