PORTSMOUTH. Portsmouth defeats Bolton Wanderers 1-0 after J. Marquis scored just 1 goal (51′).

The match was played at the Fratton Park stadium in Portsmouth on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Craig Hicks who was helped by Justin Amey and Paul Yates. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.3 degrees Celsius or 55.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams was dominant in terms of ball possession. Portsmouth was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Bolton Wanderers that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Portsmouth was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Portsmouth won the match​.

Portsmouth shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Bolton Wanderers shot 8 times, 0 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Portsmouth didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Bolton Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this contest, Portsmouth will have 19 points like Bolton Wanderers, Cambridge United and Cheltenham Town to stay in the 13th place. On the other side, Bolton Wanderers will stay with 19 points like Portsmouth, Cambridge United and Cheltenham Town to stay in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Portsmouth will play away with Wycombe Wanderers on the 13th of November with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Portsmouth (5 draws).

Bolton Wanderers will host Crewe Alexandra on the 12th of November with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).

Portsmouth – Formation

Portsmouth adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (7.1), Mahlon Romeo (7.7), Sean Raggett (7.1), Connor Ogilvie (7.4), Lee Brown (6.8), Ryan Tunnicliffe (6.6), Shaun Williams (6.6), Marcus Harness (7.2), Reeco Hackett-Fairchild (6.8), Ronan Curtis (7.8) and John Marquis (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: M. Jacobs, Joe Morrell (6.7), G. Hirst, M. Azeez, Louis Thompson (6.8), K. Freeman and A. Bass.

Portsmouth could not rely on the presence of L. Thompson (injured).

Substitutions

Portsmouth made 3 changes: R. Tunnicliffe for L. Thompson (40′), S. Williams for J. Morrell (78′) and J. Marquis for G. Hirst (90′).

Best player: Ronan Curtis​

The player that probably impressed the most for Portsmouth was Ronan Curtis even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 30 passes (53% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 14 duels out of 26. He performed 3 crosses.

Bolton Wanderers – Formation

Also Bolton Wanderers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the other side, Ian Ross Evatt played with: Joel Dixon (6.8), Lloyd Isgrove (6.2), Ricardo Santos (6.9), Will Aimson (6.8), Declan John (6.5), Jordan Williams (7.3), Kieran Lee (6.5), Elias Kachunga (5.8), Nathan Delfouneso (6.5), Oladapo Afolayan (7.0) and Eoin Doyle (6.3).

They had on the bench: A. Baptiste, L. Gordon, Harry Brockbank (7.0), George Johnston (7.1), Josh Sheehan (6.8), M. Gilks and G. Thomason.

Substitutions

Bolton Wanderers made 3 changes: N. Delfouneso for J. Sheehan (56′), L. Isgrove for H. Brockbank (72′) and W. Aimson for G. Johnston (72′).

Best player: Jordan Williams​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bolton Wanderers was Jordan Williams.

His rating is (7.3) with 35 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​

• Lincoln City – Shrewsbury Town – 1-1
• Cambridge United – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
• Charlton Athletic – Doncaster Rovers – 4-0
• Cheltenham Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-2
• Crewe Alexandra – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-4
• Fleetwood Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-3
• Gillingham – Accrington Stanley – 0-0
• Oxford United – Morecambe – 3-1
• Plymouth Argyle – Ipswich Town – 2-1
• Portsmouth – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
• Rotherham United – Sunderland – 5-1
• Wigan Athletic – Burton Albion – 2-0