Bolton Wanderers wipes out Cheltenham Town with 2 goals from D. Charles. HIGHLIGHTS

CHELTENHAM. Bolton Wanderers was ultimately too much to handle for Cheltenham Town with the goal of D. Charles was the star player of the match after he scored in the 15th and 33rd minute.

John Ross

August 17, 2023

CHELTENHAM. Bolton Wanderers was after all too much to handle for Cheltenham Town with the goal of D. Charles was the key player of the match after he scored in the 15th and 33rd minute.Dion Charles (15′) and Dion Charles (33′). Bolton Wanderers was vastly better in terms of ball possession (74%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Sunday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was David Rock with the support of Andrew Aylott and Andrew Bennett. The 4th official was . The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.48 degrees Celsius or 56.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.

Match Statistics

Cheltenham Town

0 - 3

Bolton Wanderers

! 26 Ball Possession 74

Shots

5 Total 16
2 On Target 7
3 Off Target 5
0 Shots blocked 4

70 Attack 122
20 Dangerous attack 72
73 Ball safe 97

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 9
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

6 Total 9
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Bolton Wanderers had a strong ball possession 74% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bolton Wanderers was more aggressive with 72 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bolton Wanderers won the match.

Cheltenham Town shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bolton Wanderers shot 16 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Cheltenham Town received 2 yellow cards (Curtis Davies and Liam Smith). On the other side, Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (Victor Adeboyejo and Ian Ross Evatt).

Match Timeline

15'

Dion Charles(goal)

Curtis Davies- Yellow

29'

30'

33'

Dion Charles(goal)

39'

57'

Victor Adeboyejo- Yellow

James Olayinka- sub ->Curtis Thompson

61'

Will Ferry- sub ->James Olayinka

70'

72'

Edmond-Paris Maghoma- sub ->Kyle Dempsey

73'

Dan N'Lundulu- sub ->Victor Adeboyejo

78'

80'

Carlos Mendes- sub ->Aaron Morley

80'

George Thomason- sub ->Josh Sheehan

81'

Cameron Jerome- sub ->Dion Charles

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Cheltenham Town stays with 0 points to occupy the 21st place in the standings. On the opposite side, Bolton Wanderers has 9 points (1st).

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will host Portsmouth on the 6th of January with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Portsmouth (6 draws).

Bolton Wanderers will play away agasint Wigan Athletic on the 6th of January with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town

Luke Southwood 1.England

7.1

Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland

6.4

Lewis Freestone 6.England

6.8

Curtis Davies 33.England

6.5

29'

Ben Williams 3.Wales

6.5

78'

O. Hammond 7.Wales

6.7

Liam Sercombe 8.England

6.6

Curtis Thompson 14.England

6.3

61'

Liam Smith 22.Scotland

6.6

39'

Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland

6.3

Robert Street 11.England

6.6

Substitutes

Max Harris 20.England

Tom Bradbury 4.England

Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland

6.9

70'

D. Adshead 16.England

James Olayinka 17.England

6.7

61'

Ellis Chapman 18.England

Will Goodwin 9.England

6.6

78'

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Wade Elliott decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood (7.1), Sean Long (6.4), Curtis Davies (6.5), Lewis Freestone (6.8), Liam Smith (6.6), Liam Sercombe (6.6), Curtis Thompson (6.3), Oliver Hammond (6.7), Ben Williams (6.5), Robert Street (6.6) and Aidan Keena (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Bradbury, Will Goodwin (6.6), Will Ferry (6.9), Daniel Adshead, James Olayinka (6.7), Ellis Chapman and Max Harris.

Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of Will Ferry (injured).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: Curtis Thompson for James Olayinka (61′), James Olayinka for Will Ferry (70′) and Ben Williams for Will Goodwin (78′).

Best player: Luke Southwood

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was the goalkeeper: Luke Southwood. His rating is 7.14. He performed 5 saves.

Bolton Wanderers – Formation

Bolton Wanderers

Nathan Baxter 1.England

6.9

Gethin Jones 2.Wales

6.9

Jack Iredale 3.Australia

7.6

Ricardo Santos 5.Portugal

7.0

Josh Sheehan 8.Wales

7.0

80'

Josh Dacres-Cogley 12.England

7.2

Aaron Morley 16.England

7.5

80'

Kyle Dempsey 22.England

7.7

72'

Randell Williams 27.England

7.2

Dion Charles 10.Northern Ireland

8.7

81'

15', 33'

Victor Adeboyejo 14.Nigeria

7.6

73'

57'

Substitutes

William Forrester 15.England

Z. Ashworth 26.Wales

George Thomason 4.England

80'

Edmond-Paris Maghoma 19.England

6.8

72'

Carlos Mendes 7.Guinea-Bissau

80'

Dan N'Lundulu 11.England

6.6

73'

Cameron Jerome 35.England

81'

Bolton Wanderers started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Ian Ross Evatt played with: Nathan Baxter (6.9), Gethin Jones (6.9), Ricardo Santos (7.0), Jack Iredale (7.6), Josh Sheehan (7.0), Josh Dacres-Cogley (7.2), Aaron Morley (7.5), Kyle Dempsey (7.7), Randell Williams (7.2), Dion Charles (8.7) and Victor Adeboyejo (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: George Thomason, Carlos Mendes Gomes, Dan N’Lundulu (6.6), William Forrester, Edmond-Paris Maghoma (6.8), Zachary Ashworth and Cameron Jerome.

Substitutions

Bolton Wanderers made 5 changes: Kyle Dempsey for Edmond-Paris Maghoma (72′), Victor Adeboyejo for Dan N’Lundulu (73′), Aaron Morley for Carlos Mendes Gomes (80′), Josh Sheehan for George Thomason (80′) and Dion Charles for Cameron Jerome (81′).