FLEETWOOD. Fleetwood Town was in the end too much to handle for Bolton Wanderers with the goal of G. Garner (6′), H. Biggins (77′) and H. Biggins (79′).

The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Seb Stockbridge assisted by Chris Isherwood and Gary Hilton. The 4th official was Kevin Mulraine. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Fleetwood Town

3 - 0

Bolton Wanderers

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 9 Total 10
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 5 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 69 Attack 97
  • 21 Dangerous attack 39
  • 85 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 14 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Fleetwood Town was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Bolton Wanderers that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bolton Wanderers was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 6 were on target. Even so, Fleetwood Town managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Fleetwood Town shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bolton Wanderers shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Fleetwood Town received 2 yellow cards (C. Hayes and C. McLaughlin). Talking about the opposition, Bolton Wanderers didn’t receive any yellow card.

Also, Bolton Wanderers didn’t end the match with 11 players after R. Santos (Bolton Wanderers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (73′).

Match Timeline

6'
26'
35'
67'
68'
73'
Ricardo Santos- Red
74'
77'
79'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this match, Fleetwood Town will have 18 points to hold in the 21st place. Regarding the opposition, Bolton Wanderers will stay with 26 points like Charlton Athletic and Cambridge United to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Fleetwood Town will host Gillingham on the 11th of December with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Fleetwood Town (4 draws).

Bolton Wanderers will play away agasint Accrington Stanley on the 11th of December with a 1-1 head to head.

Fleetwood Town – Formation

Fleetwood Town
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
7.8
D
Tom Clarke 5.England
7.7
D
Danny Andrew 3.England
8.3
D
C. McLaughlin 4.Northern Ireland
6.7
35'
D
C. Johnston 38.Northern Ireland
6.6
M
Harrison Biggins 27.England
8.8
77', 79'
M
Jay Matete 20.England
6.9
90'
M
Paddy Lane 32.England
6.8
90'
F
Callum Morton 9.England
6.8
F
Gerard Garner 19.England
7.4
6'
F
Cian Hayes 41.England
6.4
67' 26'
Substitutes
G
B. Crellin 13.England
D
Max Clark 28.England
D
Callum Johnson 26.England
6.9
67'
D
Dylan Boyle 37.Northern Ireland
90'
M
Chris Conn-Clarke 34.Northern Ireland
F
Shayden Morris 22.England
F
Barry Baggley 30.Northern Ireland
90'

Fleetwood Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Stephen Crainey decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns (7.8), Carl Johnston (6.6), Tom Clarke (7.7), Conor McLaughlin (6.7), Danny Andrew (8.3), Harrison Biggins (8.8), Jay Matete (6.9), Paddy Lane (6.8), Cian Hayes (6.4), Gerard Garner (7.4) and Callum Morton (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: B. Crellin, M. Clark, S. Morris, Callum Johnson (6.9), B. Baggley, C. Conn-Clarke and D. Boyle.

Substitutions

Fleetwood Town made 3 changes: C. Hayes for C. Johnson (67′), J. Matete for D. Boyle (90′) and P. Lane for B. Baggley (90′).

Best player: Harrison Biggins​

The most impressive player for Fleetwood Town was Harrison Biggins.

His rating is (8.8) with 2 goals, 25 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Bolton Wanderers – Formation

Bolton Wanderers
G
Joel Dixon 12.England
5.8
D
Ricardo Santos 5.Portugal
6.3
73'
D
George Johnston 6.Scotland
6.2
D
Will Aimson 15.England
6.9
68'
M
Declan John 3.Wales
6.7
M
Liam Gordon 29.Guyana
6.6
M
Kieran Lee 20.England
6.0
M
George Thomason 25.England
6.7
F
Eoin Doyle 9.Republic of Ireland
6.8
74'
F
Elias Kachunga 24.DR Congo
6.8
F
Oladapo Afolayan 17.England
6.8
Substitutes
A. Pettifer 49.England
M. Tweedley 42.England
M. Conway 47.England
G
M. Gilks 1.Scotland
D
Alex Baptiste 27.England
5.6
74'
M
Xavier Amaechi 14.England
6.3
68'
F
Nathan Delfouneso 7.England

Bolton Wanderers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Ian Ross Evatt played with: Joel Dixon (5.8), Will Aimson (6.9), Ricardo Santos (6.3), George Johnston (6.2), Liam Gordon (6.6), George Thomason (6.7), Kieran Lee (6.0), Declan John (6.7), Elias Kachunga (6.8), Eoin Doyle (6.8) and Oladapo Afolayan (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Alex Baptiste (5.6), N. Delfouneso, Xavier Amaechi (6.3), A. Pettifer, M. Tweedley, M. Gilks and M. Conway.

Substitutions

Bolton Wanderers made 2 changes: W. Aimson for X. Amaechi (68′) and E. Doyle for A. Baptiste (74′).

Best player: Will Aimson​

The player that probably impressed the most for Bolton Wanderers was Will Aimson.

His rating is (6.9) with 42 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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