BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers tops Burton Albion 1-0 after J. Moon scored an own goal 51min. Bolton Wanderers was truly better in terms of ball possession (65%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the University of Bolton Stadium stadium in Bolton on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,259 spectators. The referee was Darren Drysdale with the support of Steve Durnall and Alistair Nelson. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was hot at 29.2 degrees Celsius or 84.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 36%.
Match Statistics
- ! 65 Ball Possession 35
Shots
- 21 Total 7
- 4 On Target 1
- 9 Off Target 4
- 8 Shots blocked 2
- 91 Attack 104
- 64 Dangerous attack 28
- 85 Ball safe 93
- 0 Penalties 0
- 11 Corners 3
- 4 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 6 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bolton Wanderers had a superior ball possession 65% while Burton Albion was struggling with a 35% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bolton Wanderers was putting more pressure with 64 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bolton Wanderers won the match.
Bolton Wanderers shot 21 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Burton Albion shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Bolton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (Aaron Morley). On the opposite side, Burton Albion received 2 yellow cards (Ciaran Gilligan and Kwadwo Baah).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Bolton Wanderers has 51 points to remain in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, Burton Albion will stays with 27 points like Wigan Athletic and Cambridge United to hold in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bolton Wanderers will play away with Wigan Athletic on the 6th of January with a 12-7 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (11 draws).
Burton Albion will host Wycombe Wanderers on the 6th of January with a 8-7 head to head stats in favor of Wycombe Wanderers (1 draw).
Bolton Wanderers – Formation
Bolton Wanderers
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Bolton Wanderers started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Ian Ross Evatt decided to play with the following team: Nathan Baxter , Eoin Toal , Ricardo Santos , William Forrester , Aaron Morley , Josh Dacres-Cogley , Edmond-Paris Maghoma , George Thomason , Randell Williams , Dion Charles and Victor Adeboyejo .
The home team had on the bench: Josh Sheehan, Jón Daði Böðvarsson , Joel Coleman, Kyle Dempsey , Zachary Ashworth, Cameron Jerome and Luke Matheson.
Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 5 changes: Dion Charles for Cameron Jerome (87′), George Thomason for Josh Sheehan (88′), Edmond-Paris Maghoma for Kyle Dempsey (76′), Victor Adeboyejo for Jón Daði Böðvarsson (76′) and Randell Williams for Zachary Ashworth (90′).
Player of the match: Randell Williams
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Bolton Wanderers was Randell Williams even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 57 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 6 crosses.
Burton Albion – Formation
Burton Albion
Burton Albion started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gary Mills played with: Max Crocombe , Sam Hughes , John Brayford , Jasper Moon , Jake Caprice , Joe Powell , Ciaran Gilligan , Adedeji Oshilaja , Steve Seddon, Bobby Kamwa and Beryly Lubala , Kwadwo Baah .
These were the players on the bench: Rekeem Harper, Cole Stockton , Mason Bennett , Josh Walker , Mustapha Carayol, Jamal Blackman and William Tamen.
Substitutions
Burton Albion made 3 changes: Beryly Lubala for Josh Walker (82′), Ciaran Gilligan for Mason Bennett (77′) and Kwadwo Baah for Cole Stockton (77′).
Player of the match: Sam Hughes
The player that probably impressed the most for Burton Albion was Sam Hughes.
His rating is with 18 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Bristol Rovers – 3-2
- Shrewsbury Town – Fleetwood Town – 3-1
- Reading – Exeter City – 3-2
- Portsmouth – Stevenage – 2-1
- Northampton Town – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Derby County – Peterborough United – 2-3
- Charlton Athletic – Oxford United – 1-2
- Carlisle United – Port Vale – 2-1
- Cambridge United – Leyton Orient – 0-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Burton Albion – 1-0
- Blackpool – Lincoln City – 2-0
- Barnsley – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
