BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers wipes out AFC Wimbledon 4-0 with goals of J. Bodvarsson (36′), O. Afolayan (56′), A. Bakayoko (87′) and A. Bakayoko (87′). Bolton Wanderers made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

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 Rebecca Welch assisted by Kevin Mulraine and Hristo Karaivanov. The 4th official was Seb Stockbridge. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 13 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 116 Attack 94
  • 66 Dangerous attack 22
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Bolton Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 60% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Bolton Wanderers was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bolton Wanderers won the match​.

Bolton Wanderers shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, AFC Wimbledon shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Bolton Wanderers received 1 yellow card (O. Afolayan). On the opposite side, AFC Wimbledon received 1 yellow card (G. Marsh).

Match Timeline

12'
Jón Daði Böðvarsson(goal)A. Morley
36'
42'
56'
63'
Dion Charles(goal)J. Bodvarsson
67'
71'
71'
75'
75'
George Thomason- sub ->K. Dempsey
82'
87'

Standings

After playing this encounter, Bolton Wanderers will have 48 points to hold in the 10th place. On the opposite side, AFC Wimbledon will stay with 31 points to hold in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Bolton Wanderers will host Lincoln City on the 22nd of February with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Bolton Wanderers (0 draws).

AFC Wimbledon will play away agasint Gillingham on the 22nd of February with a 7-3 head to head in favor of AFC Wimbledon (5 draws).

Bolton Wanderers – Formation

Bolton Wanderers
G
James Trafford 19.England
7.0
D
Ricardo Santos 5.Portugal
7.2
D
George Johnston 6.Scotland
6.8
D
Gethin Jones 2.Wales
7.4
M
Declan John 3.Wales
7.4
M
Marlon Fossey 13.United States
7.6
M
Kyle Dempsey 32.England
6.9
82'
M
Aaron Morley 16.England
7.2
F
8.1
71' 36'
F
Dion Charles 10.Northern Ireland
8.2
67'
F
Oladapo Afolayan 17.England
7.8
71' 42' 56'
Substitutes
D
Alex Baptiste 27.England
D
MJ Williams 4.Wales
M
Xavier Amaechi 14.England
M
George Thomason 25.England
6.7
82'
M
Kieran Sadlier 22.Republic of Ireland
7.0
71'
M
Will Aimson 15.England
F
Amadou Bakayoko 11.Sierra Leone
6.9
71' 87'

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

The manager Ian Ross Evatt decided to play with the following team: James Trafford (7.0), Gethin Jones (7.4), Ricardo Santos (7.2), George Johnston (6.8), Marlon Fossey (7.6), Aaron Morley (7.2), Kyle Dempsey (6.9), Declan John (7.4), Oladapo Afolayan (7.8), Dion Charles (8.2) and Jón Daði Böðvarsson (8.1).

The home team had on the bench: X. Amaechi, Amadou Bakayoko (6.9), George Thomason (6.7), Kieran Sadlier (7.0), A. Baptiste, W. Aimson and M. Williams.

Substitutions

Bolton Wanderers made 3 changes: O. Afolayan for K. Sadlier (71′), J. Bodvarsson for A. Bakayoko (71′) and K. Dempsey for G. Thomason (82′).

Best player: Dion Charles​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bolton Wanderers was Dion Charles.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon
G
Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand
5.3
D
Lee Brown 55.England
5.8
D
Ben Heneghan 22.England
6.5
D
Paul Kalambayi 30.England
6.1
D
Paul Osew 37.England
5.7
M
6.8
M
George Marsh 6.England
6.6
12'
M
Ethan Chislett 11.South Africa
6.7
75'
F
Sam Cosgrove 9.England
6.2
75'
F
Dapo Mebude 16.Scotland
6.0
F
Tomas Kalinauskas 50.Lithuania
6.2
63'
Substitutes
G
N. Broome 51.England
D
Cheye Alexander 7.England
D
Dániel Csóka 3.Hungary
D
6.2
63'
M
M. Williams 40.Wales
F
Aaron Cosgrave 38.England
6.2
75'
F
Terry Ablade 17.Finland
6.6
75'

AFC Wimbledon started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mark Robinson played with: Nik Tzanev (5.3), Paul Osew (5.7), Ben Heneghan (6.5), Paul Kalambayi (6.1), Lee Brown (5.8), Ethan Chislett (6.7), George Marsh (6.6), Nesta Guinness-Walker (6.8), Tomas Kalinauskas (6.2), Sam Cosgrove (6.2) and Adedapo Awokoya-Mebude (6.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Williams, C. Alexander, D. Csóka, William Nightingale (6.2), Aaron Cosgrave (6.2), N. Broome and Terry Ablade (6.6).

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 3 changes: T. Kalinauskas for W. Nightingale (63′), E. Chislett for A. Cosgrave (75′) and S. Cosgrove for T. Ablade (75′).

Best player: Nesta Guinness-Walker​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for AFC Wimbledon was Nesta Guinness-Walker.

His rating is (6.8) with 35 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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