BOLTON. Bolton Wanderers tops Lincoln City with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by (40′) and a goal from J. Bodvarsson (84′). Bolton Wanderers was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
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 Neil Hair with the help of Stephen Wade and Anthony Moore. The 4th official was Connor Brown. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 15.4 degrees Celsius or 59.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
- 8 Total 8
- 4 On Target 3
- 4 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 133 Attack 61
- 65 Dangerous attack 26
- 72 Ball safe 77
- 1 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 3 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Bolton Wanderers had a superior ball possession 62% while Lincoln City was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bolton Wanderers was more pushing with 65 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Bolton Wanderers won the match.
Bolton Wanderers shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Lincoln City shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Bolton Wanderers received 3 yellow cards (J. Williams, G. Johnston and ). Talking about the opposition, Lincoln City received 2 yellow cards (A. Jackson and B. House).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Bolton Wanderers will have 20 points like Barnsley to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Lincoln City will stay with 13 points to remain in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bolton Wanderers will play away with Bristol Rovers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).
Lincoln City will host Shrewsbury Town on the 6th of May with a 7-4 head to head record in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).
Bolton Wanderers – Formation
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, Declan John, Michael Jordan Williams, Ricardo Alexandre Almeida Santos, George Johnston, Jack Iredale, Conor Bradley, Kieran Lee, George Thomason, Elias Kachunga, Dion Charles and Gethin Jones.
The home team had on the bench: Amadou Bakayoko, Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Aaron Morley, Kieran Sadlier, Oladapo Afolayan, Will Aimson and Kyle Dempsey.
Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 3 changes: K. Lee for K. Dempsey (68′), E. Kachunga for J. Bodvarsson (73′) and D. Charles for O. Afolayan (82′).
Lincoln City – Formation
Lincoln City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Mark Kennedy played with: Carl Rushworth, Adam Jackson, Regan Poole, Paudie O’Connor, Timothy Eyoma, Sean Roughan, Matthew Virtue-Thick, Lasse Sørensen, Jordan Garrick, Jack Diamond, Ben House.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Wright, Tashan Oakley-Boothe, Jamie Robson, Max Harrison Sanders, Charles Vernam, Oisin Gallagher and Daniel Mandroiu.
Substitutions
Lincoln City made 3 changes: L. Sorensen for M. H. Sanders (65′), J. Garrick for D. Mandroiu (65′) and B. House for T. Oakley-Boothe (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Port Vale – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Peterborough United – 2-3
- Ipswich Town – Portsmouth – 3-2
- Fleetwood Town – Barnsley – 0-1
- Exeter City – Bristol Rovers – 2-2
- Cheltenham Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Charlton Athletic – Oxford United – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Derby County – 0-2
- Burton Albion – Forest Green Rovers – 3-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Lincoln City – 2-0
- Accrington Stanley – Morecambe – 3-1