Bolton vs Cardiff
Championship · 2026 · Regular Season - 7
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Championship · 2026 · Regular Season - 7
Toughsheet Community Stadium, BoltonCapacity 28,723
Timeline
- Kick-off
- 31'Yellow card. B. DaviesYellow Card · FoulTeam: Bolton
- 32'Yellow card. Kyliane DongYellow CardTeam: Bolton
- 37'Yellow card. S. Iling-JuniorYellow Card · FoulTeam: Bolton
- 42'Yellow card. J. ColwillYellow Card · FoulTeam: Cardiff
- 45'Substitution. S. Dalby replaced by Thelonius BairSubstitution 1Team: Bolton
- 45'Substitution. S. Iling-Junior replaced by T. GaleSubstitution 2Team: Bolton
- 0-0Half time
- Second half
- 54'Yellow card. P. NgYellow CardTeam: Cardiff
- 59'Substitution. J. Colwill replaced by D. TurnbullSubstitution 1Team: Cardiff
- 64'Substitution. Ruben Rodrigues replaced by A. ItoSubstitution 3Team: Bolton
- 74'Substitution. C. Willock replaced by Cian AshfordSubstitution 2Team: Cardiff
- 75'Substitution. Y. Salech replaced by Callum RobinsonSubstitution 3Team: Cardiff
- 75'Substitution. Kyliane Dong replaced by Jayden NelsonSubstitution 4Team: Bolton
- 78'Yellow card. Jayden NelsonYellow Card · FoulTeam: Bolton
- 83'Substitution. E. Erhahon replaced by R. HardieSubstitution 5Team: Bolton
- 90'1-0Goal. T. Gale (Thelonius Bair)Normal GoalTeam: Bolton
- 90+1'Yellow card. T. GaleYellow CardTeam: Bolton
- 90+2'Substitution. Joel Bagan replaced by C. ScanlonSubstitution 4Team: Cardiff
- 90+2'Substitution. A. Robertson replaced by Ronan KpakioSubstitution 5Team: Cardiff
- 1-0Full time
Line-ups
Bolton
Formation 4-2-3-1
Cardiff
Formation 4-2-3-1
Bolton
4-2-3-1
Substitutes
- 1J. Bonham
- 4X. Simons
- 9Thelonius Bair
- 11T. Gale
- 14Akin Famewo
- 17A. Ito
- 26Jayden Nelson
- 39R. Hardie
- 45J. McAtee
Coach: Steven Schumacher
Cardiff
4-2-3-1
Substitutes
- 14D. Turnbull
- 23C. Scanlon
- 30Harry Tyrer
- 33R. Tankiewicz
- 41M. Turner
- 43P. Moreno
- 44Ronan Kpakio
- 45Cian Ashford
- 47Callum Robinson
Coach: Brian Barry-Murphy
We publish a page only for players we can describe properly. Names without a link are in our records but have no page yet.
Match statistics
- 41%
- Possession
- 59%
- 7
- Shots
- 17
- 5
- Shots on target
- 10
- 1
- Shots off target
- 2
- 1
- Shots blocked
- 5
- 4
- Shots inside the box
- 12
- 3
- Shots outside the box
- 4
- 10
- Saves
- 4
- 2
- Corners
- 10
- 3
- Offsides
- 7
- 16
- Fouls
- 13
- 5
- Yellow cards
- 2
- 338
- Passes
- 480
- 250
- Accurate passes
- 398
BoltonCardiff
Championship
| Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | +11 | 29 |
| 2 | 15 | +6 | 29 |
| 3 | 15 | +14 | 28 |
| 4 | 15 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | 15 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | 14 | +13 | 26 |
| 7 | 14 | +5 | 26 |
| 8 | 15 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | 15 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | 15 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | 15 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | 15 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | 15 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | 15 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | 15 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | 15 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | 15 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | 15 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | 15 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | 15 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | 15 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | 15 | -17 | 8 |
Head to head
Up to the ten most recent meetings between these clubs in the fixtures we hold.
- Bolton
- 4
- Drawn
- 1
- Cardiff
- 5
The record over the 10 meetings listed below.
- Cardiff

BoltonFTLeague One - Bolton

CardiffFTLeague One - Cardiff

BoltonFTChampionship - Bolton

CardiffFTChampionship - Cardiff

BoltonFTChampionship - Bolton

CardiffFTChampionship - Cardiff

BoltonFTChampionship - Bolton

CardiffFTChampionship - Bolton

CardiffFTFA Cup - Cardiff

BoltonFTChampionship
Bolton beat Cardiff 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 12 September. 442ball records this match from the fixture feed and recomputes every table and total from the match record rather than copying a feed.
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