Bolton Wanderers vs Walsall, 2016-17 English League One, Regular Season
· English League One4 - 1
Bolton pick up first win of 2017 with comfortable victory over Walsall
Match Timeline
- 4': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Walsall 1. Erhun Oztumer (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
- 15': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Walsall 1. Gary Madine (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Jay Spearing following a corner.
- 26': Own Goal by James O'Connor, Walsall. Bolton Wanderers 2, Walsall 1.
- 30': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 3, Walsall 1. Liam Trotter (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Gary Madine.
- 57': Andrew Taylor (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Chris Long replaces Adam Le Fondre.
- 76': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Tom Thorpe replaces Liam Trotter.
- 78': Substitution, Walsall. Simeon Jackson replaces Amadou Bakayoko.
- 78': Substitution, Walsall. Will Randall-Hurren replaces Joe Edwards.
- 79': Adam Chambers (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 81': Florent Cuvelier (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 4, Walsall 1. Chris Long (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Vela.
- 88': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Viv Solomon-Otabor replaces Filipe Morais.
Game Information
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Bolton, England
Attendance: 13,610
Line-Ups
Bolton Wanderers (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Ben Alnwick (GK) |
| 5 | Mark Beevers |
| 31 | David Wheater |
| 20 | Andrew Taylor  |
| 15 | Derik Osede |
| 17 | Liam Trotter |
| 8 | Jay Spearing |
| 22 | Filipe Morais |
| 14 | Gary Madine |
| 6 | Joshua Vela |
| 45 | Adam Le Fondre |
Walsall (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 4 | James O'Connor |
| 32 | Eoghan O'Connell |
| 16 | Matt Preston |
| 14 | Isaiah Osbourne |
| 8 | Florent Cuvelier |
| 7 | Adam Chambers |
| 2 | Joe Edwards |
| 5 | Jason McCarthy |
| 20 | Amadou Bakayoko |
| 10 | Erhun Oztumer |
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