Bolton Wanderers vs Barnsley, 2023-24 English League One, Promotion Semifinals

· 2nd Leg - Bolton Wanderers advance 5-4 on aggregate

Bolton Wanderers

43': Aaron Collins
45'+1': Eoin Toal

FT
2 - 3
2nd Leg - Bolton Wanderers advance 5-4 on aggregate

Barnsley

36': Sam Cosgrove
64': Adam Phillips
76': Sam Cosgrove

About

Bolton Wanderers are hosting Barnsley at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by John McAtee (Barnsley).
1': Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
2': Foul by Adam Phillips (Barnsley).
2': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by John McAtee (Barnsley).
4': Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
6': Attempt blocked. Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Randell Williams with a cross.
6': Attempt blocked. George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paris Maghoma.
6': Foul by Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers).
6': Nicky Cadden (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers).
9': Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Attempt saved. Luca Connell (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe.
13': Attempt saved. Adam Phillips (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
16': Foul by Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers).
16': Joshua Earl (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Attempt saved. Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by George Thomason.
17': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Liam Roberts.
18': Foul by Herbie Kane (Barnsley).
18': Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt blocked. Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gethin Jones with a cross.
21': Attempt missed. Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
22': Offside, Barnsley. Sam Cosgrove is caught offside.
27': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.
28': Attempt missed. Joshua Earl (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicky Cadden with a cross following a corner.
30': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Joshua Earl.
31': Attempt blocked. Paris Maghoma (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Collins.
31': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Corey O'Keeffe.
32': Foul by Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers).
32': Liam Roberts (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley).
33': Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.
36': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, Barnsley 1. Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by John McAtee.
39': Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley).
39': Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Foul by Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley).
42': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Joshua Earl.
43': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Barnsley 1. Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josh Dacres-Cogley following a corner.
45': Attempt blocked. Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Charles with a through ball.
45': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Joshua Earl.
45'+1': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Barnsley 1. Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Gethin Jones following a corner.
45'+2': Foul by George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers).
45'+2': Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': Foul by Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers).
45'+4': Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Barnsley 1.
45': Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 2, Barnsley 1.
47': Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Foul by Herbie Kane (Barnsley).
48': Foul by Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers).
48': Joshua Earl (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Gethin Jones.
50': Attempt blocked. George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randell Williams.
50': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Corey O'Keeffe.
51': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Joshua Earl.
53': Attempt missed. Luca Connell (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Herbie Kane.
58': Attempt missed. Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Thomason.
59': Aaron Collins (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59': Foul by Luca Connell (Barnsley).
61': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Dion Charles is caught offside.
61': Substitution, Barnsley. Barry Cotter replaces Nicky Cadden.
62': Substitution, Barnsley. Conor Grant replaces Herbie Kane.
62': Substitution, Barnsley. Devante Cole replaces John McAtee.
63': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley).
63': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
64': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Barnsley 2. Adam Phillips (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
65': Offside, Barnsley. Sam Cosgrove is caught offside.
69': Foul by Adam Phillips (Barnsley).
69': Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
69': Adam Phillips (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
70': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Randell Williams.
72': Attempt blocked. Conor Grant (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Cosgrove with a headed pass.
73': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Randell Williams.
73': Foul by Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley).
73': George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, Barnsley 3. Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Conor Grant.
77': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Kyle Dempsey replaces Paris Maghoma.
77': Devante Cole (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
77': Foul by Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers).
78': Attempt missed. Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Corey O'Keeffe with a cross following a set piece situation.
80': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Victor Adeboyejo replaces Aaron Collins.
80': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Cameron Jerome replaces Dion Charles.
81': Offside, Barnsley. Sam Cosgrove is caught offside.
85': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Aaron Morley replaces Josh Sheehan.
85': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Bolton Wanderers).
85': Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Offside, Barnsley. Conor Grant is caught offside.
87': Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley).
87': Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers).
90': Sam Cosgrove (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Attempt missed. Maël de Gevigney (Barnsley) header from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luca Connell with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+1': Jordan Williams (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1': Barry Cotter (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers).
90'+2': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Eoin Toal.
90'+3': Foul by Corey O'Keeffe (Barnsley).
90'+3': Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Barnsley 3.
0': Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, Barnsley 3.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium
Location: Bolton, England
Attendance: 24,518

Line-Ups

Bolton Wanderers (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Nathan Baxter (GK)
5	Ricardo Santos
18	Eoin Toal
2	Gethin Jones
8	Josh Sheehan
4	George Thomason
19	Paris Maghoma
27	Randell Williams
12	Joshua Dacres-Cogley
28	Aaron Collins
10	Dion Charles

Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:

Cameron Jerome, Kyle Dempsey, Jack Iredale, Victor Adeboyejo, Nathanael Ogbeta, Aaron Morley, Joel Coleman.

Barnsley (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Liam Roberts (GK)
6	Mael Durand De Gevigney
43	Joshua Earl
2	Jordan Williams
48	Luca Connell
8	Herbie Kane
30	Adam Phillips
7	Nicky Cadden
22	Corey O'Keefe
9	Sam Cosgrove
45	John Mcatee

Barnsley Substitutes:

Fabio Jalo, Barry Cotter, Devante Cole, Jamie McCart, Ben Killip, Jonathan Russell, Conor Grant.

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