Bolton 5-2 Reading
League One · · Regular Season - 7
This report covers goalscorers with minutes, bookings, both starting elevens, recent form for both sides and the head-to-head record for Bolton 5-2 Reading.
Bolton 5-2 Reading at Toughsheet Community Stadium
Managers: I. Evatt (Bolton) · Rubén Sellés (Reading)
Match facts
- Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich
- Referee: S. Stockbridge
- Round: Regular Season - 7
Record last updated .
Goals
Goalscorers with match minute.
- 12' J. Sheehan for Bolton
- 21' D. Charles for Bolton — Penalty
- 34' D. Charles for Bolton (assist J. Dacres-Cogley)
- 41' Ben Elliott for Reading
- 45+4' D. Charles for Bolton — Penalty
- 57' S. Smith for Reading — Penalty
- 87' K. Dempsey for Bolton (assist R. Williams)
Bookings
- 11' L. Wing — Yellow Card
- 16' Ricardo — Yellow Card
- 71' H. Knibbs — Yellow Card
- 81' N. Baxter — Yellow Card
- 88' R. Williams — Yellow Card
- 90+1' S. Arfield — Yellow Card
Lineups
Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.
Bolton — 3-5-2
Starting XI
- 1 · N. Baxter (G)
- 4 · G. Thomason (M)
- 5 · Ricardo (D)
- 6 · G. Johnston (D)
- 8 · J. Sheehan (M)
- 9 · V. Adeboyejo (F)
- 10 · D. Charles (F)
- 12 · J. Dacres-Cogley (M)
- 18 · E. Toal (D)
- 23 · Szabolcs Schön (M)
- 28 · J. Matete (M)
Substitutes
- 19 · A. Collins (F)
- 20 · L. Southwood (G)
- 21 · C. Forino-Joseph (D)
- 22 · K. Dempsey (M)
- 27 · R. Williams (M)
- 37 · S. Arfield (M)
- 45 · J. McAtee (F)
Reading — 4-3-3
Starting XI
- 1 · D. Button (G)
- 3 · J. Dorsett (D)
- 4 · Ben Elliott (M)
- 5 · M. Craig (D)
- 7 · H. Knibbs (M)
- 9 · Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (F)
- 10 · S. Smith (F)
- 20 · C. Campbell (F)
- 24 · Tyler Bindon (D)
- 27 · A. S. Mbengue (D)
- 29 · L. Wing (M)
Substitutes
- 2 · K. Abrefa (D)
- 6 · Harlee Dean (D)
- 8 · C. Savage (M)
- 19 · J. Wareham (F)
- 30 · A. Garcia (M)
- 31 · C. Boyce-Clarke (G)
- 37 · Adrian Akande (F)
Recent form (last 5)
Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.
- Bolton: LLWDW · 7 pts from 5 · 10-10
- Reading: LWDWL · 7 pts from 5 · 6-4
Head-to-head
Most recent meetings between Bolton and Reading.
- Reading 1-1 Bolton · Feb 17, 2026
- Bolton 1-1 Reading · Aug 20, 2025
- Reading 1-0 Bolton · Feb 1, 2025
- Bolton 5-2 Reading · Apr 1, 2024
- Reading 2-1 Bolton · Sep 16, 2023
Other matches in Regular Season - 7
League One, Regular Season - 7.
- Peterborough 3-2 Bristol Rovers — 21 Sep 2024
- Rotherham 0-2 Birmingham — 21 Sep 2024