Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Reading FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Bolton Wanderers FC
5 – 2
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 21 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC Toughsheet Community Stadium 19,635 HT 45' · FT 45'
Josh Sheehan 12' 1–0
Dion Charles pen 21' 2–0
Dion Charles 34' 3–0
3–1 41' Ben Elliott
Dion Charles pen 45+4' 4–1
4–2 57' Sam Smith pen
Kyle Dempsey 87' 5–2
Y 11' Lewis Wing
Ricardo Santos 16' Y
Y 71' Harvey Knibbs
Nathan Baxter 81' Y
Randell Williams 88' Y
Scott Arfield 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Reading FC — League One at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Sebastian Stockbridge (England)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Johnathon Bickerdike (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

Head-to-Head

3
3
2
Bolton Wanderers FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC 2024-04-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC 2023-09-16 Reading FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2019-01-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC 2018-08-18 Reading FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Reading FC H 5–2 W
14 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–4 L
31 Aug Exeter City FC H 0–2 L
24 Aug Charlton Athletic FC A 0–2 L
18 Aug Wrexham AFC H 0–0 D
10 Aug Leyton Orient FC A 2–1 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–5 L
14 Sep Leyton Orient FC H 0–1 L
31 Aug Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
24 Aug Wrexham AFC A 0–3 L
17 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W
10 Aug Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/–
46-60
7/3
61-75
4/4
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 4 G 1 A
Kyrell Lisbie 3 G 1 A
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Toughsheet Community Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Bolton Wanderers FC and Reading FC.
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' Ricardo Santos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 11' Lewis Wing has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 11.
  • 12' Goal! Josh Sheehan scores his 14 goal in 23 matches.
  • 16' The referee calls foul for Ricardo Santos. He receives a card.
  • 21' Dion Charles has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 21 minutes.
  • 26' Josh Dacres-Cogley is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bolton Wanderers FC so far.
  • 31' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 34' The deadlock is broken! Dion Charles gets on the scoresheet on 34 minutes.
  • 39' Kelvin Abrefa is replacing Jeriel Dorsett for the Reading FC side.
  • 41' The deadlock is broken! Ben Elliott gets on the scoresheet on 41 minutes.
  • 46' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bolton Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Dion Charles makes no mistake. 4-1!
  • 54' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 57' Magnificent from Sam Smith! That is 63 goals in 380 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 64' Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Scott Arfield is hanging Jay Matete on the field on 64 minute.
  • 69' Nigeria international Adrian Akande has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 71' It’s gonna be a card for Harvey Knibbs.
  • 71' The whistle greets Kelvin Ehibhationhan as he departs to be replaced by Adrian Akande.
  • 72' Szabolcs Schon makes way for Kyle Dempsey at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 77' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 81' Nathan Baxter was booked on 81.
  • 86' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 87' The England midfielder Kyle Dempsey breaks the deadlock on 87 minutes. 5-2!
  • 88' The referee shows Bolton Wanderers FC player a card on 88.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Scott Arfield on 90 minutes.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 5-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dion Charles 4
Aaron Collins 3
Jon Bodvarsson 2
Yanic Wildschut 1
Sam Smith 1
Yanic Wildschut 1
Ben Elliott 1
Nelson Oliveira 1

Head to Head

2024-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC 2024-04-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC 2023-09-16 Reading FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2019-01-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC 2018-08-18 Reading FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2024-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC W 2024-09-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–4 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2024-08-31 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Exeter City FC L 2024-08-24 Charlton Athletic FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-08-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Wrexham AFC D 2024-08-10 Leyton Orient FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Reading FC Form

2024-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC L 2024-09-14 Reading FC 0–1 Leyton Orient FC L 2024-08-31 Reading FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2024-08-24 Wrexham AFC 3–0 Reading FC L 2024-08-17 Reading FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-08-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.98 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.35 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 64% + Over 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC52% Draw24% Reading FC24%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes64% 0% No36%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Reading FC
48%
Bolton Wanderers FC or Reading FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bolton Wanderers FC38% Draw41% Reading FC21%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 5–2 not predicted
5 – 2
Actual
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
7%
1 – 0
6.5%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
6.1%
3 – 1
6%
0 – 0
5.1%
3 – 0
4.5%
0 – 1
4.1%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 21% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.