EFL Championship · Matchday 1
- Sat, 15 Aug 2026 11:30:00 UTCToughsheet Community StadiumMatchday 1
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Bolton Wanderers 39%Draw 34%Preston North End 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Bolton WanderersPreston North End
55Possession45
1.1Expected goals (xG)1.12
15Shots10
6Shots on target3
9Shots off target4
1Blocked shots3
7Shots inside box9
8Shots outside box1
5Corners2
3Offsides7
12Fouls11
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
2Saves3
402Passes330
311Accurate passes233
77Pass accuracy71
Match events
- 13'Alistair McCann
- 14'Sam Dalby
- 25'Thierry Gale (assist John McAtee)
- 27'Jordan Thompson
- 42'Pol Valentín
- 48'Josh Sheehan
- 64'Pol Valentín ← Odeluga Offiah
- 64'Jordan Thompson ← Léo Leroy
- 64'Callum Lang ← Jusef Erabi
- 75'Gaizka Larrazabal → Samuel Iling-Junior
- 75'John McAtee → Ryan Hardie
- 79'Andrew Hughes ← Andrija Vukčević
- 79'Delano Burgzorg ← Thierry Small
- 82'Max Conway → Eoin Toal
- 85'Luca Stephenson → Lewis Brunt
- 85'Thierry Gale → Kyliane Dong
- 86'Jusef Erabi (assist Andrija Vukčević)
- 88'Chris Forino-Joseph
Bolton Wanderers · Preston North End
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
86.5Sheehan
16.8Bonham
146.8Famewo
226.8↓75'Larrazabal
216.8Erhahon
107.8Dalby
36.5Forino-Joseph
457.5↓75'McAtee
276.8↓85'Stephenson
117.8↓85'Gale
256.8↓82'Conway
66.3Lindsay
166.3↓79'Hughes
106.3↓64'Lang
146.3Storey
16.1Iversen
376.3↓79'Burgzorg
156.0↓64'Thompson
86.0McCann
76.3Devine
286.3Osmajić
26.0↓64'Valentín
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Bolton Wanderers
- 8Josh Sheehan6.5
- 1Jack Bonham6.8
- 14Akin Famewo6.8
- 22Gaizka Larrazabal6.8
- 21Ethan Erhahon6.8
- 10Sam Dalby7.8
- 3Chris Forino-Joseph6.5
- 45John McAtee7.5
- 27Luca Stephenson6.8
- 11Thierry Gale7.8
- 25Max Conway6.8
Preston North End
- 6Liam Lindsay6.3
- 16Andrew Hughes6.3
- 10Callum Lang6.3
- 14Jordan Storey6.3
- 1Daniel Iversen6.1
- 37Delano Burgzorg6.3
- 15Jordan Thompson6.0
- 8Alistair McCann6.0
- 7Alfie Devine6.3
- 28Milutin Osmajić6.3
- 2Pol Valentín6.0
Bolton WanderersTale of the tapePreston North End
3-3-4Formation4-4-2
4 ptsTable3 pts
-5Goal difference-5
1Head-to-head wins0
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 1 previous meeting
Bolton Wanderers 1W0D0W Preston North End
Goals 2–1
- 2026-08-15Bolton Wanderers2–1Preston North End
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 4 |
| Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |