Bolton Wanderers FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Macron Stadium.
- Bolton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Seb Stockbridge
- Referee Billy Smallwood
- Referee Steve Meredith
- Referee Mark Pottage
- Referee Keith Stroud
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Stoke City FC H 0–0 D 26 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W 22 Dec Brentford FC A 0–1 L 15 Dec Leeds United FC H 0–1 L 08 Dec Norwich City FC A 2–3 L 01 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D 26 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L 22 Dec Millwall FC H 1–0 W 15 Dec Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D 08 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W 01 Dec Reading FC A 2–2 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Bolton Wanderers FC and Stoke City FC has kicked off!
- 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benik Afobe made 372 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 15' It’s high time Phil Parkinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 20' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ashley Williams suffering a number of foals already.
- 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 35' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Jonathan Grounds has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 37' It’s a booking for Stoke City FC player. Bruno Martins Indi gets a Yellow card.
- 42' Clayton Donaldson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 47' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sam Clucas, as he is very good at scoring at Macron Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 52' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 57' It looks like no one’s ball. Bolton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 60' The referee shows Bolton Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 60.
- 65' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Joe Allen.
- 65' Josh Magennis is replacing Clayton Donaldson for the Bolton Wanderers FC side.
- 69' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Josh Vela.
- 72' Oghenekaro Etebo is replacing Tom Ince for the Stoke City FC side.
- 77' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 81' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Benik Afobe is replaced by Peter Crouch.
- 82' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Thomas Edwards.
- 87' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 87 minutes.
- 90' Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Craig Noone is hanging Josh Vela on the field on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Bolton Wanderers FC
Starting XI- 1
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Josh Vela ↓ Craig Noone 90'
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Bench- 16
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Craig Noone ↑ 90'
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Josh Magennis ↑ 65'
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Coach Phil ParkinsonStoke City FC
Starting XI- 1
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Benik Afobe ↓ Peter Crouch 81'
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Sam Clucas ↓ Tyrese Campbell 72'
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Tom Ince ↓ Oghenekaro Etebo 72'
Bench-
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Oghenekaro Etebo ↑ 72'
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Peter Crouch ↑ 81'
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Tyrese Campbell ↑ 72'
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Head to Head
Bolton Wanderers FC Form
2018-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2018-12-26 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2018-12-22 Brentford FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2018-12-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2018-12-08 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2018-12-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D