Key facts
Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC in Championship, played on Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 12:30 BST.
- Competition
- Championship
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 12:30 BST
- Final score
- 1–0
- Scorers
- Thierry Gale (90')
- TikiTaka score
- 48/100
Source: TikiTaka — free to cite with a link to this page.
Championship · Matchday 7
Bolton Wanderers FC
#19 in table
1 – 0
Full time
HT 0–0
Cardiff City FC
#16 in table
Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 12:30 BST
Championship · Full time
Bolton Wanderers FC
1 – 0
Cardiff City FC
Thierry Gale (90')
Man of the match: Thierry Gale (6.6)
- Ben DaviesYellow card▮31'Ben DaviesYellow card
- Kyliane DongYellow card▮32'Kyliane DongYellow card
- Samuel Iling-JuniorYellow card▮37'Samuel Iling-JuniorYellow card
- Joel ColwillYellow card▮42'Joel ColwillYellow card
- Perry NgYellow card▮54'Perry NgYellow card
- Jayden NelsonYellow card▮78'Jayden NelsonYellow card
- Thierry GaleGoal - Header⚽90'Thierry GaleGoal - Header
- Thierry GaleYellow card▮901'Thierry GaleYellow card
Quick answers
- How did Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cardiff City FC end?
- Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC in Championship, played on Saturday, 12 September 2026 at 12:30 BST.
- Who scored?
- Thierry Gale (90').
- Who was man of the match?
- Thierry Gale with a TikiTaka rating of 6.6.
4-3-3Probable lineup2-3-3Bolton · bench
Estimated lineup based on playing time and form — official lineups are not available in our data source.
Top stats
Shots
Attack
Passes
Defence
Match statistics from ESPN. xG is an estimate based on shot volume and quality (on target 0.30 · blocked 0.05 · off target 0.04 · penalty 0.46).
Bolton
- 6.6Thierry Gale Man of the Match
- 5.6Jayden Nelson
- 5.6Kyliane Dong
- 5.6Samuel Iling-Junior
- 5.6Ben Davies
Cardiff
- 5.6Perry Ng
- 5.6Joel Colwill
Bolton
14 pts · 12 played
Cardiff
14 pts · 12 played
Until the clubs announce their starting XIs, the lineup above is a prediction based on playing time, form and season figures.