Reading vs Bolton Wanderers, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Reading

77': Charlie Savage
86': Caylon Vickers

FT
2 - 1

Bolton Wanderers

20': Dion Charles
90'+4': Eoin Toal

About

Reading are hosting Bolton Wanderers at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Gethin Jones.
1': Attempt missed. Clinton Mola (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
5': Attempt missed. Charlie Savage (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
5': Hand ball by Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers).
9': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Josh Dacres-Cogley tries a through ball, but Josh Sheehan is caught offside.
13': Foul by Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers).
13': Harvey Knibbs (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
13': Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
15': Attempt saved. Dom Ballard (Reading) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Femi Azeez with a cross.
16': Foul by Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers).
16': Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
16': Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
16': Delay in match (Bolton Wanderers).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Goal! Reading 0, Bolton Wanderers 1. Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Dempsey.
22': Attempt saved. Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Josh Dacres-Cogley.
23': Femi Azeez (Reading) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers).
24': Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Foul by Tyler Bindon (Reading).
24': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Clinton Mola.
26': Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
26': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
28': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Ricardo Santos.
30': Dom Ballard (Reading) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
30': Dom Ballard (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
31': Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Reading) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Femi Azeez.
32': Hand ball by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
34': Attempt blocked. Kyle Dempsey (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dion Charles.
34': Attempt saved. Victor Adeboyejo (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
35': Femi Azeez (Reading) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
36': Attempt blocked. Femi Azeez (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Hutchinson.
37': Attempt blocked. Dom Ballard (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Savage.
38': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38': Foul by Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers).
38': Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Foul by Charlie Savage (Reading).
39': George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Attempt saved. Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
44': Foul by Clinton Mola (Reading).
44': Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45': Attempt blocked. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs.
45'+3': Attempt missed. Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Dacres-Cogley with a cross.
45'+4': Andy Yiadom (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': Foul by Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers).
45'+4': Foul by Harvey Knibbs (Reading).
45'+4': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Reading 0, Bolton Wanderers 1.
45': Second Half begins Reading 0, Bolton Wanderers 1.
46': Dangerous play by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading).
46': Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Andy Yiadom.
47': Attempt missed. Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by George Thomason with a cross following a corner.
47': Foul by Nelson Abbey (Reading).
47': Kyle Dempsey (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Foul by Dom Ballard (Reading).
50': Gethin Jones (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
51': Foul by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading).
51': Ricardo Santos (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Foul by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading).
53': Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Substitution, Reading. Paul Mukairu replaces Dom Ballard.
56': Substitution, Reading. Ben Elliott replaces Harvey Knibbs.
58': Hand ball by Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers).
60': Attempt blocked. Randell Williams (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Thomason.
60': Foul by Josh Dacres-Cogley (Bolton Wanderers).
60': Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Foul by Sam Hutchinson (Reading).
62': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Clinton Mola.
64': Attempt saved. Paul Mukairu (Reading) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Elliott with a cross.
64': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Nathan Baxter.
64': Offside, Reading. Clinton Mola tries a through ball, but Femi Azeez is caught offside.
65': Foul by Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers).
65': Nelson Abbey (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
65': Foul by Femi Azeez (Reading).
66': Foul by Charlie Savage (Reading).
66': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
67': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Clinton Mola.
68': Foul by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading).
68': Nathan Baxter (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Baxter (Bolton Wanderers).
69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
70': Attempt missed. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andy Yiadom with a cross.
70': Offside, Reading. Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan tries a through ball, but Ben Elliott is caught offside.
71': Attempt missed. Ben Elliott (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Clinton Mola with a cross.
71': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Randell Williams.
72': Attempt missed. Charlie Savage (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Paul Mukairu following a corner.
72': Substitution, Reading. Tom McIntyre replaces Clinton Mola.
73': Attempt missed. Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Sheehan.
73': Delay in match because of an injury Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers).
75': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Cameron Jerome replaces Victor Adeboyejo.
75': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jack Iredale replaces Randell Williams.
75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
76': Ben Elliott (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Foul by George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers).
76': George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Bolton Wanderers).
76': Sam Hutchinson (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Cameron Jerome (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Goal! Reading 1, Bolton Wanderers 1. Charlie Savage (Reading) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Femi Azeez.
78': Foul by Andy Yiadom (Reading).
78': George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79': Andy Yiadom (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80': Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
81': Substitution, Reading. Amadou Salif Mbengue replaces Sam Hutchinson.
82': Substitution, Reading. Caylon Vickers replaces Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
82': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Daniel Nlundulu replaces Dion Charles.
83': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Josh Dacres-Cogley tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
84': Attempt saved. Femi Azeez (Reading) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Elliott with a through ball.
84': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Nathan Baxter.
86': Goal! Reading 2, Bolton Wanderers 1. Caylon Vickers (Reading) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Amadou Salif Mbengue.
87': Femi Azeez (Reading) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
87': Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
88': Attempt saved. Femi Azeez (Reading) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Paul Mukairu.
88': Corner, Reading. Conceded by Nathan Baxter.
89': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jón Bödvarsson replaces Josh Sheehan.
90': Attempt missed. Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
90'+2': Charlie Savage (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
90'+3': Caylon Vickers (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3': Foul by Cameron Jerome (Bolton Wanderers).
90'+4': Femi Azeez (Reading) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4': Foul by Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers).
90'+4': Second yellow card to Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Charlie Savage (Reading) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
90'+5': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Jack Iredale tries a through ball, but Cameron Jerome is caught offside.
90'+6': Caylon Vickers (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by George Thomason (Bolton Wanderers).
90'+9': Second Half ends, Reading 2, Bolton Wanderers 1.
90'+9': David Button (Reading) is shown the yellow card.
0': Match ends, Reading 2, Bolton Wanderers 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium
Location: Reading, England
Attendance: 13,155

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wrexham	6	+7	13
2	Birmingham City	5	+5	13
3	Charlton Athletic	6	+3	13
4	Huddersfield Town	5	+7	12

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Reading (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	David Button (GK)
32	Nelson Abbey
24	Tyler Bindon
2	Clinton Mola
17	Andy Yiadom
8	Charlie Savage
23	Sam Hutchinson
7	Harvey Knibbs
11	Femi Azeez
9	Dominic Ballard
15	Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

Reading Substitutes:

Caylon Vickers, Coniah Boyce-Clarke, Tom Mcintyre, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Benjamin Elliott, Paul Omo Mukairu, Harlee Dean.

Bolton Wanderers (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Nathan Baxter (GK)
5	Ricardo Santos
18	Eoin Toal
2	Gethin Jones
4	George Thomason
8	Josh Sheehan
22	Kyle Dempsey
27	Randell Williams
12	Joshua Dacres-Cogley
10	Dion Charles
14	Victor Adeboyejo

Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:

Daniel N'Lundulu, Aaron Morley, Jón Bödvarsson, Cameron Jerome, Luke Hutchinson, Jack Iredale, William Forrester.

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