Bolton vs Reading Highlights from Season 2025/2026

League One

League One

07:00 PMAugust 20, 2025

Regular Season – 4

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1 – 1

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HT: (0 – 0)

📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium (Bolton)👤 Referee: Tom Reeves

How did Bolton and Reading perform?

Home Voted: 0

Away Voted: 0

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

World Class25%

Solid0%

Bang Average25%

Lucky0%

Shocking50%

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Bolton and Reading Match Stats

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BALL POSSESSION

64%36%

ATTACK

21

Total shots

5

4

Shots on target

2

9

Shots off target

1

8

Blocked shots

2

8

Shots inside box

4

13

Shots outside box

1

3

Corner kicks

1

2

Offsides

3

66

Dangerous attacks

38

PASSING

538

Total passes

295

454 (84%)

Accurate passes

207 (70%)

DISCIPLINE

9

Fouls

21

0

Yellow cards

5

1

Goalkeeper saves

3

Bolton and Reading Lineups

Bolton

4-2-3-1

1G

Teddy Sharman-Lowe

6.9

14D

Jordi Osei-Tutu

6.3

3D

Chris Forino

7.2

6D

George JohnstonC

7.3

25D

Max Conway

7.2

21M

Ethan Erhahon 🔺83′

7.2

4M

Xavier Simons

7

19M

Amario Cozier-Duberry

7.3

17M

Joel Randall 🔺83′

6.6

20M

Ibrahim Cissoko 🔺71′

7.5

48F

Mason Burstow ⚽52′ 🔺76′

7.5

Substitutes

11F

Thierry Gale 🔻71′

6.7

10F

Sam Dalby 🔻76′

6.3

8M

Josh Sheehan 🔻83′

6.5

45F

John McAtee 🔻83′

6.5

27G

Tyler Miller

–

18D

Eoin Toal

–

16M

Aaron Morley

–

Coach of Bolton

👔 Steven Schumacher

Reading

4-3-3

1G

Joel Pereira

6.3

2D

Kelvin Abrefa

6.9

12D

Finley Burns

6.6

33D

Derrick Williams 78′

6.7

3D

Jeriel Dorsett 🔺80′

6.2

6M

Liam Fraser 🔺59′

6.7

10M

Lewis WingC

6.9

8M

Charlie Savage 43′

6.5

11F

Daniel Kyerewaa 74′ 🔺81′

6.3

20F

Mark O’Mahony 16′

6

29F

Kami Doyle 65′ 🔺66′

6.7

Substitutes

4M

Ben Elliott 🔻59′

6.2

28M

Mamadi Camara 🔻66′

6.9

5D

Matty Jacob 🔻80′

6.7

19D

Andre Garcia 🔻81′

7.9

25G

Jack Stevens

–

22D

Michael Stickland

–

39D

Ashqar Ahmed

–

Coach of Reading

👔 Noel Hunt

Bolton and Reading Head to Head

2WINS

0DRAWS

2WINS

Over 1.5 Goals75%

Over 2.5 Goals75%

Both Teams Scored75%

Past H2H Matches & Results

01 Feb 2025 Reading 1-0 Bolton Wanderers

21 Sep 2024 Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Reading

01 Apr 2024 Bolton Wanderers 5-2 Reading

16 Sep 2023 Reading 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

League One Standings Season 2025/2026

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff	25	16	4	5	43-25	18	52
2	Lincoln	25	14	6	5	40-26	14	48
3	Bradford City	24	13	7	4	34-25	9	46
4	Stockport County	25	12	6	7	34-30	4	42
5	Huddersfield	26	11	6	9	45-35	10	39
6	Bolton	25	10	9	6	32-25	7	39
7	Luton	25	11	5	9	35-30	5	38
8	Stevenage	23	10	7	6	27-20	7	37
9	Reading	24	9	8	7	32-28	4	35
10	Peterborough	25	11	2	12	33-34	-1	35
11	Wycombe	25	8	9	8	32-28	4	33
12	Mansfield	23	9	5	9	31-28	3	32
13	AFC Wimbledon	24	9	4	11	27-33	-6	31
14	Exeter	24	9	3	12	25-23	2	30
15	Wigan	24	7	9	8	26-27	-1	30
16	Plymouth	25	9	3	13	32-39	-7	30
17	Barnsley	21	8	5	8	33-33	0	29
18	Leyton Orient	25	8	5	12	36-42	-6	29
19	Blackpool	25	8	5	12	31-37	-6	29
20	Northampton	24	8	5	11	22-28	-6	29
21	Burton	24	7	6	11	23-34	-11	27
22	Rotherham	24	6	6	12	22-35	-13	24
23	Doncaster	24	6	5	13	24-41	-17	23
24	Port Vale	23	4	6	13	18-31	-13	18

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Cardiff	13	11	0	2	30-15	15	33
2	Lincoln	13	9	3	1	26-13	13	30
3	Bradford City	12	9	2	1	20-10	10	29
4	Bolton	13	8	4	1	22-7	15	28
5	Huddersfield	13	7	4	2	27-13	14	25
6	Wycombe	13	7	3	3	24-13	11	24
7	Luton	13	7	3	3	19-11	8	24
8	Reading	13	7	3	3	16-12	4	24
9	Stockport County	13	6	3	4	17-16	1	21
10	Exeter	11	6	2	3	17-8	9	20
11	Peterborough	13	6	2	5	19-14	5	20
12	Leyton Orient	13	5	5	3	20-15	5	20
13	Stevenage	10	5	4	1	12-6	6	19
14	Blackpool	13	5	4	4	21-19	2	19
15	Wigan	11	5	3	3	12-8	4	18
16	Northampton	12	5	3	4	13-10	3	18
17	Mansfield	11	5	2	4	18-12	6	17
18	Barnsley	10	5	1	4	20-16	4	16
19	Rotherham	12	4	4	4	15-17	-2	16
20	AFC Wimbledon	11	4	3	4	10-8	2	15
21	Doncaster	12	4	3	5	14-18	-4	15
22	Plymouth	13	4	2	7	14-19	-5	14
23	Burton	12	4	2	6	11-17	-6	14
24	Port Vale	11	2	3	6	10-13	-3	9

Pos	Team	MP	W	D	L	+/-	GD	Pts
1	Stockport County	12	6	3	3	17-14	3	21
2	Cardiff	12	5	4	3	13-10	3	19
3	Lincoln	12	5	3	4	14-13	1	18
4	Stevenage	13	5	3	5	15-14	1	18
5	Bradford City	12	4	5	3	14-15	-1	17
6	Plymouth	12	5	1	6	18-20	-2	16
7	AFC Wimbledon	13	5	1	7	17-25	-8	16
8	Mansfield	12	4	3	5	13-16	-3	15
9	Peterborough	12	5	0	7	14-20	-6	15
10	Luton	12	4	2	6	16-19	-3	14
11	Huddersfield	13	4	2	7	18-22	-4	14
12	Barnsley	11	3	4	4	13-17	-4	13
13	Burton	12	3	4	5	12-17	-5	13
14	Wigan	13	2	6	5	14-19	-5	12
15	Reading	11	2	5	4	16-16	0	11
16	Bolton	12	2	5	5	10-18	-8	11
17	Northampton	12	3	2	7	9-18	-9	11
18	Exeter	13	3	1	9	8-15	-7	10
19	Blackpool	12	3	1	8	10-18	-8	10
20	Wycombe	12	1	6	5	8-15	-7	9
21	Port Vale	12	2	3	7	8-18	-10	9
22	Leyton Orient	12	3	0	9	16-27	-11	9
23	Rotherham	12	2	2	8	7-18	-11	8
24	Doncaster	12	2	2	8	10-23	-13	8

Qualification/Relegation

Relegation – League Two

Promotion – Championship

Promotion – League One (Play Offs)

Bolton vs Reading Video Highlights & Match Recap – 2025-08-20

Football fans were treated to a spectacle as Bolton squared off against Reading at Toughsheet Community Stadium (Bolton). The League One clash, held on August 20, 2025, provided plenty of talking points regarding team strategies and player grit.

The game was a chess match in the middle of the park, with both teams cancelling each other out for large spells. However, the quality in the final decision-making was the defining factor. Set-pieces and quick counters played a pivotal role in the outcome.

Season Statistics Overview

Bolton came into this game from a position of strength (or weakness), sitting in 6th. Their tally of 39 points reflects a season of ups and downs: 10 wins, 9 draws, and 6 losses.

Meanwhile, Reading has had a mixed run, currently placed at 9. Their 35 points, boosted by 9 wins, suggested they were capable of causing an upset on the road.

Past Encounters & Rivalry

The history between Bolton and Reading is rich. Out of the last 5 League One meetings, the hosts have won 2.

The visitors, Reading, have won 2 times, indicating they are no pushovers. There have been 1 draws. Interestingly, both teams found the net in 4 matches, with 3 games seeing over 2.5 goals.

Recent Match Results

Here is a summary of the performances leading up to today’s game:

Recent Results of Bolton

Recent Results of Reading

Watch Full Highlights

Relive the excitement of Bolton vs Reading. We bring you the best saves, goals, and tactical insights from the League One match played on August 20, 2025.

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