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Bolton Wanderers
FT
2–1
26 Dec 2025
Rotherham United
Europa League Fri 26 Dec, 15:00London Toughsheet Community Stadium, Manchester Elliot Bell 23,416 attendance

Timeline

  1. 45'+1' Josh Sheehan
  2. 53' Jordan Hugill for Dru Yearwood
  3. 53' Sam Nombe for Kion Etete
  4. 63' Ar'jany Martha Yellow Card
  5. 69' Max Conway Yellow Card
  6. 72' Sam Dalby for Marcus Forss
  7. 81' Xavier Simons for Ethan Erhahon
  8. 81' Kyle Dempsey for Joel Randall
  9. 81' Thomas Holmes for Hamish Douglas
  10. 85' Jamal Baptiste Yellow Card
  11. 86' Mason Burstow for Thierry Gale
  12. 90'+3' Josh Sheehan

Match stats

65.7% Possession 34.3%
28 Shots 14
12 On target 5
5 Fouls 13
1 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Saves 8
0 Accurate passes 0

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers 4-2-3-1
1 Sharman-Lowe
25 Conway 6 Johnston 18 Toal 29 Christie
21 Erhahon 8 Sheehan
11 Gale 17 Randall 19 Cozier-Duberry
24 Forss
Rotherham United 3-5-2
1 Dawson
3 Jules 26 Douglas 15 Baptiste
6 James 44 Gore 7 Powell 16 Yearwood 22 Hall
29 Etete 11 Martha
Bolton Wanderers 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Teddy Sharman-Lowe G
  2. 6 George Johnston CD-L
  3. 18 Eoin Toal CD-R
  4. 25 Max Conway LB
  5. 29 Cyrus Christie RB
  6. 17 Joel Randall ▼ AM
  7. 21 Ethan Erhahon ▼ LM
  8. 8 Josh Sheehan RM
  9. 24 Marcus Forss ▼ F
  10. 11 Thierry Gale ▼ AM-L
  11. 19 Amario Cozier-Duberry AM-R

Came on

  1. 4 Xavier Simons ▲ SUB
  2. 10 Sam Dalby ▲ SUB
  3. 22 Kyle Dempsey ▲ SUB
  4. 48 Mason Burstow ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (3)
  1. 20 Ibrahim Cissoko SUB
  2. 27 Tyler Miller SUB
  3. 3 Christian Forino Joseph SUB
Rotherham United 3-5-2
  1. 1 Cameron Dawson G
  2. 26 Hamish Douglas ▼ CD
  3. 3 Zak Jules CD-L
  4. 15 Jamal Baptiste CD-R
  5. 44 Daniel Gore CM-L
  6. 16 Dru Yearwood ▼ CM-R
  7. 7 Joe Powell AM
  8. 6 Reece James LM
  9. 22 Denzel Hall RM
  10. 29 Kion Etete ▼ CF-L
  11. 11 Ar'jany Martha CF-R

Came on

  1. 12 Thomas Holmes ▲ SUB
  2. 10 Sam Nombe ▲ SUB
  3. 9 Jordan Hugill ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 2 Joseph Rafferty SUB
  2. 5 Sean Raggett SUB
  3. 4 Liam Kelly SUB
  4. 13 Ted Cann SUB

Commentary

  1. 90'+3' Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) Goal at 93'
  2. 90' Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) Penalty - Scored at 90'
  3. 86' Mason Burstow (Bolton Wanderers) Substitution at 86'
  4. 85' Jamal Baptiste (Rotherham United) Yellow Card at 85'
  5. 81' Thomas Holmes (Rotherham United) Substitution at 81'
  6. 81' Kyle Dempsey (Bolton Wanderers) Substitution at 81'
  7. 81' Xavier Simons (Bolton Wanderers) Substitution at 81'
  8. 72' Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) Substitution at 72'
  9. 69' Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers) Yellow Card at 69'
  10. 63' Ar'jany Martha (Rotherham United) Yellow Card at 63'
  11. 53' Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) Substitution at 53'
  12. 53' Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) Substitution at 53'
1 earlier entry
  1. 45'+1' Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) Goal at 46'

Recent form

Bolton Wanderers L W W L W

  • W Bradford City 3-0 EFL Trophy
  • L at Swindon Town 4-0 English FA Cup
  • W at Mansfield Town 1-0 EFL League One
  • W Exeter City 2-1 EFL League One
  • L at Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 EFL League One

Rotherham United L L L W D

  • D Wycombe Wanderers 1-1 EFL League One
  • W at Salford City 7-2 EFL Trophy
  • L Blackpool 3-0 EFL League One
  • L at Plymouth Argyle 1-0 EFL League One
  • L Huddersfield Town 3-1 EFL League One

Head to head

ROT leads series 4-1

  • 2 Sep 2025 Bolton Wanderers 1–0 Rotherham United 2025-26 EFL Trophy
  • 8 Apr 2025 Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Rotherham United 2024-25 English League One
  • 11 Jan 2025 Rotherham United 3–1 Bolton Wanderers 2024-25 English League One
  • 1 Jan 2022 Rotherham United 2–1 Bolton Wanderers 2021-22 English League One
  • 18 Sep 2021 Bolton Wanderers 0–2 Rotherham United 2021-22 English League One