Has Preston North End ever beaten Bolton Wanderers?

Not in the last 1 meetings — Preston North End has no win in this fixture. Bolton Wanderers won 1 and 0 ended level.

Where can I watch Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End?

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Wolverhampton Wanderers

Blackburn Rovers 22

Bolton Wanderers

Preston North End 21

Norwich City

West Bromwich Albion 12 FT

Queens Park Rangers 13 FT

Stoke City

Swansea City 12 FT

Sheffield United

Birmingham City 00 FT

Watford

Southampton 21 FT

Burnley

West Ham United 22 FT

Cardiff City

Wrexham 11

Football› Championship› Round 1› Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End

Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End — result, stats & head-to-head, 15 Aug 2026

Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North EndChampionship · Round 1 · University of Bolton Stadium2–1

Matches

Bolton Wanderers 2–1 Full time

Preston North End

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Preston North End1 out

Theo Carroll Injurysince 31 Jan · 23 matches missed

Starting XI

Bolton Wanderers4-2-3-1

10⚽Dalby7.3
22↓Goikoetxea6.6↓ 75'
45↓McAtee7.0↓ 75'
11⚽↓Gale8.0↓ 85'
8CSheehan7.2
21Erhahon6.9
27↓Stephenson6.8↓ 85'
3Joseph7.2
14Famewo6.7
25↓Conway7.2↓ 82'
1Bonham6.7

Preston North End4-2-3-1

28Osmajić6.2
37↓Burgzorg6.0↓ 79'
10↓Lang6.4↓ 64'
7Devine7.0
15↓Thompson6.6↓ 63'
8CMcCann6.7
16↓Hughes6.6↓ 79'
6Lindsay7.0
14Storey6.4
2↓Sancho5.8↓ 64'
1Iversen5.9

Timeline

14'
Sam Dalby · 1–0Left foot shot
25'
Thierry Gale · 2–0assist: John McAtee
Half time
86'
Jusef Erabi · 2–1assist: Andrija Vukcevic

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13'
Ali McCannyellow card
14'
Sam Dalby · 1–0Left foot shot
25'
Thierry Gale · 2–0assist: John McAtee
27'
Jordan Thompsonyellow card
42'
Pol Valentínyellow card
Half time
48'
Josh Sheehanyellow card
63'
Jordan Thompson ↑ Léo Leroy ↓substitution
64'
Callum Lang ↑ Jusef Erabi ↓substitution
64'
Pol Valentín ↑ Odeluga Offiah ↓substitution
75'
John McAtee ↑ Ryan Hardie ↓substitution
75'
Gaizka Larrazabal ↑ Samuel Iling-Junior ↓substitution
79'
Delano Burgzorg ↑ Thierry Small ↓substitution
79'
Andrew Hughes ↑ Andrija Vukcevic ↓substitution
82'
Max Conway ↑ Eoin Toal ↓substitution
85'
Luca Stephenson ↑ Lewis Brunt ↓substitution
85'
Thierry Gale ↑ Kyliane Dong ↓substitution
86'
Jusef Erabi · 2–1assist: Andrija Vukcevic
88'
Chris Forinoyellow card

Bolton Wanderers left · Preston North End right

Periods

Bolton Wanderers

1st half2

2nd half0

Extra time0

Preston North End

1st half0

2nd half1

Extra time0

Match statistics

15Shots10

6Shots on target3

5Corners2

12Fouls11

15Tackles16

2Yellow cards3

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition

1Round

Sat 15 Aug · 11:30 UTCKickoff

University of Bolton StadiumVenue

28,723Capacity

Adam HerczegReferee

19°C · overcast cloudsWeather

Possession

55% · 45%

Duels won

48% · 52%

Pass accuracy

77% · 71%

Breakdown

Shooting

7Shots inside box9

8Shots outside box1

1Shots blocked3

2Big chances created4

1Big chances missed3

Passing

402Passes330

12Crosses11

1Accurate crosses7

76Long passes62

27Accurate long passes18

Defence

13Interceptions7

2Keeper saves3

Duels & dribbles

48Duels won52

13Dribble attempts11

5Successful dribbles6

Goalscorers

No scorers on record.

Bench

Bolton Wanderers · bench

Brunt6.3↑ 85'

DaviesDF

Dong6.4↑ 85'

WatsonMF

Iling6.4↑ 75'

Toal6.2↑ 82'

HarringtonGK

ChristieDF

Hardie6.5↑ 75'

Preston North End · bench

Vukčević7.1↑ 79'

9Erabi7.3↑ 64'

11Small6.5↑ 79'

NichollsGK

MoranMF

Offiah6.8↑ 64'

Leroy6.8↑ 63'

30GrybaFW

32NolanDF

Managers

Steven Schumacher

Bolton Wanderers · Manager

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End · Manager

Previous meetings

In 1 recorded meeting, Bolton Wanderers have won 1 and Preston North End 0 — 0 ended level.

2026 · Championship

Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End 2–1

Recent form

Bolton Wanderers L

Preston North End LLWLW

Championship

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Swansea City	4	3	1	0	7	1	+6	10
2	Queens Park Rangers	4	3	1	0	7	3	+4	10
3	Charlton Athletic	4	3	1	0	6	3	+3	10
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	4	2	1	1	11	8	+3	7
5	Middlesbrough	4	2	1	1	7	5	+2	7
6	West Bromwich Albion	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	7
7	Bristol City	4	2	1	1	7	6	+1	7
8	Sheffield United	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1	6
9	Birmingham City	4	1	3	0	5	4	+1	6
10	Millwall	4	2	0	2	6	8	-2	6
11	Wrexham	4	1	2	1	6	4	+2	5
12	West Ham United	4	1	2	1	8	7	+1	5
13	Blackburn Rovers	4	1	2	1	5	5	0	5
14	Watford	4	1	2	1	4	5	-1	5
15	Bolton Wanderers	4	1	1	2	4	5	-1	4
16	Derby County	4	1	1	2	5	7	-2	4
17	Lincoln City	4	1	1	2	3	5	-2	4
18	Southampton	4	2	1	1	10	5	+5	3
19	Cardiff City	4	0	3	1	6	7	-1	3
20	Norwich City	4	1	0	3	5	7	-2	3
21	Portsmouth	4	1	0	3	5	8	-3	3
22	Stoke City	4	1	0	3	4	9	-5	3
23	Burnley	4	0	2	2	5	10	-5	2
24	Preston North End	4	0	0	4	3	9	-6	0