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Preston vs Bolton has a measured Championship balance, with Preston’s away wins set against Bolton’s home response and a draw. Bolton won 2-1 on 15 August 2026, while Preston won 2-1 there on 9 February 2019 and 3-1 on 3 March 2018. The clubs also drew 2-2 on 1 September 2018, leaving a competitive league profile rather than a one-way story.
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Starting eleven
Starting XI Bolton
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1G
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27D
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3D
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14D
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25D
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8M
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21M
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22M
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45M
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11M
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10F
Preston Starting XI
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G
1
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D
2
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D
14
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D
6
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D
16
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M
8
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M
15
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M
7
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M
10
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M
37
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F
28
Substitutes Bolton
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16F
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39F
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18D
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5D
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7F
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23G
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29D
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6D
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12M
Preston Substitutes
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M
27
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D
24
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F
9
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D
3
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D
11
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G
21
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D
32
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M
23
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F
30
Match events
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13'Ali McCann Yellow Card
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14'⚽Sam Dalby Normal Goal
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25'⚽T. Gale Normal Goal
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27'Jordan Thompson Yellow Card
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42'Pol Valentín Yellow Card
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48'Josh Sheehan Yellow Card
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63'Leo Leroy Jordan Thompson
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64'L. Leroy J. Thompson
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64'J. Erabi C. Lang
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64'O. Offiah P. Valentin
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64'Odeluga Offiah Pol Valentín
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64'Jusef Erabi Callum Lang
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75'R. Hardie J. McAtee
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75'S. Iling Junior G. Larrazabal
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75'Samuel Iling Junior Gaizka Larrazabal
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75'Ryan Hardie John McAtee
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79'A. Vukcevic A. Hughes
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79'T. Small D. Burgzorg
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79'Thierry Small Delano Burgzorg
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79'Andrija Vukčević Andrew Hughes
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82'Eoin Toal Max Conway
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85'K. Dong T. Gale
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85'L. Brunt L. Stephenson
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85'Lewis Brunt Luca Stephenson
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85'Kyliane Dong Thierry Gale
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86'⚽Jusef Erabi Normal Goal (Asst: Andrija Vukčević)
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88'Chris Forino Yellow Card
Stats for this game
Matchup Preston VS Bolton
Preston’s edge is measured
Preston’s Championship wins at Bolton, 2-1 on 9 February 2019 and 3-1 on 3 March 2018, provide the strongest support for a Preston lean. Bolton answered with a 2-1 home win on 15 August 2026, while the 2-2 draw at Preston on 1 September 2018 shows how narrow the separation can be. The Championship balance points toward Preston without removing Bolton from the comparison. The 2-1 Bolton win also prevents the earlier away results from becoming a one-way league story.
Friendlies sit behind the league results
Friendly meetings in 2025 and 2021 add background, but they carry less weight than the Championship results when describing this fixture. The competitive scores include a wide Preston margin, narrow wins in both directions and a draw, so the balance is best framed as measured rather than settled. A future league meeting will ask whether Preston can reproduce its away edge or Bolton can make its home response part of a more even pattern.
Past head to head stats
Preston VS Bolton
Balance Wins - Draws - Losses over time
Points per match over time
Comparison between the 2 teams for the last 9 games
Preston VS Bolton
Head-to-Head History
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