#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	15	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	+8	28
5	West Bromwich Albion	15	+8	28
6	Swansea City	15	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	+14	24
8	Queens Park Rangers	15	+6	24
9	West Ham United	15	+14	23
10	Sheffield United	15	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	+2	22
12	Norwich City	15	+8	21
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	-1	21
14	Cardiff City	15	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	-8	18
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	-9	17
19	Charlton Athletic	15	-10	17
20	Watford	15	-10	15
21	Lincoln City	15	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	-9	10
23	Derby County	15	-16	10
24	Preston North End	15	-17	8

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Match info

Competition: English Football League Championship
Round: Round 3
Season: 2026-2027
Kick-off: Saturday, 29 August 2026 at 14:00
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich
Capacity: 28,723
Referee: Ben Speedie

Bolton Wanderers vs Lincoln City

Match events

30'Ben HouseYellow card
Half-time
61'Gaizka Larrazabalfor Akin Famewo
61'Kyliane Dongfor Samuel Iling
65'Robert Nicholas Streetfor F. Draper
66'Ben HouseAssist: Callum Elder0 - 1
71'Jayden Nelsonfor Thierry Gale
72'Ryan Hardiefor John Mcatee
79'Ivan VarfolomeevYellow card
80'David Watsonfor Ethan Erhahon
80'Isaac Olaofefor Reeco Hackett-Fairchild
85'Joshua Honohanfor Ben House
85'Tom Baylissfor Ivan Varfolomeev
93+3'Conor McGrandlesYellow card
Full-time

Lineups

Confirmed

Bolton Wanderers

Formation 4-2-3-1

1Jack BonhamGK
5Lewis BruntDF
3Christian Forino JosephDF
14Akin FamewoDF
25Max ConwayDF
8Josh Sheehan(C)MF
21Ethan ErhahonMF
16Samuel IlingMF
45John McateeMF
11Thierry GaleMF
10Sam DalbyFW

Substitutes

31Gavin Bazunu
6Ben Davies
7Kyliane Dong
39Ryan Hardie
22Gaizka Larrazabal
26Jayden Nelson
18Eoin Toal
12David Watson
54Tobias Ritchie

Missing

Ruben Rodrigues · Knee injury

Lincoln City

Formation 3-4-3

1George WickensGK
34F. DraperFW
20Callum ElderDF
25Deji ElereweDF
7Reeco Hackett-FairchildFW
18Ben HouseFW
16Dom JefferiesMF
14Conor McGrandles(C)MF
24Ivan VarfolomeevMF
3Adam ReachMF
6Ryley TowlerDF

Substitutes

46Joe Gauci
23Joshua Honohan
26Yunus Konak
10Mason Melia
19Isaac Olaofe
17Robert Nicholas Street
29Ethan Wheatley
4Andrei Coubiș
8Tom Bayliss

Missing

James Collins · Knee injury
Tendayi Darikwa · Knee injury
Sonny Bradley · Knock

Recent form

Bolton Wanderers

D W L W D

Lincoln City

W L L W W

Last five results, most recent first.

Head to head

Bolton Wanderers wins

Draws

Lincoln City wins

About Bolton Wanderers vs Lincoln City

Bolton Wanderers and Lincoln City finished 0-1 in the English Football League Championship at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches. Lincoln City have 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Recent form

Bolton Wanderers

D W L W D

Lincoln City

W L L W W

Last five results, most recent first.

English Football League Championship table

Full table

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	15	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	+8	28
5	West Bromwich Albion	15	+8	28
6	Swansea City	15	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	+14	24
8	Queens Park Rangers	15	+6	24
9	West Ham United	15	+14	23
10	Sheffield United	15	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	+2	22
12	Norwich City	15	+8	21
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	-1	21
14	Cardiff City	15	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	-8	18
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	-9	17
19	Charlton Athletic	15	-10	17
20	Watford	15	-10	15
21	Lincoln City	15	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	-9	10
23	Derby County	15	-16	10
24	Preston North End	15	-17	8

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Match info

Competition: English Football League Championship
Round: Round 3
Season: 2026-2027
Kick-off: Saturday, 29 August 2026 at 14:00
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium, Horwich
Capacity: 28,723
Referee: Ben Speedie