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Bolton Wanderers
Preston North End
Bolton Wanderers
4-2-3-1 · 5-3-2
Preston North End
Coaches
Steven SchumacherPaul Heckingbottom 
Injuries & suspensions
Bolton Wanderers
J. Iredale
Appendicitis · back 2026-08-31
Recent form
Bolton WanderersLASheffield Wednesday0-1
WHNAC Breda1-0
DAFleetwood Town1-1
DHEverton0-0
WAOldham Athletic3-1
Preston North EndDHHuddersfield Town1-1
LAStockport County0-1
LABradford City2-3
LAMarine AFC0-3
LHCambridge United0-1
Match facts
Stadium
Toughsheet Community Stadium
City
Horwich
Kickoff
15 Aug, 11:30 UTC
Competition
Championship
🔮 AI-predicted lineup · 40% confidence — confirmed XI drops ~1h before kickoff
Bolton Wanderers
4-2-3-1 · 5-3-2
Preston North End
1
J. Bonham
7.2
3
C. Forino
7.3
J. Osei-Tutu
7.0
6
G. Johnston
7.3
18
E. Toal
6.8
8
J. Sheehan
6.9
11
T. Gale
6.8
33
C. Warren
45
J. McAtee
6.6
10
A. Collins
17
D. N'Lundulu
1
D. Iversen
6.8
6
L. Lindsay
7.4
16
A. Hughes
7.6
24
O. Offiah
6.7
3
A. Vukčević
6.1
6
J. Whatmough
7.7
7
A. Devine
7.3
44
B. Potts
6.5
8
A. McCann
7.8
28
M. Osmajić
6.2
18
E. R. Jacobsen
Substitutes
43GJ. Coleman
40GL. Hutchinson
31GL. Southwood
1GN. Baxter
29DC. Christie6.7
14DA. Famewo6.5
2DJ. Dacres-Cogley5.1
24DL. Temple
4DR. Santos
7MK. Dong6.5
10MK. Dempsey6.5
54MT. Ritchie
5MA. Morley
MC. Lewis
14MG. Thomason
MH. Rice
28MJ. Matete
14MR. Williams
MS. Arfield
27FD. O. Abimbola
15FD. Charles
44FK. Lolos
20FV. Adeboyejo
Coach: Steven Schumacher
Substitutes
13GD. Cornell6.6
28GF. Woodman
14DJ. Storey6.5
DT. Tarry
5DP. Bauer
32DK. Pasiek
20DK. Kesler-Hayden
8MB. Whiteman7.6
MR. Brady6.5
4MR. Ledson6.4
34MK. Nelson
36MM. Wilson
14MD. Holmes
19MJ. Okkels
27MK. Kamara
3MK. Best
29MM. Frøkjær-Jensen
20MS. Greenwood
23MS. T. Þórðarson
20MT. Carrol
31MT. Mawene
FM. Ayodele
FW. Keane
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
Forecast BSD enginebest price across 7 bookmakers
Who winsBolton to win (DNB) 75%
CornersOver 9.5 corners 57%
1X2Bolton to win 57%
CornersOver 8.5 corners 69%
GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 72%
GoalsOver 2.5 goals 51%
GoalsOver 1.5 goals 74%
1X2Draw 24%
BTTSBoth teams to score 51%
1X2Preston to win 19%
CornersUnder 10.5 corners 53%
Odds consensus
PLAYERconsensus
7.00
AKIN-FAMEWO ▲
5.21
AKIN-FAMEWO-0-5 ▲
30.00
ALFIE-DEVINE ▼
2.30
ALFIE-DEVINE-0-5 ▲
6.25
ALI-MCCANN ▼
5.78
ANDREW-HUGHES ▼
6.08
ANDREW-HUGHES-0-5 ▲
7.53
ANDREW-MORAN ▲
3.79
ANDREW-MORAN-0-5 ▲
6.50
ANDRIJA-VUKCEVIC ▲
6.00
ANDRIJA-VUKCEVIC-0-5 ▼
5.25
BEN-WHITEMAN ▲
23.00
BENJAMIN-KEITH-DAVIES ▼
5.20
BENJAMIN-KEITH-DAVIES-0-5 ▲
5.75
BRADLEY-POTTS ▲
3.79
BRADLEY-POTTS-0-5 ▲
5.00
DAVID-WATSON ▼
2.40
DAVID-WATSON-0-5 ▲
81.00
EOIN-TOAL
4.29
EOIN-TOAL-0-5 ▲
111.00
ETHAN-ERHAHON
5.00
ETHAN-ERHAHON-0-5 ▼
4.28
JOHN-MCATEE ▲
1.82
JOHN-MCATEE-0-5 ▲
8.50
JORDAN-STOREY ▼
6.00
JORDAN-STOREY-0-5 ▲
6.50
JORDAN-THOMPSON ▼
6.00
JORDAN-THOMPSON-0-5 ▲
5.77
JOSH-SHEEHAN ▼
2.75
JOSH-SHEEHAN-0-5 ▲
25.00
JUSEF-ERABI
2.04
JUSEF-ERABI-0-5 ▲
8.00
LEWIS-GIBSON
5.75
LEWIS-GIBSON-0-5 ▼
9.00
LIAM-LINDSAY ▼
6.00
LIAM-LINDSAY-0-5 ▼
4.93
LUCA-STEPHENSON ▲
3.20
LUCA-STEPHENSON-0-5 ▲
88.25
MILUTIN-OSMAJIC
1.70
MILUTIN-OSMAJIC-0-5 ▲
8.00
ODELUGA-OFFIAH ▼
7.50
POL-VALENTIN ▲
6.08
POL-VALENTIN-0-5
80.75
SAM-DALBY
1.73
SAM-DALBY-0-5 ▲
6.00
THIERRY-GALE ▲
2.22
THIERRY-GALE-0-5 ▼
5.78
THIERRY-SMALL ▼
2.55
THIERRY-SMALL-0-5 ▲
5.00
XAVIER-SIMONS ▲
2.85
XAVIER-SIMONS-0-5 ▲
Everything we are at least 80% sure of for this match. We publish nothing below that — across all fixtures, 86.9% of these turn out right.
Bolton Wanderers to win or draw
81%
A confidence, not a tip. We do not claim these beat the bookmakers' price — the odds are short precisely because the outcome is likely.
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