Bolton End Seven-Year Wait for Championship Win

A sellout crowd at the Toughsheet Community Stadium witnessed Bolton's first second-tier victory since March 2019.

Bolton

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NS · Championship

Preston

Competition

Sky Bet Championship

Score

Bolton 2-1 Preston

Scorers

Sam Dalby, Thierry Gale; Jusef Erabi

Venue

Toughsheet Community Stadium

What happened. Bolton beat Preston 2-1, with first-half goals from Sam Dalby and Thierry Gale, to record their first Championship win since March 2019.

Bolton dominated despite being predicted to struggle on return to second tier.
Preston pulled one back through Jusef Erabi but missed a late equaliser.
Dalby scored 14 goals last season and opened his account this campaign.

Bolton will look to build on this result, while Preston seek their first win of the season.

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