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Bolton Dominates First Half, Barnsley Reacts Late in League One Match
Bolton secured a victory with a solid performance at home against Barnsley, although the match ended up being tighter than the initial scoreline suggested. The match, played on February 7, 2026, at the Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton, saw a brilliant start from the home side, who took advantage of their superiority in the first half.
S. Dalby emerged as the star of the match, scoring a brace in the 5th and 19th minutes, the first thanks to an assist from K. Dempsey. J. McAtee extended the lead in the 32nd minute, with an assist from Dalby himself, leaving the score at 3-0 at halftime.
However, Barnsley resurged in the second half. L. Connell scored in the 57th minute, assisted by S. Banks, and A. Phillips narrowed the gap in the 60th minute, also with an assist from Banks, putting pressure on Bolton. Despite the effort, Barnsley was unable to complete the comeback. Referee S. Oldham showed yellow cards to K. Dempsey, C. Forino-Joseph, and G. Johnston for Bolton, and to J. Bland and J. Shepherd for Barnsley.
The match ended with 50% possession for each team. Bolton took 22 shots, of which 8 were on target and 7 off target, generating 11 corners and committing 10 fouls. Barnsley, on the other hand, attempted 9 shots, with 6 on target and 2 off target, obtaining only 1 corner and committing 7 fouls.
Substitutions barnsley: at minute 46 R. Cleary came in and A. Phillips went out., at minute 46 D. McGoldrick came in and P. Kelly went out., at minute 46 E. O’Connell came in and M. de Gevigney went out., at minute 46 T. Watson came in and N. Ogbeta went out.
Substitutions bolton: at minute 62 K. Dempsey came in and X. Simons went out., at minute 62 C. Blackett-Taylor came in and T. Gale went out., at minute 70 J. Osei-Tutu came in and C. Christie went out., at minute 81 R. Apter came in and M. Burstow went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bolton
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