English:
Bolton defeated Birmingham in a thrilling encounter at the Toughsheet Community Stadium. The match, corresponding to matchday 35 of League One, ended with a 3-1 victory for the home team. Birmingham opened the scoring with a goal from E. Hansson in the 23rd minute. However, Bolton responded with two goals before halftime, scored by J. McAtee (39th minute) and G. Thomason (49th minute). In the second half, A. Collins sealed the victory for Bolton in the 71st minute. The match was marked by tension, with a total of 9 yellow cards given out between both teams (2 to Bolton and 4 to Birmingham). Despite having lower possession (41% vs 59%), Bolton showed greater effectiveness in attack, with 14 shots on goal compared to Birmingham’s 7.
Substitutions birmingham: at minute 56 A. Sampsted came in and T. Gardner-Hickman went out., at minute 56 L. Harris came in and E. Hansson went out., at minute 67 J. Stansfield came in and K. Dowell went out., at minute 68 L. Jutkiewicz came in and A. May went out., at minute 81 K. Bielik came in and T. Iwata went out.
Substitutions bolton: at minute 69 J. Randall came in and C. Mendes went out., at minute 84 K. Lolos came in and J. McAtee went out., at minute 90 J. Matete came in and G. Thomason went out., at minute 90 J. Sheehan came in and A. Morley went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bolton
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