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Bolton Edges Blackpool in Tense Encounter
Bolton secured a 3-1 victory over Blackpool in a thrilling match at the Toughsheet Community Stadium in Bolton on November 23rd, 2024. The League One fixture, part of round 17 of the regular season, was a tense affair punctuated by numerous yellow cards.
Blackpool took the lead in the 32nd minute through K. Joseph, assisted by E. Embleton. However, Bolton fought back, equalizing in the 53rd minute with a goal from G. Thomason, assisted by J. Dacres-Cogley. Bolton dominated possession (58%) and created more chances (12 shots, 3 on target), compared to Blackpool’s 42% possession and 6 shots (2 on target).
In the dying moments, Bolton sealed the win with a goal from A. Collins in the 90th minute, assisted by S. Schon. The match was a hard-fought battle, with referee E. Duckworth issuing a total of nine yellow cards – four to Bolton and five to Blackpool.
Substitutions blackpool: at minute 68 D. Ballard came in and E. Embleton went out., at minute 76 Z. Ashworth came in and H. Coulson went out., at minute 81 R. Finnigan came in and O. Norburn went out., at minute 81 T. Bondo came in and R. Apter went out.
Substitutions bolton: at minute 68 J. Matete came in and G. Thomason went out., at minute 74 V. Adeboyejo came in and J. McAtee went out., at minute 81 J. Osei-Tutu came in and J. Dacres-Cogley went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bolton
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