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Stalemate at Toughsheet Community Stadium as Bolton and Bradford Draw Blanks
Bolton and Bradford played out a goalless draw in a tightly contested match at Bolton’s Toughsheet Community Stadium, in League One’s Matchday 17. Despite Bolton’s dominance in possession (57% compared to Bradford’s 43%), neither side could find the breakthrough. Bolton led the way in shots, with 18 attempts compared to Bradford’s 7, although accuracy in front of goal proved to be an issue with only 3 shots on target for the home side.
The match was punctuated by a series of yellow cards. I. Touray, M. Pennington and M. Power were cautioned for Bradford. Bolton also received two yellow cards, one for J. Sheehan and one for G. Johnston, and another one at the end of the match. Despite both teams’ efforts, the score remained unchanged, reflecting the intensity and midfield battle.
Substitutions bradford: at minute 46 J. Metcalfe came in and A. Sarcevic went out., at minute 46 W. Swan came in and S. Humphrys went out., at minute 48 M. Pennington came in and A. Baldwin went out., at minute 82 J. Neufville came in and G. Lapslie went out.
Substitutions bolton: at minute 71 M. Burstow came in and S. Dalby went out., at minute 71 A. Morley came in and X. Simons went out., at minute 71 K. Dempsey came in and M. Forss went out., at minute 74 J. Osei-Tutu came in and I. Cissoko went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Bolton
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