Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 31 Aug 2021, 18:00
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
3–2
HT 1–2
FULL TIME
Port Vale
Port Vale
🏟 University of Bolton Stadium (Bolton) 👤 S. Oldham Round 2

Match report

Bolton Wanderers edged past Port Vale 3-2 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 31 August 2021.

Bolton Wanderers had 11 shots to Port Vale's 10.

The match was played at University of Bolton Stadium (Bolton), with S. Oldham in charge.

Half-time 1-2 Possession 55% - 45% Shots 11 - 10 On target 4 - 4 Corners 2 - 3 Fouls 10 - 9 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Oladapo Afolayan
Bolton Wanderers · 1 goal
8 Andrew Tutte 71 passes (94% accurate)
8 Lloyd Isgrove 2 assists
7 Nathan Delfouneso 1 goal
7 Eoin Doyle 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–4 5–6
Shots On Goal 1–4 3–0
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 2–1 0–2
Attacks 55–60 38–60
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
93 Attacks 120
21 Dangerous Attacks 58
4 On Target 4
7 Off Target 6
11 Shots Total 10
4 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 2
4 Shots Inside Box 8
7 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 9
2 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
55% Ball Possession 45%
4 Yellow Cards 0
2 Saves 1
556 Passes Total 455
470 Passes Accurate 351
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bolton Wanderers · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Gilks
21 H. Brockbank 5 R. Santos 27 A. Baptiste 29 L. Gordon
25 G. Thomason 18 A. Tutte
23 L. Isgrove 7 N. Delfouneso 24 E. Kachunga
9 E. Doyle
Port Vale · 3-5-2
26 A. Stone
27 L. Cass 6 N. Smith 15 R. Johnson
2 J. Gibbons 23 T. Pett 8 B. Garrity 10 T. Conlon 11 M. Benning
19 D. Amoo 21 D. Rodney
Bolton Wanderers
Coach
I. Evatt
Substitutes
  • 12 Joel Dixon
  • 34 Adam Senior
  • 6 George Johnston
  • 10 Antoni Sarcevic
  • 17 Oladapo Afolayan
  • 47 Max Conway
  • 48 Mitchell Henry
Port Vale
Coach
D. Clarke
Substitutes
  • 1 Lucas Covolan
  • 16 Aaron Martin
  • 3 Daniel Jones
  • 17 Jake Taylor
  • 9 James Wilson
  • 20 George Lloyd
  • 7 David Worrall
Substitutions
  • 55' ↑ D. Worrall ↓ T. Conlon Port Vale
  • 55' ↑ J. Taylor ↓ J. Gibbons Port Vale
  • 67' ↑ O. Afolayan ↓ L. Isgrove Bolton Wanderers
  • 67' ↑ A. Sarcevic ↓ E. Doyle Bolton Wanderers
  • 68' ↑ G. Lloyd ↓ D. Amoo Port Vale
  • 90+1' ↑ M. Henry ↓ E. Kachunga Bolton Wanderers
Cards
  • 67' N. Delfouneso Bolton Wanderers
  • 75' R. Santos Bolton Wanderers
  • 81' A. Baptiste Bolton Wanderers
  • 90' H. Brockbank Bolton Wanderers
Head-to-head
Bolton Wanderers 8 1 draws 3 Port Vale
2026-03-21 Port Vale vs Bolton 1 - 0
2026-01-13 Bolton vs Port Vale 0 - 1
2025-11-08 Bolton vs Port Vale 4 - 0
2024-08-03 Port Vale vs Bolton Wanderers 0 - 3
2024-04-20 Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale 2 - 0
2023-12-05 Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale 2 - 0
Recent form
Bolton Wanderers D L D D D
Port Vale D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale?
Bolton Wanderers won 3-2 against Port Vale on 31 August 2021.
Who won Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale?
Bolton Wanderers won the match 3-2.
Where was Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale played?
The match was played at University of Bolton Stadium (Bolton).
Who had more possession in Bolton Wanderers vs Port Vale?
Bolton Wanderers had 55% of possession, compared to 45% for the other side.