Bolton × Preston NE · Championship

Bolton beat Preston North End 2-1 at home in the Championship, and settled most of the job inside eleven first half minutes. Sam Dalby opened the scoring on 14 minutes and Thierry Gale doubled the lead on 25, and the interval arrived with the hosts two goals up. Preston only answered on 86, through Jusef Erabi.

Sixty one minutes passed between Bolton's second goal and Preston's without the scoreline moving, the longest stretch of this match. The visiting goal cut the gap to one and stoppage time still remained to look for a leveller, without success. The scoresheet records three goals and three scorers, none from a penalty or an own goal.