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Matchday

Championship 26/27 · 8 Sep 2026

Bolton Wanderers 2–3 West Ham United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
0.7 – 1.9
Actual xG
1.5 – 2.3
Goals
2 – 3

Footybot made West Ham United favourites at 67%.

West Ham United won and made the better chances: 2.3 xG to 1.5.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Chris Forino, 61.2 in 95′.

Well above their usual level: Max Conway +27.4, Ethan Erhahon +11.2.

Well below it: Oliver Scarles −14.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Bolton Wanderers

5 Sep 2026L 0–4at Millwall Championship
1 Sep 2026L 2–3at Sheffield United Championship
29 Aug 2026L 0–1v Lincoln City Championship
22 Aug 2026D 0–0at Queens Park Rangers Championship
15 Aug 2026W 2–1v Preston North End Championship

West Ham United

5 Sep 2026W 3–0v Derby County Championship
1 Sep 2026W 4–2v Wolverhampton Championship
29 Aug 2026D 1–1at Watford Championship
25 Aug 2026W 4–1at Southampton EFL Cup
22 Aug 2026L 1–2v Charlton Athletic Championship

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Bolton Wanderers

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Chris Forino Defender95000.2261.2+5.0
Max Conway Defender9500–60.5+27.4
Rúben Rodrigues Midfielder95100.8257.9–
Ethan Erhahon Midfielder84100.0855.7+11.2
Thierry Gale Midfielder2800–50.1–
Josh Sheehan Midfielder95000.0149.3+7.5
Gavin Bazunu Goalkeeper9500–48.0+1.0
Eoin Toal Defender95000.1247.2–
Sam Dalby Forward84000.0743.8+3.5
Jayden Nelson Forward22000.0743.6–
John McAtee Midfielder1100–40.7–
Gaizka Larrazabal Midfielder9500–40.5+0.0
Samuel Iling Junior Midfielder67000.0937.2+2.5
Kyliane Dong Midfielder73000.0435.7–
Ryan Hardie Forward1100–29.2–

West Ham United

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Morato Defender1100–61.5–
Manor Solomon Forward37000.1352.6–
Konstantinos Mavropanos Defender95100.2650.5−2.5
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder95200.9148.7+1.6
Mads Hermansen Goalkeeper9500–47.6−0.2
Max Kilman Defender9500–46.6−4.1
Arne Engels Midfielder9501–44.8+0.6
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender5700–42.2−2.6
Pablo Felipe Forward66000.2741.2−5.6
Joël Piroe Forward29000.4640.3–
Divine Mukasa Midfielder6700–37.8−0.2
Edvin Austbø Midfielder58000.0437.0−4.3
Mohamadou Kanté Midfielder95000.1936.3−5.0
Oliver Scarles Defender8400–30.0−14.6
Lewis Orford Midfielder2800–23.0–
Joël Veltman Defender3801–13.6–