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Live commentary on Bolton v Stockport County in the League One play-off final from Wembley Stadium. Kick-off 13:00 BST. Following from home — full TV coverage.
The pre-match read with venue-symmetric model averages (Bolton 41.3% / draw 19.1% / Stockport 39.6% — Bolton edged at probability level but no clear result-level favourite; conditional-modal scoreline Bolton 1-0) is here ↓
Bolton v Stockport — The League One Play-off Final Preview
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90+11'fulltimeFull-time, Bolton are up to the Championship
90+7'commentComplete "Woke " nonsense this hair pulling thing . Stockport absolutely robbed by officials in this game .
90+7'sub🔄 Callum Connolly on for Adetayo Edun
90+4'goal⚪ Penalty — A second for Rúben Rodrigues from the spot, they are going up
90+4'score4-1
90+4'penalty⚪ Penalty — Bolton as the hair pull was in the box
90+4'score3-1
90+3'commentAll remaining hopes diminished for Stockport now
90+2'var📺 VAR — Red Card for Josh Cogley for a hair pull
90+1'var📺 VAR — Potential Red card for Josh Cogley for a hair pull on Ibrahim Cissoko
90+1'comment8 minutes added on, can Stockport make this interesting
85'commentSam Dalby created the second Bolton goal and has now scored the third, incredible impact off the bench and has surely sent Bolton to the Championship
83'commentCorner — Bolton
81'goalFrom the free kick, George Johnston gets the first contact which is headed again towards goal by John McAtee and Sam Dalby does very well to hold off Ethan Pye and flick it past Corey Addai
81'goal⚽ 3-1, BOLTON ARE HEADING UP TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
82'score3-1
81'sub🔄 Malik Mothersille replaces Ben Osborn
81'card🟨 Odin Bailey for a foul on Josh Sheehan
79'commentShot — Bolton, Chris Forino with a header in the box straight at Corey Addai, should he have sealed Bolton's championship place there?
78'commentCorner — Bolton, after Ibrahim Cissoko drove forward and forced a save from Corey Addai
77'commentFree kick — Bolton, right hand side
76'sub🔄 Former Hull player Cyrus Christie replaced Max Conway who looks like he has cramp
72'sub🔄 Mason Burstow and Ibrahim Cissoko make way for John McAtee and Ibrahim Cissoko
70'commentShot — Bolton, Thierry Gale with one of the worst shots you'll ever see
67'commentShot — Stockport County, brilliant save by Jack Bonham after Isaac Olaofe almost bundled home an equaliser just after coming on
66'sub🔄 Jack Diamond, Benoný Breki Andrésson, Isaac Olaofe all on for Louie Barry, Adama Sidibeh and Josh Stokes
64'goalIt's actually an own goal by Kyle Wootton. Brilliant flick round the corner by the substitute Sam Dalby into the path of Amario Cozier-Duberry who shoots. Corey Addai gets a touch on it and it hits Kyle Wootton into the Stockport net
64'goal⚽ 2-1 BOLTON, IN BY Amario Cozier-Duberry
64'score2-1
62'sub🔄 Xavier Simons replaced by Sam Dalby
62'comment2 brilliant blocks from George Johnston, flag up in any case
61'card🟨 Kyle Wootton, he dives into a challenge but Rúben Rodrigues, so he takes the man out and not the ball
56'commentShot — Bolton, Thierry Gale does very well to stop Josh Cogley from shielding the ball out of play. He cuts it back to Rúben Rodrigues who doesn't hit the shot right and it goes wide
53'commentConstant VAR gaslighting from the sky commentators . I don't want it keep it in the premier league if you must have it is my opinion.
52'commentCorner — Stockport County
50'commentFree kick — Bolton, right hand side
49'commentShot — Bolton, Josh Sheehan fires towards goal, Corey Addai parries away better than what led to Rúben Rodrigues's goal
HTkickoffKick-off for the second half under the Wembley arch
HTcommentStockport have lost 3 of their 4 football league play-off finals, winning the other against Rochdale in 2007-08. They lost 2 as a third tier side against Peterborough in 1991-92 and Burnley in 1993-94
HTcommentRelatively even first half, with Bolton edging xG, 0.63-0.31 and shots 6-5. Bolton struck early through Rúben Rodrigues after a nightmare piece of goalkeeping from Corey Addai. After the goal though, Stockport started creating more chances with an Adama Sidibeh goal being disallowed before Odin Bailey's delightful ball in found the head of an unmarked Adama Sidibeh who wouldn't have his goal chalked off this time. The first half then began to fizzle out as the players began to feel a bit of exhaustion in the London heat. All to play for in the second half.
45+8'halftimeHalf-time, 1-1
45+8'commentThis is Bolton's 16th visit to Wembley in all cops, winning 7 of those. They have only won one of their last 5, a 4-0 win over Plymouth in the 2023 Football League Trophy final, they failed to score in the other 4
45+1'comment8 added on
45'commentFree kick — Bolton, just outside box
43'commentShot — Bolton, Extraordinary run by Jordi Osei-Tutu, gets his shot off but Ethan Pye blocks it out for a corner. What a goal that would've been
36'commentJustice done with the equaliser the first goal should never have been ruled out .
35'commentShot — Bolton - Jordi Osei-Tutu lays it off for Amario Cozier-Duberry who is infield and shoots with his left foot strait at Corey Addai
33'commentStockport applying pressure, with George Johnston just making a crucial intervention to stop a ow cross reaching the back post
30'goalOdin Bailey with a brilliant ball in and Adama Sidibeh, completely unmarked, uses the pace of the ball to flick his header into the far corner
29'score1-1
30'goal⚽ EQUALISER, Adama Sidibeh
26'commentOnly Reading's Lewis Wing (22) has more G/A in League One than Amario Cozier-Duberry (19). The 20 year old also ranks second for dribbles completed (68) behind Jack Diamond
23'commentCorner — Bolton
20'commentFree kick — Stockport County, over this right hand side
18'commentShot — Stockport County, headed across by Adama Sidibeh and headed towards goal by Kyle Wootton but couldn't get power on the header
18'commentCorner — Stockport County
16'commentShot — Stockport County, Odin Bailey fires over from range
13'score1-0
11'var📺 VAR — Goal Disallowed, 1-0
12'score1-0
11'var📺 VAR — On a foul on George Johnston
11'goalThere was a ball over the top, it looks like George Johnston slips, maybe fouled, and Adama Sidibeh fires home 1 on 1
11'goal⚽ STOCKPORT EQUALISE. WHAT A START AT WEMBLEY, 1-1
10'score1-1
9'commentHigh stakes here , the winners get the chance to play teams like Boro' in the championship and also the chance of premier league soccer to play big teams like Hull City if they do well!
8'commentKyle Wootton became the second player to score 20+ goals in League One after Orient's Dom Ballard (23) after his goal in the second leg
5'score1-0
3'goalIt's poor goalkeeping, Thierry Gale takes a shot from range and he palms the shot ,which doesn't have power on it at all, into danger. Mason Burstow pounces on it and is blocked by Ethan Pye before Rúben Rodrigues fires home
2'score1-0
3'goal⚽ WHAT A START FOR BOLTON, 1-0
2'commentCorey Addai kept a cleansheet in both semi final legs against Stevenage, he last recorded 3 on the bounce in the league since August 2024. Addai kept a cleansheet in his only previous play-off final appearance for Crawley against Crewe in the 2024 League Two final
13:01commenthttps://beyondtheprem.co.uk/live-bolton-v-stockport-league-one-play-off-final/
1'kickoffKick-off
13:00commentStockport have only won 1 of their 7 trips to Wembley (D1 L5), beating Rochdale 3-2 in the League Two playoff final in 2007-08
12:58commentDuring their semi with Bradford, Bolton kept cleansheets in both games, the first time they've managed to do that in the semi-final stage of the playoffs
12:54commentStockport have won three of their last four against Bolton, keeping cleansheets in each victory. The three cleansheets in that run are just one fewer than across their 25 prior games in all comps against Bolton between April 1909 and November 2023
12:53commentAfternoon , just recovering from the Wembley trip yesterday
12:52commentThis is the sixth time Bolton have reached the EFL playoff final across the second and third tier. Both their attempts at this level have both ended in loss, 2-0 against Oxford in 2024 and 1-0 to Tranmere in 1991
12:51commentStockport are looking to reach the second tier for the first time since 2001-02, and would do so after they were promoted from the National League just four years ago
12:49commentThe Championship Playoff final - Yesterday at Wembley Hull City won 1-0 thanks to a dramatic stoppage time winner from Oli McBurnie to break Middlesbrough hearts after they were reinstated earlier this week due to Spygate. They become the first side to lose the semi-final and the final of a playoff campaign.
12:47commentStockport got here after a 3-0 aggregate win over Stevenage. They won 1-0 against them in the first leg after Ben Osborn capitalised on a defensive mess and poked home in the last minute. They killed the tie off in the second leg, with Louie Barry and Kyle Wootton scoring in the first half hour
12:45commentBolton got here with a 2-0 win on aggregate against Bradford, winning 1-0 in each leg. A Amario Cozier-Duberry goal in the first leg and the decisive Xavier Simons goal in the second leg booked their tickets to Wembley
12:43commentSTOCKPORT LINEUP - No changes to starting lineup from second leg against Stevenage
12:42commentStockport Starting Lineup - Bench: Ben Hinchliffe, Jack Diamond, Isaac Olaofe, Malik Mothersille, Callum Connolly, Lewis Fiorini, Benoný Breki Andrésson
12:37commentBOLTON LINEUP - 3 changes, captain Eoin Toal comes out injured from the second leg and replaced by Max Conway with George Johnston moving to CB. Xavier Simons, who scored the all important second leg goal against Bradford, comes in for Ethan Erhahon who drops to the bench and Thierry Gale replaces Ibrahim Cissoko
12:35commentBolton Starting Lineup - Bench: Sam Dalby, Ibrahim Cissoko, Ethan Erhahon, Kyle Dempsey, David Harrington, Cyrus Christie, John McAtee
12:25score0-0
Match commentary timeline
Auto-generated from live commentary. 87 entries between kickoff and full-time.
1′ kickoff Kick-off
2′ comment Corey Addai kept a cleansheet in both semi final legs against Stevenage, he last recorded 3 on the bounce in the league since August 2024. Addai kept a cleansheet in his only previous play-off final appearance for Crawley against Crewe in the 2024 League Two final
2′ score 1-0
3′ goal ⚽ WHAT A START FOR BOLTON, 1-0
3′ goal It’s poor goalkeeping, Thierry Gale takes a shot from range and he palms the shot ,which doesn’t have power on it at all, into danger. Mason Burstow pounces on it and is blocked by Ethan Pye before Rúben Rodrigues fires home
5′ score 1-0
8′ comment Kyle Wootton became the second player to score 20+ goals in League One after Orient’s Dom Ballard (23) after his goal in the second leg
9′ comment High stakes here , the winners get the chance to play teams like Boro’ in the championship and also the chance of premier league soccer to play big teams like Hull City if they do well!
10′ score 1-1
11′ goal ⚽ STOCKPORT EQUALISE. WHAT A START AT WEMBLEY, 1-1
11′ goal There was a ball over the top, it looks like George Johnston slips, maybe fouled, and Adama Sidibeh fires home 1 on 1
11′ var 📺 VAR — On a foul on George Johnston
11′ var 📺 VAR — Goal Disallowed, 1-0
12′ score 1-0
13′ score 1-0
16′ comment Shot — Stockport County, Odin Bailey fires over from range
18′ comment Corner — Stockport County
18′ comment Shot — Stockport County, headed across by Adama Sidibeh and headed towards goal by Kyle Wootton but couldn’t get power on the header
20′ comment Free kick — Stockport County, over this right hand side
23′ comment Corner — Bolton
26′ comment Only Reading’s Lewis Wing (22) has more G/A in League One than Amario Cozier-Duberry (19). The 20 year old also ranks second for dribbles completed (68) behind Jack Diamond
29′ score 1-1
30′ goal ⚽ EQUALISER, Adama Sidibeh
30′ goal Odin Bailey with a brilliant ball in and Adama Sidibeh, completely unmarked, uses the pace of the ball to flick his header into the far corner
33′ comment Stockport applying pressure, with George Johnston just making a crucial intervention to stop a ow cross reaching the back post
35′ comment Shot — Bolton – Jordi Osei-Tutu lays it off for Amario Cozier-Duberry who is infield and shoots with his left foot strait at Corey Addai
36′ comment Justice done with the equaliser the first goal should never have been ruled out .
43′ comment Shot — Bolton, Extraordinary run by Jordi Osei-Tutu, gets his shot off but Ethan Pye blocks it out for a corner. What a goal that would’ve been
45′ comment Free kick — Bolton, just outside box
HT comment Relatively even first half, with Bolton edging xG, 0.63-0.31 and shots 6-5. Bolton struck early through Rúben Rodrigues after a nightmare piece of goalkeeping from Corey Addai. After the goal though, Stockport started creating more chances with an Adama Sidibeh goal being disallowed before Odin Bailey’s delightful ball in found the head of an unmarked Adama Sidibeh who wouldn’t have his goal chalked off this time. The first half then began to fizzle out as the players began to feel a bit of exhaustion in the London heat. All to play for in the second half.
HT comment Stockport have lost 3 of their 4 football league play-off finals, winning the other against Rochdale in 2007-08. They lost 2 as a third tier side against Peterborough in 1991-92 and Burnley in 1993-94
HT kickoff Kick-off for the second half under the Wembley arch
45+1′ comment 8 added on
45+8′ comment This is Bolton’s 16th visit to Wembley in all cops, winning 7 of those. They have only won one of their last 5, a 4-0 win over Plymouth in the 2023 Football League Trophy final, they failed to score in the other 4
45+8′ halftime Half-time, 1-1
49′ comment Shot — Bolton, Josh Sheehan fires towards goal, Corey Addai parries away better than what led to Rúben Rodrigues’s goal
50′ comment Free kick — Bolton, right hand side
52′ comment Corner — Stockport County
53′ comment Constant VAR gaslighting from the sky commentators . I don’t want it keep it in the premier league if you must have it is my opinion.
56′ comment Shot — Bolton, Thierry Gale does very well to stop Josh Cogley from shielding the ball out of play. He cuts it back to Rúben Rodrigues who doesn’t hit the shot right and it goes wide
61′ card 🟨 Kyle Wootton, he dives into a challenge but Rúben Rodrigues, so he takes the man out and not the ball
62′ comment 2 brilliant blocks from George Johnston, flag up in any case
62′ sub 🔄 Xavier Simons replaced by Sam Dalby
64′ score 2-1
64′ goal ⚽ 2-1 BOLTON, IN BY Amario Cozier-Duberry
64′ goal It’s actually an own goal by Kyle Wootton. Brilliant flick round the corner by the substitute Sam Dalby into the path of Amario Cozier-Duberry who shoots. Corey Addai gets a touch on it and it hits Kyle Wootton into the Stockport net
66′ sub 🔄 Jack Diamond, Benoný Breki Andrésson, Isaac Olaofe all on for Louie Barry, Adama Sidibeh and Josh Stokes
67′ comment Shot — Stockport County, brilliant save by Jack Bonham after Isaac Olaofe almost bundled home an equaliser just after coming on
70′ comment Shot — Bolton, Thierry Gale with one of the worst shots you’ll ever see
72′ sub 🔄 Mason Burstow and Ibrahim Cissoko make way for John McAtee and Ibrahim Cissoko
76′ sub 🔄 Former Hull player Cyrus Christie replaced Max Conway who looks like he has cramp
77′ comment Free kick — Bolton, right hand side
78′ comment Corner — Bolton, after Ibrahim Cissoko drove forward and forced a save from Corey Addai
79′ comment Shot — Bolton, Chris Forino with a header in the box straight at Corey Addai, should he have sealed Bolton’s championship place there?
81′ card 🟨 Odin Bailey for a foul on Josh Sheehan
81′ sub 🔄 Malik Mothersille replaces Ben Osborn
81′ goal ⚽ 3-1, BOLTON ARE HEADING UP TO THE CHAMPIONSHIP
81′ goal From the free kick, George Johnston gets the first contact which is headed again towards goal by John McAtee and Sam Dalby does very well to hold off Ethan Pye and flick it past Corey Addai
82′ score 3-1
83′ comment Corner — Bolton
85′ comment Sam Dalby created the second Bolton goal and has now scored the third, incredible impact off the bench and has surely sent Bolton to the Championship
90+1′ comment 8 minutes added on, can Stockport make this interesting
90+1′ var 📺 VAR — Potential Red card for Josh Cogley for a hair pull on Ibrahim Cissoko
90+2′ var 📺 VAR — Red Card for Josh Cogley for a hair pull
90+3′ comment All remaining hopes diminished for Stockport now
90+4′ score 3-1
90+4′ penalty ⚪ Penalty — Bolton as the hair pull was in the box
90+4′ score 4-1
90+4′ goal ⚪ Penalty — A second for Rúben Rodrigues from the spot, they are going up
90+7′ sub 🔄 Callum Connolly on for Adetayo Edun
90+7′ comment Complete “Woke ” nonsense this hair pulling thing . Stockport absolutely robbed by officials in this game .
90+11′ fulltime Full-time, Bolton are up to the Championship
score 0-0
comment Bolton Starting Lineup – Bench: Sam Dalby, Ibrahim Cissoko, Ethan Erhahon, Kyle Dempsey, David Harrington, Cyrus Christie, John McAtee
comment BOLTON LINEUP – 3 changes, captain Eoin Toal comes out injured from the second leg and replaced by Max Conway with George Johnston moving to CB. Xavier Simons, who scored the all important second leg goal against Bradford, comes in for Ethan Erhahon who drops to the bench and Thierry Gale replaces Ibrahim Cissoko
comment Stockport Starting Lineup – Bench: Ben Hinchliffe, Jack Diamond, Isaac Olaofe, Malik Mothersille, Callum Connolly, Lewis Fiorini, Benoný Breki Andrésson
comment STOCKPORT LINEUP – No changes to starting lineup from second leg against Stevenage
comment Bolton got here with a 2-0 win on aggregate against Bradford, winning 1-0 in each leg. A Amario Cozier-Duberry goal in the first leg and the decisive Xavier Simons goal in the second leg booked their tickets to Wembley
comment Stockport got here after a 3-0 aggregate win over Stevenage. They won 1-0 against them in the first leg after Ben Osborn capitalised on a defensive mess and poked home in the last minute. They killed the tie off in the second leg, with Louie Barry and Kyle Wootton scoring in the first half hour
comment The Championship Playoff final – Yesterday at Wembley Hull City won 1-0 thanks to a dramatic stoppage time winner from Oli McBurnie to break Middlesbrough hearts after they were reinstated earlier this week due to Spygate. They become the first side to lose the semi-final and the final of a playoff campaign.
comment Stockport are looking to reach the second tier for the first time since 2001-02, and would do so after they were promoted from the National League just four years ago
comment This is the sixth time Bolton have reached the EFL playoff final across the second and third tier. Both their attempts at this level have both ended in loss, 2-0 against Oxford in 2024 and 1-0 to Tranmere in 1991
comment Afternoon , just recovering from the Wembley trip yesterday
comment Stockport have won three of their last four against Bolton, keeping cleansheets in each victory. The three cleansheets in that run are just one fewer than across their 25 prior games in all comps against Bolton between April 1909 and November 2023
comment During their semi with Bradford, Bolton kept cleansheets in both games, the first time they’ve managed to do that in the semi-final stage of the playoffs
comment Stockport have only won 1 of their 7 trips to Wembley (D1 L5), beating Rochdale 3-2 in the League Two playoff final in 2007-08
comment https://beyondtheprem.co.uk/live-bolton-v-stockport-league-one-play-off-final/
