Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Bolton Wanderers U18 5th with 54 points, Chesterfield U18 16th with 33, 21 apart. Chesterfield U18 had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 9th in the league over the last five rounds against 16th overall. Per game in the league, Bolton Wanderers U18 were scoring 1.9 and conceding 1.45, Chesterfield U18 1.38 and 1.62, against a competition average of 1.9 goals per team per game.
Bolton Wanderers U18's unbeaten run stood at 6, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Chesterfield U18 came in having won three on the spin, having scored in 6 consecutive games.




