Match Report
In the standings it was Bolton Wanderers 15th on 10 points, West Ham United 2nd on 15 — separated by 5. Bolton Wanderers's recent output outran their position: 11th on form over five rounds, 15th in the table. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Bolton Wanderers ran at 1.38 scored and 1.88 conceded, West Ham United at 2.75 and 1.38.
Bolton Wanderers entered with three losses in a row. Bolton Wanderers had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; West Ham United, 10.
GioScore's database holds 11 meetings between the two: 8 for Bolton Wanderers, 2 for West Ham United and 1 drawn, at 2.91 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 73% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 73% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 55%.
D. Webb officiated: 100 games logged, averaging 1.6 yellow cards each. The match was played at University of Bolton Stadium (capacity 28,723). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 2-2 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
Bolton Wanderers: Ethan Erhahon (18'), Rúben Rodrigues (27') · West Ham United: Jarrod Bowen (13'), Konstantinos Mavropanos (31'), Jarrod Bowen (77')
Key stats
Possession: Bolton Wanderers 51% · West Ham United 49% · Total shots: 13-11 · On target: 6-7 · Corners: 4-4