Bolton vs Rotherham

EFL Trophy - Regular season 2 Sep 2025, 18:00
Bolton
Bolton
1–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Rotherham
Rotherham
🏟 Toughsheet Community Stadium

Match report

Bolton edged past Rotherham 1-0 in the EFL Trophy - Regular season on 2 September 2025.

Bolton had 10 shots to Rotherham's 10.

T. Gale was sent off in the 45+2th minute.

The match was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 10 - 10 On target 5 - 2 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 9 - 10 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Tyler Miller
Bolton · captained the side
8 Xavier Simons captained the side
8 John McAtee captained the side
8 Joe Rafferty 81 passes (89% accurate)
8 Liam Kelly 72 passes (88% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–4 3–6
Shots On Goal 4–0 1–2
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 2–0 2–6
Attacks 54–36 28–65
Match statistics
4 Corners 6
5 Substitution 4
82 Attacks 101
37 Dangerous Attacks 53
5 On Target 2
6 Off Target 8
10 Shots Total 10
5 Shots On Goal 2
1 Shots Off Goal 5
4 Shots Blocked 3
7 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 4
9 Fouls 10
4 Corners 6
2 Offsides 2
44% Ball Possession 56%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 4
395 Passes Total 496
325 Passes Accurate 417
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-1-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bolton · 4-2-3-1
27 T. Miller
41 O. Smith 29 C. Christie 3 C. Forino 5 R. Taylor
16 A. Morley 4 X. Simons
24 M. Forss 45 J. McAtee 11 T. Gale
10 S. Dalby
Rotherham · 3-1-4-2
13 T. Cann
2 J. Rafferty 15 J. Baptiste 3 Z. Jules
4 L. Kelly
23 J. Holmes 44 D. Gore 37 J. Clarke 14 M. Kaleta
9 J. Hugill 35 C. McGuckin
Bolton
Coach
Steven Schumacher
Substitutes
  • 2 Josh Dacres-Cogley
  • 21 Ethan Erhahon
  • 17 Joel Randall
  • 28 Sonny Sharples
  • 33 Charlie Warren
  • 13 Nathan Broome
  • 20 Ibrahim Cissoko
Rotherham
Coach
Matthew Hamshaw
Substitutes
  • 7 Joe Powell
  • 17 Shaun McWilliams
  • 38 Kane Richardson
  • 41 Josh Ayres
  • 1 Cameron Dawson
  • 16 Dru Yearwood
  • 39 Harrison Duncan
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Dacres-Cogley ↓ C. Christie Bolton
  • 61' ↑ E. Erhahon ↓ M. Forss Bolton
  • 61' ↑ J. Randall ↓ S. Dalby Bolton
  • 62' ↑ S. McWilliams ↓ D. Gore Rotherham
  • 62' ↑ J. Powell ↓ J. Baptiste Rotherham
  • 63' ↑ K. Richardson ↓ J. Holmes Rotherham
  • 79' ↑ S. Sharples-Ahmed ↓ X. Simons Bolton
  • 79' ↑ C. Warren ↓ O. Smith Bolton
  • 88' ↑ J. Ayres ↓ J. Clarke Rotherham
Cards
  • 45+2' T. Gale Bolton
  • 52' M. Kaleta Rotherham
  • 86' R. Taylor Bolton
  • 90+3' Z. Jules Rotherham
Head-to-head
Bolton 2 2 draws 4 Rotherham
2026-03-14 Rotherham vs Bolton 2 - 2
2025-12-26 Bolton vs Rotherham 2 - 1
2025-09-02 Bolton vs Rotherham 1 - 0
2025-04-08 Bolton Wanderers vs Rotherham United 0 - 1
2025-01-11 Rotherham United vs Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1
2022-01-01 Rotherham United vs Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1
Recent form
Bolton D L D D D
Rotherham D D D L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bolton vs Rotherham?
Bolton won 1-0 against Rotherham on 2 September 2025.
Who won Bolton vs Rotherham?
Bolton won the match 1-0.
Where was Bolton vs Rotherham played?
The match was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.
Who had more possession in Bolton vs Rotherham?
Rotherham had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.