League One · ENG · Round 2

Bolton Wanderers
2 - 0 Full time
Plymouth Argyle

Toughsheet Community Stadium · Bolton

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers4-2-3-1
TS1Sharman-Lowe
JO14↓82'Osei-Tutu
ET18⚽Toal
GJ6Johnston
MC25Conway
JS8Sheehan
XS4↓83'Simons
AC19Cozier-Duberry
JR17Randall
TG11↓65'Gale
MB48⚽↓74'Burstow
LA21Ashby-Hammond
MS29Sorinola
KS6Szucs
VP44↓76'Pálsson
BG22↓77'Galloway
MB19Boateng
BI23↓68'Ibrahim
XA10↓68'Amaechi
CW17Watts
BM11Mumba
AP27↓62'Pepple
Plymouth Argyle4-2-3-1

Bolton Wanderers substitutes

12 Josh Cogley 6.2 ↑65'
45 John McAtee 5.9 ↑74'
21 Ethan Erhahon ↑82'
33 Charlie Warren ↑83'
13 Nathan Broome
3 Chris Forino-Joseph
16 Aaron Morley

Coach: Steven Schumacher

Plymouth Argyle substitutes

7 Jamie Paterson 6.4 ↑62'
24 Caleb Roberts 6.3 ↑68'
39 Tegan Finn 6.1 ↑68'
4 Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 5.9 ↑76'
14 Ayman Benarous 6.4 ↑77'
13 Zak Baker
18 Owen Oseni

Coach: Tom Cleverley

Match events

14'George Johnston
21'Eoin Toal assist: Josh Sheehan 1 - 0⚽
45+2'Josh Sheehan
Second half
55'Matthew Sorinola
61'Mason Burstow assist: Amario Cozier-Duberry 2 - 0⚽
62'↑ Jamie Paterson ↓ Aribim Pepple⇄
63'Bradley Ibrahim
65'↑ Josh Cogley ↓ Thierry Gale⇄
68'↑ Caleb Roberts ↓ Bradley Ibrahim⇄
68'↑ Tegan Finn ↓ Xavier Amaechi⇄
74'↑ John McAtee ↓ Mason Burstow⇄
76'↑ Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu ↓ Victor Pálsson⇄
77'↑ Ayman Benarous ↓ Brendan Galloway⇄
82'↑ Ethan Erhahon ↓ Jordi Osei-Tutu⇄
83'↑ Charlie Warren ↓ Xavier Simons⇄
87'Bali Mumba
90'Caleb Watts

Where to watch

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Match details

CompetitionLeague One
Kick-off (UTC)Saturday, 9 August 2025, 14:00 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page
StatusFinished

Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.

Head to head

1Bolton Wanderers wins1Draws4Plymouth Argyle wins

6 past meetings on record. Biggest Bolton Wanderers win: Bolton Wanderers 4–0 Plymouth Argyle (2023). Biggest Plymouth Argyle win: Bolton Wanderers 0–1 Plymouth Argyle (2022).

2 Apr 2023Bolton Wanderers 4 - 0 Plymouth ArgyleEFL Trophy Final Stage
7 Jan 2023Bolton Wanderers 0 - 0 Plymouth ArgyleLeague One
27 Aug 2022Plymouth Argyle 2 - 0 Bolton WanderersLeague One
12 Mar 2022Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1 Plymouth ArgyleLeague One
19 Oct 2021Plymouth Argyle 3 - 0 Bolton WanderersLeague One
9 Nov 2019Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1 Plymouth ArgyleFA Cup