League One Β· ENG Β· Round 5

Bolton Wanderers
1 - 1 Full time
Lincoln City

Toughsheet Community Stadium Β· Bolton

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers4-2-3-1
TS1Sharman-Lowe
JC2Cogley
ET18Toal
GJ6Johnston
MC25↓88'Conway
EE21↓46'Erhahon
XS4↓46'Simons
AC19Cozier-Duberry
JR17↓74'Randall
IC20↓59'Cissoko
MB48Burstow
GW1Wickens
AJ5Jackson
SB15Bradley
RT6Towler
TH22⚽Hamer
TD2Darikwa
RH7↓62'Hackett
TB8↓62'Bayliss
CM14McGrandles
BH18House
FD34βš½β†“61'Draper
Lincoln City5-4-1

Bolton Wanderers substitutes

16 Aaron Morley 7.2 ↑46'
8 Josh Sheehan 7.1 ↑46'
11 Thierry Gale 5.9 ↑59'
10 Sam Dalby 5.8 ↑74'
5 Richard Taylor ↑88'
27 Tyler Miller
3 Chris Forino-Joseph

Coach: Steven Schumacher

Lincoln City substitutes

9 James Collins 6.2 ↑61'
11 Ethan Hamilton 6.1 ↑62'
17 Robert Street 6.6 ↑62'
13 Zachary Jeacock
24 Ivan Varfolomeev
12 Erik Ring
19 Francis Okoronkwo

Coach: Michael Skubala

Match events

1'Freddie Draper assist: Reeco Hackett 0 - 1⚽
22'Ethan Erhahon
Second half
46'↑ Aaron Morley ↓ Ethan Erhahon⇄
46'↑ Josh Sheehan ↓ Xavier Simons⇄
59'↑ Thierry Gale ↓ Ibrahim Cissoko⇄
60'Ryley Towler
61'↑ James Collins ↓ Freddie Draper⇄
62'↑ Robert Street ↓ Reeco Hackett⇄
62'↑ Ethan Hamilton ↓ Tom Bayliss⇄
74'↑ Sam Dalby ↓ Joel Randall⇄
76'Max Conway
82'Conor McGrandles
88'↑ Richard Taylor ↓ Max Conway⇄
90+7'Thomas Hamer (own goal) 1 - 1⚽

Where to watch

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Match details

CompetitionLeague One
Kick-off (UTC)Saturday, 23 August 2025, 14:00 UTC β€” 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

7Bolton Wanderers wins1Draws2Lincoln City wins

10 past meetings on record. Biggest Bolton Wanderers win: Lincoln City 5–1 Bolton Wanderers (2020). Biggest Lincoln City win: Lincoln City 0–1 Bolton Wanderers (2025).

21 Apr 2025Lincoln City 4 - 2 Bolton WanderersLeague One
14 Jan 2025Lincoln City 0 - 1 Bolton WanderersEFL Trophy Final Stage
29 Dec 2024Bolton Wanderers 3 - 0 Lincoln CityLeague One
26 Dec 2023Lincoln City 0 - 1 Bolton WanderersLeague One
5 Aug 2023Bolton Wanderers 3 - 0 Lincoln CityLeague One
30 Dec 2022Lincoln City 1 - 1 Bolton WanderersLeague One
1 Oct 2022Bolton Wanderers 2 - 0 Lincoln CityLeague One
22 Feb 2022Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1 Lincoln CityLeague One
17 Aug 2021Lincoln City 0 - 1 Bolton WanderersLeague One
14 Jan 2020Lincoln City 5 - 1 Bolton WanderersLeague One