Bolton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers

Bolton Wanderers host Blackburn Rovers in the England Championship on Saturday 5 December 2026, kick-off 12:30.

England Championship Sat 5 Dec 2026, 12:30 Save

Bolton Wanderers

12:30

5 Dec

Blackburn Rovers

Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton

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When is Bolton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers?

Bolton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers kicks off at 12:30 UK time on Saturday 5 December 2026 in the Championship, at Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton.

Where are Bolton Wanderers and Blackburn Rovers in the Championship table?

Bolton Wanderers are 18th with 17 points from 15 games. Blackburn Rovers are 13th with 21 points from 15 games.

Bolton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers lineups

Lineups will appear here when they're predicted and confirmed. Until then, see key players.

Bolton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers players

Player rankings

Per 90 minutes, weighted towards recent games. Goalkeepers left out.

Leading scorers and creators

Top scorer

Sam Dalby in 15 games 6goals

Andri Gudjohnsen in 14 games 10goals

Top creator

Gaizka Larrazabal in 14 games 4assists

Oladapo Afolayan in 15 games 2assists

Players in form

Chris Forino Centre-back · Bolton Wanderers 7.16 Form rating

Apps
9

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Clearances8.85 per 90 Top 3%
- Duel %72% per 90 Top 3%
- Aerials4.85 per 90 Top 4%
Rúben Rodrigues Attacking midfielder · Bolton Wanderers 7.11 Form rating

Apps
12

Goals
2

Assists
1
- Key passes3.82 per 90 Top 4%
- xG0.43 per 90 Top 8%
- Tackles2.08 per 90 Top 11%
Andri Gudjohnsen Striker · Blackburn Rovers 7.10 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
10

Assists
1
- Finishing+0.56 per 90 Top 1%
- NP goals0.94 per 90 Top 3%
- xG/shot0.20 per 90 Top 15%
Todd Cantwell Attacking midfielder · Blackburn Rovers 7.07 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
2

Assists
1
- Recoveries5.28 per 90 Top 7%
- Key passes2.36 per 90 Top 20%
- Tackles1.64 per 90 Top 21%
Sean McLoughlin Centre-back · Blackburn Rovers 7.01 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Clearances8.95 per 90 Top 3%
- Interceptions2.24 per 90 Top 4%
- Aerials3.13 per 90 Top 17%
Josh Sheehan Defensive midfielder · Bolton Wanderers 6.98 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
2

Assists
0
- Final third10.20 per 90 Top 6%
- Key passes1.41 per 90 Top 12%
- Passes57.96 per 90 Top 17%
Sam Dalby Striker · Bolton Wanderers 6.93 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
6

Assists
0
- xG/shot0.23 per 90 Top 5%
- Aerials4.74 per 90 Top 6%
- Finishing+0.12 per 90 Top 16%
Oladapo Afolayan Winger · Blackburn Rovers 6.91 Form rating

Apps
15

Goals
5

Assists
2
- Recoveries6.31 per 90 Top 3%
- NP goals0.41 per 90 Top 9%
- Tackles1.96 per 90 Top 14%
Gavin Bazunu Goalkeeper · Bolton Wanderers 6.90 Form rating

Apps
7

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Touches49.60 per 90 Top 9%
- Passes38.78 per 90 Top 10%
- Recoveries10.08 per 90 Top 11%
David Harrington Goalkeeper · Bolton Wanderers 6.86 Form rating

Apps
2

Goals
0

Assists
0
- Touches49.39 per 90 Top 6%
- Clearances1.36 per 90 Top 11%
- Passes37.06 per 90 Top 12%
Sam Morsy Defensive midfielder · Blackburn Rovers 6.86 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
0

Assists
1
- Tackles3.04 per 90 Top 9%
- Ball security7.56 per 90 Top 11%
- Pass %89% per 90 Top 18%
Kristi Montgomery Defensive midfielder · Blackburn Rovers 6.83 Form rating

Apps
14

Goals
1

Assists
1
- Duel %62% per 90 Top 5%
- Tackles3.00 per 90 Top 10%
- Interceptions1.69 per 90 Top 16%

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Bolton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers form

Bolton Wanderers All venues

1 W · 1 D · 3 L

Points per game: 0.80
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 2.2
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Blackburn Rovers All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 1.4
Conceded per game: 2.0
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 80%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Season averages

Bolton WanderersBlackburn Rovers

20% Win rate 40%

1.00 Goals scored 1.40

2.20 Goals conceded 2.00

60% Both teams score 60%

60% Over 2.5 goals 80%

40% Clean sheets 20%

40% Scored first 60%

1.34 xG for 1.21

2.23 xG against 2.19

10.80 Match corners 11.00

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 5 each.

40% Win rate 50%

1.60 Goals scored 1.60

2.00 Goals conceded 1.60

70% Both teams score 70%

70% Over 2.5 goals 80%

30% Clean sheets 20%

40% Scored first 70%

1.49 xG for 1.16

2.04 xG against 1.82

10.60 Match corners 12.10

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 10 each.

33% Win rate 40%

1.33 Goals scored 1.47

1.93 Goals conceded 1.53

60% Both teams score 73%

67% Over 2.5 goals 80%

27% Clean sheets 20%

40% Scored first 53%

1.38 xG for 1.04

1.94 xG against 1.76

10.87 Match corners 11.67

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 15 each.

Bolton Wanderers at home and Blackburn Rovers away this season.

29% Win rate 14%

1.29 Goals scored 1.14

2.14 Goals conceded 1.86

71% Both teams score 57%

71% Over 2.5 goals 71%

14% Clean sheets 29%

29% Scored first 29%

1.54 xG for 0.64

2.09 xG against 2.19

12.29 Match corners 11.71

Championship matches only, before kick-off: 7 each.

Blackburn Rovers vs Bolton Wanderers head to head

0 Blackburn Rovers wins 1 draws 0 Bolton Wanderers wins

4.0 goals per game 100% both teams scored 100% over 2.5 goals

Bolton Wanderers vs Blackburn Rovers standings

Championship table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham City	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	29
3	Stoke City	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	28
5	West Bromwich Albion	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	28
6	Swansea City	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	24
8	Queens Park Rangers	15	6	6	3	24	18	+6	24
9	West Ham United	15	6	5	4	37	23	+14	23
10	Sheffield United	15	6	4	5	21	19	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	22
12	Norwich City	15	7	0	8	32	24	+8	21
13	Blackburn Rovers	15	6	3	6	22	23	-1	21
14	Cardiff City	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	5	3	7	23	27	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	-8	18
18	Bolton Wanderers	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17
19	Charlton Athletic	15	4	5	6	13	23	-10	17
20	Watford	15	4	3	8	13	23	-10	15
21	Lincoln City	15	4	3	8	15	26	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	-9	10
23	Derby County	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston North End	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

Championship home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	7	6	1	0	20	5	+15	19
2	Middlesbrough	7	5	2	0	17	9	+8	17
3	Birmingham City	8	4	4	0	19	8	+11	16
4	Cardiff City	8	4	4	0	21	13	+8	16
5	Queens Park Rangers	8	4	3	1	16	7	+9	15
6	West Bromwich Albion	8	4	3	1	13	7	+6	15
7	Blackburn Rovers	8	5	0	3	14	10	+4	15
8	Swansea City	7	4	2	1	11	3	+8	14
9	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	4	2	1	13	7	+6	14
10	Watford	8	4	2	2	9	9	0	14
11	Stoke City	7	4	1	2	12	6	+6	13
12	Portsmouth	8	4	1	3	14	13	+1	13
13	Wrexham	8	3	3	2	13	9	+4	12
14	Charlton Athletic	8	3	3	2	7	7	0	12
15	Millwall	7	3	2	2	15	9	+6	11
16	Sheffield United	7	3	2	2	9	7	+2	11
17	West Ham United	7	3	1	3	18	11	+7	10
18	Norwich City	7	3	0	4	13	12	+1	9
19	Preston North End	8	2	1	5	8	13	-5	7
20	Bolton Wanderers	7	2	0	5	9	15	-6	6
21	Bristol City	8	2	0	6	4	13	-9	6
22	Burnley	7	0	5	2	8	10	-2	5
23	Lincoln City	7	1	2	4	8	16	-8	5
24	Derby County	8	1	2	5	7	15	-8	5

Championship away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stoke City	8	5	1	2	12	12	0	16
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14
3	West Ham United	8	3	4	1	19	12	+7	13
4	Birmingham City	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	13
5	West Bromwich Albion	7	4	1	2	10	8	+2	13
6	Norwich City	8	4	0	4	19	12	+7	12
7	Middlesbrough	8	3	3	2	13	10	+3	12
8	Bristol City	7	3	3	1	12	11	+1	12
9	Swansea City	8	4	0	4	11	15	-4	12
10	Sheffield United	8	3	2	3	12	12	0	11
11	Bolton Wanderers	8	3	2	3	11	14	-3	11
12	Lincoln City	8	3	1	4	7	10	-3	10
13	Portsmouth	7	2	3	2	6	5	+1	9
14	Southampton	8	2	3	3	9	10	-1	9
15	Queens Park Rangers	7	2	3	2	8	11	-3	9
16	Millwall	8	2	1	5	8	18	-10	7
17	Blackburn Rovers	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	6
18	Wrexham	7	1	3	3	5	11	-6	6
19	Burnley	8	1	2	5	14	21	-7	5
20	Derby County	7	1	2	4	7	15	-8	5
21	Charlton Athletic	7	1	2	4	6	16	-10	5
22	Cardiff City	7	0	2	5	6	14	-8	2
23	Watford	7	0	1	6	4	14	-10	1
24	Preston North End	7	0	1	6	5	17	-12	1

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