Bolton v Nottingham Forest result

Full-time · Bolton 0–3 Nottingham Forest

Championship · Wed, 24 Oct 2018 20:00 BST

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Bolton 0–3 Nottingham Forest — Nottingham Forest won this Championship match.

Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Nottingham Forest: Ipswich v Nottingham Forest, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bolton 0–3 Nottingham Forest · Championship
Referee: Andy Davies, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Bolton 1 · draws 0 · Nottingham Forest 1 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Bolton 1W 2D 2L · Nottingham Forest 2W 2D 1L

Bolton 0–3 Nottingham Forest (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.13 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.17 / 2

Corners

against 5.67 / 6 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 3 matches

2 / 3.33

Shots on target

against 3.83 / 3.33 · 0 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.17 / 2

Cards

against 1.5 / 2 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 October 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 20 October 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bolton for / against	Line	Nottingham Forest for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.17 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	2 for · 6 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	8.83 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	9.67 for · 10 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	2 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.33 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	14 for · 13.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13.67 for · 14.33 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	2.17 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	27.1	4.1 4/2	2.5 3/1	—
J. Magennis n 8	78.3	2.7 8/6	1.2 5/1	—
C. Doidge n 5	31.8	2.3 3/1	1.7 3/0	—
W. Buckley n 8	61.5	2 6/4	2.7 8/4	—
G. O'Neil n 8	57.4	1.8 6/3	1 3/1	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Wildschut n 8	32.1	2.5 6/1	0.4 1/0
C. Doidge n 5	31.8	2.3 2/1	1.1 1/1
J. Magennis n 8	78.3	1.9 6/4	0.7 4/1
S. Ameobi n 8	70.4	1.6 4/3	0.2 1/0
C. Noone n 8	70.5	1.4 7/1	0.5 3/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Dyer n 8	63.3	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
W. Buckley n 8	61.5	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
C. Doidge n 5	31.8	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
C. Noone n 8	70.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
S. Ameobi n 8	70.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Olkowski n 8	90	2.4 8/4
M. Wilson n 8	75	2 7/4
J. Lowe n 8	86.3	1.7 6/3
J. Vela n 8	72	1.6 5/3
G. O'Neil n 8	57.4	1.6 5/2

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Alnwick n 8	90	2.8 7/4
R. Matthews n 3	90	2.7 2/1

Nottingham Forest

Nottingham Forest — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Bridcutt n 8	53.5	3.6 6/5	1.1 4/1	—
H. Soudani n 5	27	3.3 3/2	1.3 2/0	—
D. Murphy n 8	70.8	2.2 5/4	0.8 3/2	—
Diogo Gonçalves n 8	59.8	2.1 4/2	1.7 6/3	—
J. Robinson n 8	88.8	1.9 8/4	1 5/3	—

Nottingham Forest — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
H. Soudani n 5	27	5.3 3/2	2 2/1
J. Lolley n 8	55.4	3.3 5/4	1.2 3/1
L. Grabban n 8	71.4	2.7 7/5	1.3 5/3
D. Murphy n 8	70.8	1.9 7/4	1.1 5/2
Diogo Gonçalves n 8	59.8	1.9 6/3	0.6 2/1

Nottingham Forest — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
H. Soudani n 5	27	1.3 2/0	0 0/0
L. Grabban n 8	71.4	0.9 5/1	0 0/0
D. Murphy n 8	70.8	0.5 3/0	0.3 2/0
J. Lolley n 8	55.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
João Carvalho n 8	75.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0

Nottingham Forest — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Soudani n 5	27	4 2/2
Gil Dias n 8	47.1	2.9 5/4
S. Janko n 5	90	2.8 5/5
J. Colback n 8	88.9	2.3 7/5
T. Darikwa n 8	85.1	1.9 7/3

Nottingham Forest — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 20 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Pantilimon n 8	90	3.8 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bolton		Nottingham Forest
38%	Possession	62%
10	Shots	12
2	Shots on target	8
6	Shots off target	2
2	Blocked shots	2
4	Shots inside the box	6
4	Corners	4
2	Offsides	3
10	Fouls	13
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	1
297	Passes	504
68%	Pass accuracy	76%

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Alnwick	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
M. Little	90	1	0	1	2	0	5.9
D. Wheater	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Hobbs	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
J. Williams	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
C. Noone	90	1	0	3	3	0	6.9
J. Vela	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Magennis	90	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
A. Taylor	75	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Lowe	69	1	0	0	0	Y	6.6
Y. Wildschut	45	2	0	0	0	0	5.9
Clayton Andrew Donaldson sub	45	1	0	0	0	0	6.6
E. Öztümer sub	21	0	0	1	0	0	6.4
C. Doidge sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Nottingham Forest player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Pantilimon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
T. Darikwa	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	8.2
Tobias Figueiredo	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.9
M. Dawson	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7.1
J. Robinson	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	7
J. Colback	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
A. Guédioura	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
L. Grabban	90	2	1	4	3	4	0	0	8.8
J. Lolley	86	1	0	4	3	0	0	0	6.9
João Carvalho	80	0	1	0	0	1	1	Y	7
Gil Dias	68	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
M. Cash	22	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.8
H. Soudani	10	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
B. Osborn	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Bolton v Nottingham Forest — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BoltonDWLLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 0.4 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Nottingham ForestWDDWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Bolton 1 · 0 draws · Nottingham Forest 1 · 5 goals/game

2018-05-06 Bolton 3–2 Nottingham Forest
2017-12-09 Nottingham Forest 3–2 Bolton

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#23 pos32 pts46 pl-49 GD

Nottingham Forest#9 pos66 pts46 pl+7 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored0.63

Nottingham Forest scored1.33

Bolton conceded1.7

Nottingham Forest conceded1.17

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Nottingham Forest?: In their last 2 meetings, Bolton won 1, Nottingham Forest won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bolton and Nottingham Forest?: Recent form — Bolton 1W 2D 2L; Nottingham Forest 2W 2D 1L.

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