Bolton v Shrewsbury result

Full-time · Bolton 2–2 Shrewsbury

League One · Sat, 05 Oct 2024 15:00 BST · Toughsheet Community Stadium

Updated 8 May 2026, 04:57 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Bolton · Shrewsbury · Head-to-head

Bolton 2–2 Shrewsbury — this League One match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bolton and Shrewsbury drew 2–2 at Toughsheet Community Stadium in League One on Saturday 5 October. Bolton have scored in five consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Shrewsbury led 2–0 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Shrewsbury: Joshua Feeney (20’) and Jordan Shipley (28’, assisted by F. Ojo); Bolton: Kyle Dempsey (47’, assisted by Dion Charles) and Szabolcs Schön (61’, assisted by Kyle Dempsey).

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Bolton 0.00, Shrewsbury 0.00, from 19 shots to 7 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

D. Bourne showed six yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 7 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Shrewsbury: A. Pierre (15’), Joshua Feeney (34’), T. Savin (66’), F. Ojo (78’), A. Gilliead (78’) and M. Feeney (90+10’).

What it changes

Bolton are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions. Shrewsbury are winless in their last six matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kyle Dempsey (Bolton) 10.8, Szabolcs Schön (Bolton) 6.9 and F. Ojo (Shrewsbury) 5.8 led the match.

Next up

Bolton next host Middlesbrough on 23 October 2026.

Shrewsbury next travel to Crawley Town on 20 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Shrewsbury: Crawley Town v Shrewsbury, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bolton 2–2 Shrewsbury · League One
Venue: Toughsheet Community Stadium · Bolton
Referee: D. Bourne
Head-to-head (last 6): Bolton 4 · draws 1 · Shrewsbury 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Bolton 3W 0D 2L · Shrewsbury 0W 1D 4L

Bolton 2–2 Shrewsbury (League One): 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 8 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 0.63

Goals

against 2.13 / 1.5 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.67 / 4.4

Corners

against 7 / 4.8 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.17 / 2.6

Shots on target

against 4.17 / 3.8 · 3 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.83 / 1.8

Cards

against 2.17 / 1.4 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 October 2024. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 October 2024. 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	Shrewsbury for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.63 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.67 for · 7 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.4 for · 4.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13.33 for · 13.17 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	10 for · 13.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.17 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.6 for · 3.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 12.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 11.4 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.83 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: D. Bourne.

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2024. 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
G. Thomason n 8	76.3	2.4 7/6	0.6 3/1	—
J. Dacres-Cogley n 8	84.4	2.3 7/4	1.6 6/3	—
J. McAtee n 8	46.5	2.2 5/3	0.7 2/1	—
J. Matete n 8	41.1	2.2 5/1	1.4 3/1	—
S. Arfield n 8	28.3	2 3/2	0.4 1/0	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Arfield n 8	28.3	3.2 4/2	0.8 2/0
D. Charles n 8	53.5	2.7 6/4	1.5 4/2
J. McAtee n 8	46.5	2.4 6/4	1.2 4/1
K. Dempsey n 8	59.8	1.7 4/4	0.9 3/2
A. Collins n 8	49.1	1.1 4/1	0.7 3/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Charles n 8	53.5	1.1 3/1	0 0/0
J. McAtee n 8	46.5	0.5 2/0	0.5 2/0
R. Williams n 8	69.6	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
J. Sheehan n 8	62.5	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
K. Dempsey n 8	59.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Schön n 8	73.3	3.5 7/6
J. Osei-Tutu n 8	52.5	2.8 6/5
J. Matete n 8	41.1	2.5 5/2
J. Sheehan n 8	62.5	2.3 5/3
J. McAtee n 8	46.5	2.2 6/3

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2024. 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
T. O'Reilly n 8	56.9	3 7/4	3 7/5	—
A. Pierre n 8	59	2.7 7/3	1.3 4/1	—
J. Marquis n 8	43	2.1 6/2	1.8 6/1	—
G. Lloyd n 8	71.9	1.9 5/4	1.3 6/2	—
Leo Castledine n 8	64.9	1.7 6/3	1.7 5/3	—

Shrewsbury — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Marquis n 8	43	1.8 5/2	0.5 2/0
Leo Castledine n 8	64.9	1.7 6/2	0.7 4/0
J. Shipley n 8	61.3	1.3 4/2	0.4 1/1
H. Biggins n 8	69	1.1 5/1	0.2 1/0
G. Lloyd n 8	71.9	0.9 5/1	0.5 3/0

Shrewsbury — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Bloxham n 8	47	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
G. Lloyd n 8	71.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Shipley n 8	61.3	0.4 1/1	0 0/0
T. O'Reilly n 8	56.9	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
M. Benning n 8	89.1	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Shrewsbury — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2024. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Carl Winchester n 8	83.5	4.7 8/7
T. Perry n 8	52.1	3.7 6/5
L. Hoole n 8	89.3	3.3 8/7
T. Bloxham n 8	47	3.1 6/3
T. O'Reilly n 8	56.9	3 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bolton		Shrewsbury
71%	Possession	29%
19	Shots	7
4	Shots on target	2
5	Shots off target	4
10	Blocked shots	1
16	Shots inside the box	3
8	Corners	3
3	Offsides	1
8	Fouls	13
0	Yellow cards	6
0	Red cards	0
0	Saves	3
497	Passes	201
82%	Pass accuracy	59%

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
L. Southwood	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
E. Toal	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	7.2
Ricardo	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	6.9
G. Johnston	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	7
J. Dacres-Cogley	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	7.2
G. Thomason	90	0	0	1	0	3	1	7
K. Dempsey	89	1	1	1	1	3	0	9
J. Sheehan	86	0	0	0	0	1	1	6.9
S. Schön	86	1	0	3	2	1	1	7.3
V. Adeboyejo	77	0	0	1	0	0	1	6.6
D. Charles	77	0	1	1	0	1	1	6.9
A. Collins sub	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	6.3
J. McAtee sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Matete sub	13	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
R. Williams sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Arfield sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Shrewsbury player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
T. Savin	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.7
M. Feeney	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	6.7
A. Pierre	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.9
Joshua Feeney	90	1	0	1	1	0	1	Y	6.9
A. Gilliead	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	Y	6.9
J. Rossiter	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
F. Ojo	90	0	1	0	0	1	2	Y	7.2
G. Lloyd	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
J. Marquis	85	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	6.3
G. Nurse	66	0	0	1	0	3	3	0	6.9
J. Shipley	53	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
Leo Castledine sub	37	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6
M. Benning sub	24	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7
T. Perry sub	14	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

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 Shrewsbury — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BoltonLWLWW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2.4 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

ShrewsburyLLLDL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.4 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bolton 4 · 1 draw · Shrewsbury 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2024-08-27 Shrewsbury 0–2 Bolton
2024-04-16 Bolton 2–2 Shrewsbury
2023-11-07 Shrewsbury 0–2 Bolton
2023-04-22 Bolton 1–0 Shrewsbury
2022-12-10 Shrewsbury 3–2 Bolton
2022-01-22 Shrewsbury 0–1 Bolton

League standing · 2024/25

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#8 pos68 pts46 pl-3 GD

Shrewsbury#24 pos33 pts46 pl-38 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored1.46

Shrewsbury scored0.89

Bolton conceded1.52

Shrewsbury conceded1.72

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Shrewsbury?: In their last 6 meetings, Bolton won 4, Shrewsbury won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bolton and Shrewsbury?: Recent form — Bolton 3W 0D 2L; Shrewsbury 0W 1D 4L.

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