Bolton v Sunderland result

Full-time · Bolton 6–0 Sunderland

League One · Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:00 GMT · University of Bolton Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

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Bolton 6–0 Sunderland — Bolton won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Bolton beat Sunderland 6–0 at University of Bolton Stadium in League One on Saturday 29 January. It is Bolton’s first win over Sunderland since 20 February 2018, after three meetings without one (the 5 prior meetings TACTIX holds).

The goals

Bolton led 2–0 at half-time. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Bolton: Dion Charles (19’, assisted by James Trafford; 51’, assisted by Oladapo Afolayan), Oladapo Afolayan (41’, assisted by K. Lee), K. Lee (59’, assisted by Dion Charles) and Declan John (88’, assisted by Marlon Fossey); Sunderland: an own goal by Daniel Batth (85’).

What it changes

Bolton’s six-goal margin was the biggest of round 30, across 12 matches. Bolton have won their last three matches in all competitions. Bolton have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Dion Charles (Bolton) 15.0, K. Lee (Bolton) 11.1 and Oladapo Afolayan (Bolton) 9.0 led the match.

Next up

Bolton next host Middlesbrough on 23 October 2026.

Sunderland next travel to Lech Poznan on 22 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 Sunderland: Lech Poznan v Sunderland, Thursday 22 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bolton 6–0 Sunderland · League One
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium · Bolton
Referee: S. Martin
Head-to-head (last 5): Bolton 1 · draws 3 · Sunderland 1 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Bolton 2W 0D 3L · Sunderland 2W 2D 1L

Bolton 6–0 Sunderland (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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 2

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 6.8

Corners

against 5.5 / 4.4 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.17 / 6.2

Shots on target

against 4.83 / 5.4 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.17 / 2.6

Cards

against 1.83 / 2.4 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 January 2022. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 22 January 2022. 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	Sunderland for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	2 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 5.5 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	6.8 for · 4.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	13 for · 13.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.4 for · 13.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.17 for · 4.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	6.2 for · 5.4 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.17 for · 12.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	10.6 for · 10.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.17 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.6 for · 2.4 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Martin.

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. 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
J. Böðvarsson n 8	16.5	2 3/0	1.4 2/0	—
D. Charles n 8	67.1	1.8 7/4	3.2 7/4	—
E. Kachunga n 8	93.8	1.7 7/5	1.9 7/6	—
G. Thomason n 8	93.8	1.6 8/4	0.5 3/1	—
O. Afolayan n 8	75.6	1.5 7/3	3 7/7	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
X. Amaechi n 7	29.6	2.6 2/1	0.4 1/0
O. Afolayan n 8	75.6	2.2 7/4	1 5/2
E. Doyle n 8	70.5	1.9 8/3	1.3 6/2
A. Bakayoko n 8	61.9	1.6 4/2	0.7 2/1
J. Böðvarsson n 8	16.5	1.4 2/0	0.7 1/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
E. Kachunga n 8	93.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
O. Afolayan n 8	75.6	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
A. Morley n 8	70	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Bakayoko n 8	61.9	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
X. Amaechi n 7	29.6	0.4 1/0	0 0/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Lee n 8	81.8	1.9 7/6
O. Afolayan n 8	75.6	1.9 6/5
M. Williams n 8	85.9	1.7 7/3
L. Isgrove n 8	74.3	1.5 5/3
D. John n 8	89.4	1.4 6/3

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Trafford n 8	90	3.4 7/6
J. Dixon n 8	93.8	3 6/6

Sunderland

Sunderland — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. 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
B. Wright n 8	90	1.8 8/4	0.6 3/1	—
Ross Stewart n 8	89	1.8 8/5	1.5 5/4	—
Carl Winchester n 8	72.1	1.7 6/3	0.8 5/0	—
J. Diamond n 8	76.9	1.6 5/3	1.8 7/3	—
C. Evans n 8	65.4	1.5 6/2	0.2 1/0	—

Sunderland — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 7	8.9	4.4 2/1	4.4 2/1
Ross Stewart n 8	89	3 8/6	2 8/3
E. Embleton n 8	79.8	2.4 7/6	1.3 5/3
J. Hawkes n 8	65.4	2.2 6/4	1.4 5/2
N. Broadhead n 8	80.8	2.1 7/4	1.5 6/2

Sunderland — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Mbunga Kimpioka n 7	8.9	2.9 2/0	0 0/0
A. O'Brien n 8	16.4	0.7 1/0	0.7 1/0
Ross Stewart n 8	89	0.9 4/2	0.1 1/0
N. Broadhead n 8	80.8	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
Leon Dajaku n 8	79.4	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1

Sunderland — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Hume n 8	35.6	3.2 5/4
C. Evans n 8	65.4	2.9 5/4
Carl Winchester n 8	72.1	2.7 6/4
Dennis Cirkin n 8	71.9	2.5 7/4
A. O'Brien n 8	16.4	2.1 2/1

Sunderland — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 22 January 2022. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Patterson n 6	90	3 4/4
L. Burge n 8	90	2.6 7/4
R. Hoffmann n 8	90	2.1 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Trafford	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7.3
G. Jones	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
Ricardo	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
G. Johnston	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
Marlon Fossey	90	0	1	1	1	2	1	0	7.3
M. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
D. John	90	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.5
A. Morley	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
K. Lee	72	1	1	2	1	1	5	0	8.6
D. Charles	72	2	1	3	2	2	5	0	9.2
O. Afolayan	72	1	1	4	2	3	1	0	8.5
K. Sadlier sub	18	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Böðvarsson sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
A. Bakayoko sub	18	0	0	1	0	1	1	Y	7.2

Sunderland player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
R. Hoffmann	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.2
Carl Winchester	90	0	0	1	4	0	6.3
D. Batth	90	0	0	0	3	0	5.9
C. Doyle	90	0	0	0	0	Y	5.6
C. Evans	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
E. Embleton	90	2	1	3	0	0	6.3
L. Gooch	90	0	0	0	2	Y	5.9
Ross Stewart	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
Leon Dajaku	66	0	0	0	1	0	6
Dennis Cirkin	53	1	0	0	1	0	6
Dan Neil	53	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
A. Pritchard sub	37	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
Jack Clarke sub	37	1	1	0	0	0	6.3
P. Roberts sub	24	0	0	0	1	0	6.5

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

Recent form

BoltonLLLWW

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1 conceded per game

SunderlandWDLDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2.2 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Bolton 1 · 3 draws · Sunderland 1 · 2 goals/game

2021-09-25 Sunderland 1–0 Bolton
2019-12-26 Sunderland 0–0 Bolton
2019-09-21 Bolton 1–1 Sunderland
2018-02-20 Bolton 1–0 Sunderland
2017-10-31 Sunderland 3–3 Bolton

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#9 pos73 pts46 pl+17 GD

Sunderland#5 pos84 pts46 pl+26 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored1.61

Sunderland scored1.72

Bolton conceded1.24

Sunderland conceded1.15

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Sunderland?: In their last 5 meetings, Bolton won 1, Sunderland won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bolton and Sunderland?: Recent form — Bolton 2W 0D 3L; Sunderland 2W 2D 1L.

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