Bolton Wanderers 2-3 West Ham United: result and goals
West Ham United beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 on Tuesday, 8 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Jarrod Bowen 13', Ethan Erhahon 18', Ruben Rodrigues 27' (penalty), Konstantinos Mavropanos 31', Jarrod Bowen 77'.
Bolton Wanderers sit 18th on 14 points.
West Ham United sit 3rd on 22 points.
Bolton Wanderers have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
West Ham United have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Bolton Wanderers won 4, West Ham United won 1, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026, 20:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
- 👥
- 25510
The match in numbers
- West Ham United beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2.
- Jarrod Bowen opened the scoring for West Ham United on 13'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
7'Oliver ScarlesYellow
Live commentary
- Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, West Ham United 3.
- 90'+6'Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, West Ham United 3.
- 90'+5'Attempt saved. Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Thierry Gale.
- 90'+5'Attempt missed. Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues following a corner.
- 90'+5'Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Joël Piroe.
- 90'+4'Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Max Conway.
- 89'Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
- 89'Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
- 88'Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 88'Foul by Morato (West Ham United).
- 87'Foul by Rúben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers).
- 87'Joël Piroe (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86'Attempt missed. Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josh Sheehan following a fast break.
- 84'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. John McAtee replaces Ethan Erhahon.
- 84'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ryan Hardie replaces Sam Dalby because of an injury.
- 84'Substitution, West Ham United. Morato replaces Ollie Scarles.
- 82'Attempt saved. Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Gaizka Larrazabal.
- 79'Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79'Foul by Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United).
- 77'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, West Ham United 3. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joël Veltman with a through ball.
- 77'Foul by Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers).
- 77'Arne Engels (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 77'Attempt saved. Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Maximilian Kilman.
- 73'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jayden Nelson replaces Kyliane Dong.
- 71'Attempt missed. Joël Piroe (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Manor Solomon.
- 70'Foul by Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers).
- 70'Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 69'Attempt missed. Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner following a corner.
- 69'Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 67'Substitution, West Ham United. Lewis Orford replaces Divine Mukasa.
- 67'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Thierry Gale replaces Samuel Iling-Junior.
- 66'Substitution, West Ham United. Joël Piroe replaces Pablo.
- 62'Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62'Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62'Foul by Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United).
- 61'Attempt saved. Manor Solomon (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
- 60'Foul by Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers).
- 60'Joël Veltman (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59'Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers).
- 59'Arne Engels (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58'Substitution, West Ham United. Manor Solomon replaces Edvin Austbø.
- 57'Substitution, West Ham United. Joël Veltman replaces Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 56'Offside, West Ham United. Edvin Austbø is caught offside.
- 52'Rúben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52'Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United).
- 52'Attempt missed. Rúben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
- 51'Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51'Foul by Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United).
- 49'Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 49'Foul by Arne Engels (West Ham United).
- 47'Attempt missed. Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
- 45'Second Half begins Bolton Wanderers 2, West Ham United 2.
- 45'+4'First Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 2, West Ham United 2.
- 45'+3'Foul by Ethan Erhahon (Bolton Wanderers).
- 45'+3'Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3'Attempt saved. Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United). Assisted by Max Conway.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Handball by Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United).
- 42'Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Sam Dalby is caught offside.
- 42'Offside, West Ham United. Pablo is caught offside.
- 37'Attempt missed. Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Conway.
- 35'Attempt missed. Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
- 35'Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United).
- 35'Attempt saved. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Jarrod Bowen with a cross.
- 34'Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Max Conway.
- 33'Ethan Erhahon (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33'Foul by Pablo (West Ham United).
- 31'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, West Ham United 2. Konstantinos Mavropanos (West Ham United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Arne Engels with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 31'Foul by Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers).
- 31'Pablo (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 27'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 2, West Ham United 1. Rúben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 26'Penalty Bolton Wanderers. Kyliane Dong draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 26'Penalty conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters (West Ham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 24'Attempt missed. Edvin Austbø (West Ham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Scarles.
- 21'Attempt missed. Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
- 20'Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Sam Dalby is caught offside.
- 20'Offside, West Ham United. Mohamadou Kanté is caught offside.
- 18'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, West Ham United 1. Ethan Erhahon (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the high centre of the goal.
- 16'Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Arne Engels.
- 13'Goal! Bolton Wanderers 0, West Ham United 1. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
- 13'Attempt saved. Pablo (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Bolton Wanderers).
- 7'Ollie Scarles (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7'Foul by Ollie Scarles (West Ham United).
- 7'Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3'Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Chris Forino.
- 2'Attempt saved. Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mads Hermansen (West Ham United).
- 1'Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1'Foul by Mohamadou Kanté (West Ham United).
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Bolton Wanderers · 4-2-3-1
3Christian Forino JosephCD-L
Substitutes
9Thelonius BairSUB
West Ham United · 4-4-1-1
3Max KilmanCD-L
30Oliver ScarlesLB
Substitutes
Match stats
BOLWHU
51Possession (%)49
13Shots11
6Shots on target7
4Corners4
7Fouls12
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
2Offsides3
4Saves4
Last 5 matches
Bolton Wanderers
WPreston North End2-115 Aug 2026
D@ Queens Park Rangers0-022 Aug 2026
LLincoln City1-029 Aug 2026
L@ Sheffield United3-21 Sept 2026
L@ Millwall4-05 Sept 2026
West Ham United
LCharlton Athletic2-122 Aug 2026
W@ Southampton4-125 Aug 2026
D@ Watford1-129 Aug 2026
WWolverhampton Wanderers4-21 Sept 2026
WDerby County3-05 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
4
Bolton
0
Draws
1
West Ham
Last meetings
19 Sept 2017West Ham United3 – 0Bolton Wanderers
9 Apr 2011Bolton Wanderers3 – 0West Ham United
21 Aug 2010West Ham United1 – 3Bolton Wanderers
6 Mar 2010West Ham United1 – 2Bolton Wanderers
6 Mar 2010West Ham United0 – 5Bolton Wanderers
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | LWDWW |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WDLLD |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WDLLL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | DLLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United?
West Ham United beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 on Tuesday 8 September (Championship).
Who scored in Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United?
Goals: Jarrod Bowen 13', Ethan Erhahon 18', Ruben Rodrigues 27', Konstantinos Mavropanos 31' and Jarrod Bowen 77'.
When do Bolton Wanderers play next?
Bolton Wanderers play Bristol City on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do West Ham United play next?
West Ham United play West Bromwich Albion on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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