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- 20′Charlton, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time0 – 1
- 46′Charlton, substitution:off
- 61′Bolton, substitution:off
- 61′Bolton, substitution:offMax Lott
- 61′Charlton, substitution:off
- 74′Bolton, substitution:off
- 75′Bolton, yellow card:Foul
- 77′Charlton, substitution:off
- 77′Charlton, substitution:off
- 84′Bolton, substitution:off
- 84′Charlton, substitution:off
- Full-time0 – 1
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Dalby's early strike gives Bolton win at Charlton
Bolton beat Charlton 1-0 at The Valley in a Championship Matchday 14 fixture, Samuel Dalby's goal in the 18th minute enough to take all three points. The visitors led from that moment, and the home side could not find an equaliser in the 72 minutes that followed.
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Dalby's strike was the only goal of the night and the only event of note in the match. Charlton, managed by Nathan Jones, held the greater share of the ball with 57 per cent possession and had 14 shots to Bolton's 11, yet only two of those efforts were on target against three for the visitors. Steven Schumacher's side were level with their hosts on corners in spirit, 4 to 3 in Charlton's favour.
The result lifted Bolton from 19th to 16th in the table, moving them to 17 points and three clear of Charlton, who dropped to 21st on 14 points. It ended a run of three games without a win for Bolton, while Charlton have now lost four games in a row and are without a win in 11 games. Bolton travel to Derby on Friday in the Championship, and Charlton host Sheffield Utd on Saturday.
Samuel Dalby scored the decisive goal in the 18th minute and earned the match's top rating of 7.68. Tyreece Campbell was Charlton's best-rated player on 7.2 in defeat.
Charlton had 57 per cent of the possession but could not turn it into a goal.
Bolton won 1–0 away against Charlton (half-time 0–1).
Charlton met Bolton in the Championship (Regular Season - 14). Kick-off was Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 19:45 UTC at The Valley. Referee: Steve Martin.
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- 18' Goal: Samuel Dalby — 0–1 · Watch Samuel Dalby's goal video (18')
Starting line-ups
Charlton (4-2-3-1)
Bolton (4-2-3-1)
- 1 Jack Bonham
- 25 Max Conway
- 14 Akin Famewo
- 3 Chris Forino-Joseph
- 27 Luca Stephenson
- 8 Josh Sheehan
- 4 Xavier Simons
- 35 Max Lott
- 17 Atsuki Ito
- 16 Samuel Iling-Junior
- 10 Samuel Dalby
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Charlton 41%, the draw 28%, Bolton 31%. It finished Charlton 0–1 Bolton.
Home advantage edges Charlton ahead of evenly matched Bolton — Our strength rating has almost nothing between them, so Charlton's usual home advantage puts them in front at 41%, though Bolton's greater share of the ball and weak home form across the Championship pull against them. The draw sits at 28%, near the usual rate for sides this level, with high-scoring recent games lowering it and the Championship's draw rate and Bolton's control raising it.
Why Charlton in front?
Home ground, and little else. Almost nothing between them on our strength rating — 1310 to 1304. Sides this close won 46.0% of 14,583 home games (draw 27.5%, visitors 26.6%).
Why only 41%?
Because on our strength rating there is nothing in it. Bolton hold 7 more possession points (49 to 42 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, when the visitors held this control edge the home team's win rate fell to 39.7% across 5,950 games, from 44.1% when styles were level. Championship home sides under-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (26.9% vs 25.3% norm). Championship homes won 43.0% of 8,511 games vs 44.6% across all 108,367 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 28%?
Between sides this level the draw starts at 27.5%. These teams' recent games average 3.2 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.1% of 18,571. The goals environment takes 2.5 points off the draw. Championship runs draw-heavy, adding 1.6 points.
What did we measure but not count?
Charlton sit -0.39 goals per game under chance-quality. For home sides we could not receipt a bounce-back — the measured cells sit inside each other's noise bands — so this is noted and scores 0. Charlton have shed 76 strength-rating points over their last 10 games. Momentum is measured but not yet proven: sliding sides won 34.1% of 10,426 such games vs 33.3% class-expected — inside the noise band, so it stays at 0 points until the receipt clears its evidence bar. The other measured facts on this page scored nothing either.
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