Will Buckley scored his first goal of the season to give Bolton Wanderers victory
A Will Buckley goal saw Bolton Wanderers continue their unbeaten start to the Championship season with victory against Birmingham City.
The winger got the last touch from Sammy Ameobi's probing cross after an uneventful 73 minutes.
Garry Monk's side had chances to score, with Wanderers keeper Ben Alnwick tested by Jota and Omar Bogle.
But Bolton stretched their unbeaten run to five games, while Birmingham are still to win this season.
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Phil Parkinson's side went into the game having not scored a single goal in any of their past five league matches against Birmingham.
That looked set to continue as Wanderers struggled to find a way past Birmingham's defence and goalkeeper Lee Camp.
However, Buckley snatched victory with his first strike of the season after the ball bounced off him last inside the penalty area.
Birmingham could not find a way back into the game, and the result took Bolton to 10 points, level with Middlesbrough and Leeds at the top of the table.
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Line-ups
Match Stats
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Line-ups
Bolton
1Alnwick
16OlkowskiBooked at 87mins
31Wheater
5Beevers
3Taylor
4Lowe
19O'Neil
12NooneSubstituted forAmeobiat 62'minutes
7OztumerSubstituted forDonaldsonat 85'minutes
30WildschutSubstituted forBuckleyat 61'minutesBooked at 75mins
28Magennis
Substitutes
2Little
6Vela
8Donaldson
10Ameobi
11Buckley
18Wilson
20Matthews
Birmingham
1Camp
5Colin
28Morrison
12Dean
3PedersenBooked at 83mins
23Jota
20GardnerBooked at 71mins
6KieftenbeldBooked at 14mins
19MaghomaSubstituted forSolomon-Otaborat 81'minutes
10JutkiewiczSubstituted forAdamsat 77'minutes
14Bogle
Substitutes
4Roberts
7Mahoney
9Adams
22Solomon-Otabor
27Trueman
31Lakin
45Harding
Referee:
Lee Probert
Attendance:
13,821
Match Stats
Home TeamBoltonAway TeamBirmingham
Possession
Home48%
Away52%
Shots
Home8
Away18
Shots on Target
Home4
Away6
Corners
Home3
Away10
Fouls
Home11
Away15
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Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0.
Full TimePosted at 90'+5'
Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0.
Posted at 90'+5'
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Kristian Pedersen.
Posted at 90'+4'
Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
Posted at 90'+4'
Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
Posted at 90'+4'
Clayton Donaldson (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 90'+3'
Foul by Harlee Dean (Birmingham City).
Posted at 90'+3'
Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 90'+2'
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Mark Beevers.
Posted at 90'+2'
Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt missed. Maikel Kieftenbeld (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
Posted at 90'+1'
Attempt blocked. Omar Bogle (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Posted at 90'
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ben Alnwick.
Posted at 90'
Attempt saved. Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Posted at 89'
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Josh Magennis.
Posted at 89'
Harlee Dean (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 89'
Foul by Clayton Donaldson (Bolton Wanderers).
Posted at 88'
Foul by Maxime Colin (Birmingham City).
Posted at 88'
William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
BookingPosted at 87'
Pawel Olkowski (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 87'
Hand ball by Pawel Olkowski (Bolton Wanderers).
Posted at 85'
Attempt missed. Jason Lowe (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
SubstitutionPosted at 85'
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Clayton Donaldson replaces Erhun Oztumer.
BookingPosted at 83'
Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 83'
Foul by Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City).
Posted at 83'
Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 82'
Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Mark Beevers tries a through ball, but Josh Magennis is caught offside.
SubstitutionPosted at 81'
Substitution, Birmingham City. Viv Solomon-Otabor replaces Jacques Maghoma.
Posted at 81'
Foul by Che Adams (Birmingham City).
Posted at 81'
Mark Beevers (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Posted at 79'
Attempt missed. Sammy Ameobi (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pawel Olkowski.
Posted at 78'
Attempt missed. William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Erhun Oztumer.
SubstitutionPosted at 77'
Substitution, Birmingham City. Che Adams replaces Lukas Jutkiewicz.
Posted at 76'
Attempt missed. Michael Morrison (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
BookingPosted at 75'
William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 75'
Maxime Colin (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Posted at 75'
Foul by William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers).
Goal!Posted at 73'
Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Birmingham City 0. William Buckley (Bolton Wanderers) with an attempt from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sammy Ameobi with a cross.
BookingPosted at 71'
Gary Gardner (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Posted at 71'
Hand ball by Gary Gardner (Birmingham City).
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Source: bbc.com