Bolton Wanderers 2-1 Preston North End: Player Ratings - The John McAtee and Thierry Gale show
16.08.26, 13:00 Updated 17.08.26, 16:55 5 Minute Read
Matt Bottomley
Bolton Wanderers returned the Championship with a bang, beating Preston North End 2-1 in front of a sold out home crowd.
Steven Schumacher's team came out of the blocks flying, showing why they believe the second tier should be their long-term home. Wanderers took a 2-0 lead in the first-half, before Preston had a brief comeback, with the Whites holding on for all three points.
From the good, the bad, and the outright superb, here's our player ratings from Wanderers Championship opener.
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Matt Bottomley A lifelong Bolton Wanderers fan, this club is the reason I began my journalism career. Since sitting in the stands as a kid over 20 years ago, I have gone on to work for the likes of the BBC and The Telegraph before everything led me back to here, to the football club I love.