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Match Report: Derby County 3-1 Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers winning away run came to an end after they let a first-half lead slip to fall to a 3-1 defeat to Derby County. Ruben Rodrigues gave the Whites a well deserved lead but Steven Schumacher's team would collapse in the second. Ryan Nyambe and Jack Robinson scoring early before Rhian Brewster ended the game.

06.11.26, 22:00 Updated 07.11.26, 12:22 3 Minute Read

Bolton Wanderers threw away a first-half lead to lose 3-1 to Derby County at Pride Park.

Ruben Rodrigues scored early in a first-half that the Whites deserved to be leading. After the break, the hosts immediately hit back, Ryan Nyambe and Jack Robinson scoring in the first five minutes of the second-half to flip the game.

As Wanderers pushed for an equaliser, they were caught short at the back as Rhian Brewster scored the Rams third to end the game.

Steven Schumacher made three changes to his team from Tuesday night. Thierry Gale, Ruben Rodrigues and Gaizka Larrazabal coming in for Max Lott, Samuel Iling-Junior and Atsuke Ito.

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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.

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