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BIG GALE BLOWS IN FOR THE TROTTERS

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The LeaguePaper Team
16 August 2026

BOLTON W 2 Dalby 14, Gale 25 PRESTON NE 1 Erabi 86
By Trevor Baxter

STEVEN Schumacher said “it’s going to be an exciting ride so strap in” as his Bolton side celebrated their first Championship win for seven years
Sam Dalby and Thierry Gale ensured a happy return to the second tier for last season’s League One play-off winners with first-half goals.
Substitute Jusef Erabi made it a nervy ending for Wanderers with an 86th-minute reply.
And they almost threw away a historic victory only for Liam Lindsay to head over in stoppage time.
“That’s...

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