Championship

BLUEBIRDS BROKEN BY BRILLIANT BAZUNU

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The LeaguePaper Team
13 September 2026

By Trevor Baxter

BOLTON W 1
Gale 90
CARDIFF CITY 0

STAR MAN
GAVIN BAZUNU Bolton

GAVIN Bazunu produced a ten-out-of-ten display with Bolton boss Steven Schumacher calling his keeper “outstanding”.
Substitute Thierry Gale headed in a last-minute winner to earn Wanderers only a second win since returning to the Championship.
But before and even after, the former Southampton and Stoke keeper contributed 10 saves, including a stunning second-half stop to deny Yousef Salech’s close range downward header.
Just as sweet for the Republic of Ireland internationa...

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