Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers 4-3 Crawley Town: Steven Schumacher home glee with ‘crazy’ late victory

New boss Steven Schumacher declared his first home match in charge as “a crazy game” as Bolton Wanderers came from 3-1 down to beat ten-man Crawley Town with a 99th-minute own-goal.

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The LeaguePaper Team
9 February 2025

By Martin O’Gorman

BOLTON W 4
Osei-Tutu 52, Murphy 68, Sheehan 85, Barker 90+9 og
CRAWLEY TOWN 3
Hepburn-Murphy 50, 62, Swan 54

New boss Steven Schumacher declared his first home match in charge as “a crazy game” as Bolton Wanderers come from 3-1 down to beat ten-man Crawley Town with a 99th-minute own-goal.
Defender Charlie Barker deflected a Gethin Jones cross past Matthew Cox to earn Schumacher a first success since replacing Ian Evatt as Trotters manager.
“I’d like it sometimes to be a bit more straightforward,” said the former Plymouth and Stoke chief.
“But as long as we win, that’s...

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