Substitute Dion Charles scored a dramatic late equaliser to earn Bolton a 1-1 League One draw at home to Bristol Rovers.
The visitors led from the second minute until deep into stoppage time after teenage loan star Josh Coburn struck early.
The strapping 19-year-old, dubbed the Teesside Haaland since his loan switch from Middlesbrough to the West Country, converted Anthony Evans’ pass to give Gas a perfect start.
But with Wanderers facing a first defeat against their rivals in 33 years, Charles, a second-half replacement for injured Jon Dadi Bodvarsson, curled in a deserved equaliser.
Coburn’s fifth Gas goal was a perfect response to the club’s home FA Cup exit to Boreham Wood.
Bolton then dominated possession and created chances, with Charles wasting a one-on-one with goalkeeper James Belshaw late on, before atoning with his even later equaliser.
Rovers boss Joey Barton, who made his Premier League debut for Manchester City at Bolton’s ground in 2003, collected a booking for dissent and he didn’t look best pleased by his team’s failure to hold on to three points, even though they have lost just once in 10 league outings.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Bolton
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 19Trafford
- 2Jones
- 18Toal
- 6Johnston
- 21Bradley
- 16Morley
- 25ThomasonBooked at 24minsSubstituted forWilliamsat 36′minutes
- 30BeckSubstituted forSadlierat 73′minutes
- 17Afolayan
- 24KachungaSubstituted forBakayokoat 63′minutes
- 9BödvarssonSubstituted forCharlesat 55′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Williams
- 7Sadlier
- 8Sheehan
- 10Charles
- 11Bakayoko
- 14Iredale
- 20Lee
Bristol Rovers
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 1Belshaw
- 37Thomas
- 2Connolly
- 17GibsonBooked at 88mins
- 7Sinclair
- 14Rossiter
- 6FinleyBooked at 90mins
- 20ClarkeBooked at 67minsSubstituted forGibbonsat 69′minutes
- 21Evans
- 40Coburn
- 10CollinsSubstituted forMcCormickat 90+2′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Kilgour
- 9Marquis
- 22Saunders
- 23McCormick
- 25Whelan
- 28Gibbons
- 32Jaakkola
- Referee:
- Robert Lewis
- Attendance:
- 16,786
Live Text
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Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Bristol Rovers 1.
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Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 1, Bristol Rovers 1.
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Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by James Gibbons.
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Oladapo Afolayan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers).
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Sam Finley (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
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Conor Bradley (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers).
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Goal! Bolton Wanderers 1, Bristol Rovers 1. Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the top right corner following a corner.
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Attempt blocked. Amadou Bakayoko (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kieran Sadlier with a cross.
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Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by James Connolly.
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Substitution, Bristol Rovers. Luke McCormick replaces Aaron Collins.
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Foul by Amadou Bakayoko (Bolton Wanderers).
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Bobby Thomas (Bristol Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Conor Bradley (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Lewis Gibson (Bristol Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Dion Charles (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Lewis Gibson (Bristol Rovers).
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Attempt blocked. Kieran Sadlier (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
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Attempt missed. Kieran Sadlier (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan.
