Quickfire Second-Half Double Fires Cardiff Past Bolton in League One

Cardiff City FC earned an important League One victory on matchday 43, seeing off Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 thanks to a rapid second-half burst at home on Saturday, 11 April 2026.

The match remained goalless through the first half, with detailed chances and statistics not available from the official data. The breakthrough finally came in the 50th minute when Omari Kellyman put Cardiff ahead. Kellyman finished off a move created by Joel Bagan, whose assist gave the hosts a 1–0 lead and shifted the momentum firmly in Cardiff’s favour.

League One FINISHED

2026-04-11 11:30

Cardiff City FC

2 - 0

Bolton Wanderers FC

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Just two minutes later, Cardiff doubled their advantage. Chris Willock found the net in the 52nd minute, taking advantage of service from Alex Robertson. The quickfire double moved the scoreline to 2–0 and left Bolton with a mountain to climb.

Bolton manager’s response came on the hour mark with a triple substitution. Thierry Gale, Cyrus Christie and Kyle Dempsey made way for Robert Apter, Amario Cozier-Duberry and Ruben Rodrigues as the visitors searched for a route back into the contest. However, there is no detailed data on subsequent chances or shots to indicate how effective those changes were.

Cardiff managed the game in the closing stages, making their own changes. Willock and Robertson were replaced by Calum Scanlon and David Turnbull in the 77th minute, before Rubin Colwill made way for Joel Colwill a minute later. Late on, goalscorer Kellyman was withdrawn for Yousef Salech.

The only booking recorded was for Cardiff’s Joel Bagan, who received a yellow card in the 70th minute. No red cards, injuries or further major incidents are listed in the available data.

The win keeps Cardiff in a strong position heading into the final stretch of the League One season, while Bolton are left to reassess after failing to find a response to Cardiff’s decisive early second-half salvo.

Full match details: Cardiff City vs Bolton Wanderers.

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League One Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Lincoln City FC	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103	W W W D W
2	Cardiff City FC	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91	L W W W D
3	Stockport County FC	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77	W L W L D
4	Bradford City AFC	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77	W D D D L
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75	L D D W L
6	Stevenage FC	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75	W D W D L
7	Luton Town FC	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74	W W W D W
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73	W W D W D
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67	W L D D D
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65	W D W W D
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63	W L L D L
12	Reading FC	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63	L D L L L
13	Blackpool FC	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60	W W W W L
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60	W D L W W
15	Barnsley FC	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59	L W L L D
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56	L L D W W
17	Burton Albion FC	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54	D D D W D
18	Peterborough United FC	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53	L D L D L
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53	L W L L L
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52	D L L D L
21	Exeter City FC	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	L D D D W
22	Port Vale FC	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	L W L L D
23	Rotherham United FC	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	L D L W L
24	Northampton Town FC	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	L L L L L