Bolton Wanderers defeat Cardiff City 1-0 at Toughsheet Community Stadium

Bolton Wanderers defeated Cardiff City 1-0 on Saturday at the Toughsheet Community Stadium. Substitute Thierry Gale scored the match's only goal in the 90th minute, converting a cross from Theo Bair to secure the victory. The result marks Bolton's first league win since the opening game of the campaign and ends a run of four consecutive Championship defeats. Bolton goalkeeper Gazin Bazunu recorded 10 saves to maintain a clean sheet, denying multiple attempts from Cardiff striker Yousef Salech and winger Callum Robinson. The victory lifts Bolton out of the Championship relegation zone, while Cardiff remains one of two teams in the division without a win this season. The match saw several cautions, including bookings for Bolton players Ben Davies, Samuel Iling-Junior, and Kyliane Dong, as well as Cardiff's Joel Colwill and Perry Ng.