Match Centre: Arsenal vs Bolton Wanderers
Rice 16′Nwaneri 37′Nwaneri 49′Sterling 64′Havertz 77′
Collins 53′
Player of the match Declan Rice 8.5
GolVolt rating 3.0GolVolt rating
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Key stats
Why this rating
Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.
Settled by 37′.
- Dramaweight 50% Settled by 37′.The result was clear early — little to hold on for. Drama: 0.5 out of 10
- Heroesweight 20% Nobody stood out. Heroes: 3.0 out of 10
- Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 4.4 out of 10
- Quality of playweight 15% 6 goals.An average number of chances. Quality of play: 3.9 out of 10
Five goals or a hat-trick: the rating never drops below 3.0.
Match ECG
A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.
GolVolt rating 3.0more watchable than 30% of Carabao Cup matches
The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).
Similar matches
A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.
How the match went
6 goals1 card
Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.
Timeline
- 16' Goal: Declan RiceArsenal1:0
- 34' Riccardo Calafioriyellow card
- 37' Goal: Ethan Nwaneriassist: Sterling2:0
- Half-time · 2:0
- 49' Goal: Ethan Nwaneriassist: Rice3:0
- 53' Goal: A. Collinsassist: McAtee3:1
- 62' 2 substitutionsGabriel for Lewis-SkellyHavertz for Rice
- 64' Goal: Raheem SterlingArsenal4:1
- 69' 2 substitutionsThomason for ArfieldMatete for Dempsey
- 70' SubstitutionKacurri for Calafiori
- 71' Substitution
- 71' Substitution
- 77' Goal: Kai HavertzArsenal5:1
- 78' SubstitutionAdeboyejo for McAtee
- 79' SubstitutionCharles for Collins
- 81' SubstitutionKabia for Sterling
- Full-time · 5:1
Match stats
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Lineups and ratings
The highlighted rating is the player of the match.
Starting XIs · provider ratings
Arsenal
Bolton Wanderers
Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Came on
Bench
Arsenal
- 62 Alexéi Rojas GK —
- 2 William Saliba DEF —
- 6 Gabriel DEF on
- 47 Maldini Kacurri DEF on
- 76 Ayden Heaven DEF —
- 5 Thomas Partey MID —
- 29 Kai Havertz MID on
- 11 Gabriel Martinelli ATT —
- 46 Ismeal Kabia ATT on
Bolton Wanderers
- 1 Nathan Baxter GK —
- 6 G. Johnston DEF —
- 41 Luke Matheson DEF —
- 4 George Thomason MID on
- 28 Jay Matete MID on
- 52 S. Inwood MID —
- 9 V. Adeboyejo ATT on
- 10 Dion Elie Raymond Charles ATT on
- 23 S. Schön ATT —
Match sheet
- Stadium
- Emirates Stadium, London
Player ratings
Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.
- Player of the match · Arsenal Declan Rice
- 2. place · Arsenal Ethan Nwaneri
- 3. place · Arsenal Raheem Sterling
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