Aston Villa 2
Grealish 4', Chester 57'
Bolton Wanderers 0
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Reviews
- Official Site: Smith on Bolton win, Jack Grealish class, expecting more, clean sheet and Neil Cutler
- Villa News & Views: Villa 2 – 0 Bolton; A win
- The Guardian: Jack Grealish opens season’s account as Aston Villa ease past Bolton
- Official Site: The Verdict: Aston Villa 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
- Sky Sports: Grealish, Chester see off sorry Bolton
- 7500 to Holte: Recap: Aston Villa vs Bolton
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa 2-0 Bolton: Player Ratings from home Villa Park victory
Timeline
- 4′ – GOAL: Grealish (Abrahams) [1-0]
- 42′ – YELLOW CARD: Olkowski
- 57′ – GOAL: Chester (Grealish) [2-0]
- 68′ – SUB: Buckley off, Dyer on
- 70′ – SUB: Donaldson off, Magennis on
- 73′ – SUB: Adomah off, Bolasie on
- 78′ – SUB: Oztumer off, Doidge on
- 79′ – YELLOW CARD: Wheater
- 81′ – SUB: Abraham off, Hogan on
- 83′ – YELLOW CARD: Noone
- 90′ – SUB: Grealish off, Whelan on
Formations
Teamsheets
Starting
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 4 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 37 | Albert Adomah (Bolasie 73') |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 10 | Jack Grealish (Whelan 90') |
| 26 | Jonathan Kodjia |
| 18 | Tammy Abraham (Hogan 81') |
| Bolton Wanderers | |
| 1 | Ben Alnwick |
| 3 | Andrew Taylor |
| 4 | Jason Lowe |
| 7 | Erhun Oztumer (Doidge 78') |
| 8 | Clayton Donaldson (Magennis 70') |
| 11 | Will Buckley (Dyer 68') |
| 12 | Craig Noone |
| 14 | Jack Hobbs |
| 16 | Paweł Olkowski |
| 21 | Joe Williams |
| 31 | David Wheater |
Subs
| Aston Villa | |
| 31 | Mark Bunn |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 11 | Yannick Bolasie |
| 22 | Anwar El Ghazi |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
| Bolton Wanderers | |
| 20 | Remi Matthews |
| 5 | Mark Beevers |
| 6 | Josh Vela |
| 9 | Christian Doidge |
| 22 | Lloyd Dyer |
| 28 | Josh Magennis |
| 29 | Jonathan Grounds |
Previews
- Villa Underground: Match Preview: Aston Villa vs. Bolton – After back to back away defeats; home win please
- Villa News & Views: Villa – Bolton; Home advantage should see us through
- A Villa Fan: PREVIEW: Bolton at home
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa’s team news ahead of the Bolton fixture
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa vs. Bolton Wanderers: Predicted Lineup – November 2nd
- Sky Sports: Aston Villa vs Bolton Preview
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