Sam Dalby scored twice and assisted for John McAtee as Bolton survived a second-half scare to beat Barnsley and maintain their promotion push. Dalby became Wanderers' top scorer this season, netting after five and 19 minutes from Kyle Dempsey corners to take his tally to nine. The former Wrexham striker then set up Barnsley old boy McAtee who made it 3-0 after 32 minutes. But four interval substitutions transformed the game in the second half as the visitors came within a late Jack Bonham save of securing an unlikely point. However, Bonham ensured Steven Schumacher's first four-game winning streak as Bolton boss, denying former Wanderer Nat Ogbeta after 77 minutes.

Source: BBC February 08, 2026 00:53 UTC