Bolton Wanderers beat Wycombe Wanderers 2-1 in a match that spent most of its first hour building quietly before erupting into a frantic second period that left both benches animated and the scoreline repeatedly shifting.
The opening forty-five minutes belonged to neither side in any convincing sense. Cauley Woodrow gave Wycombe the lead on 27 minutes, converting with composure, and Bolton spent the remainder of the half searching for a response without truly threatening one. Luke Harris drew them level just before the break, finishing well to send the sides in level.
The second half changed character entirely. Within fifteen minutes of the restart, substitutions altered the shape on both sides, and the game became significantly more open. Taylor Allen and J. Osei-Tutu entered for Bolton, and Corey Blackett-Taylor came on for Wycombe at the start of the second period.
The decisive spell ran between the 56th and 70th minutes. Daniel Harvie put Wycombe ahead again on 58 minutes, but Bolton struck back almost immediately through Mason Burstow and Rúben Rodrigues in the same minute, then Josh Scowen and Caolan Boyd-Munce extended their advantage. Johnny Kenny added a sixth goal of that frantic passage on 76 minutes.
Wycombe pushed late through Rodrigues again on 88 minutes and Woodrow moments later, while substitutes continued to move through both sides. Bolton held sufficient control through the final minutes to confirm the result.
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