Lamine Cisse and Ben Wilmot were on target as 10-man Stoke extended their unbeaten Sky Bet Championship run to six games with a 2-1 win over Bolton at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.
Mark Robins' in-form side played for 70 minutes without Maksym Talovierov, who was dismissed for bringing down Kyliane Dong. The Potters shrugged off the disadvantage to gain a first win in Bolton since October 1990, when 1966 World Cup hero Alan Ball was in charge.
Cisse fired the visitors in front in first-half stoppage time before Wilmot doubled the lead for Stoke after 64 minutes, piling on the agony for Wanderers boss Steven Schumacher. The Potters' fifth win in six games lifted them up to fourth, while Bolton dropped to 17th.
The Trotters had chances to take the lead, with Ethan Erhahon sending Dong clear early on, and Sam Dalby heading over from five yards. Bolton's Steven Schumacher said his side "made key errors at bad times" and admitted that giving the goal away before half-time changed everything. Thelonius Bair gave Bolton hope with a late goal in the second minute of stoppage time, but Stoke held on for a deserved win.
Source: Sky Sports Champions League · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing