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Derby extended their unbeaten league run to nine matches after a goalless draw with fellow promotion hopefuls Bolton.
A win for either side would have moved them up to fourth, but both struggled to create clear chances in front of Bolton’s largest crowd in more than 10 years.
The Rams went closest in an even first half when Bolton defender Eoin Toal sliced an attempted clearance from Louie Sibley’s cross onto his own bar, with goalkeeper James Trafford beaten.
Elias Kachunga almost won it at the death for the hosts, but fired his acrobatic bicycle-kick straight at Derby goalkeeper Joe Wildsmith.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Bolton
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 19Trafford
- 18Toal
- 15AimsonBooked at 89mins
- 6Johnston
- 21BradleyBooked at 61mins
- 16MorleySubstituted forBakayokoat 79′minutes
- 8SheehanSubstituted forDempseyat 68′minutes
- 14Iredale
- 20LeeSubstituted forWilliamsat 67′minutes
- 10CharlesSubstituted forKachungaat 79′minutes
- 17AfolayanSubstituted forBödvarssonat 85′minutes
Substitutes
- 4Williams
- 7Sadlier
- 9Bödvarsson
- 11Bakayoko
- 22Dempsey
- 24Kachunga
- 30Beck
Derby
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Wildsmith
- 12Smith
- 3ForsythBooked at 26mins
- 6Cashin
- 17Sibley
- 11Mendez-LaingSubstituted forOsulaat 86′minutes
- 4Hourihane
- 8Bird
- 7BarkhuizenSubstituted forDobbinat 63′minutes
- 38Knight
- 9Collins
Substitutes
- 15Roberts
- 16Thompson
- 18Dobbin
- 19Stearman
- 21Loach
- 23Osula
- 33Davies
- Referee:
- Samuel Barrott
- Attendance:
- 25,428
Live Text
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Match ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Derby County 0.
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Second Half ends, Bolton Wanderers 0, Derby County 0.
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Attempt saved. Elias Kachunga (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Dempsey with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Derby County) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Hourihane with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Derby County. Conceded by Kyle Dempsey.
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Will Aimson (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Will Aimson (Bolton Wanderers).
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James Collins (Derby County) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Conor Bradley (Bolton Wanderers).
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Craig Forsyth (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Derby County. William Osula replaces Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.
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James Trafford (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Eiran Cashin (Derby County).
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Foul by Elias Kachunga (Bolton Wanderers).
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Max Bird (Derby County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jón Bödvarsson replaces Oladapo Afolayan.
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Attempt missed. Eoin Toal (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
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Offside, Derby County. Louie Sibley tries a through ball, but James Collins is caught offside.
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Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Amadou Bakayoko replaces Aaron Morley.
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Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Elias Kachunga replaces Dion Charles.
