Match ends, Tranmere Rovers 5, Bolton Wanderers 0.
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Tranmere thrashed troubled Bolton 5-0 to claim their first League One win of the season at Prenton Park.
Morgan Ferrier scored twice while Ollie Banks, Connor Jennings and Stefan Payne also netted in a bruising contest played in a charged atmosphere.
Wanderers' young side held out well for most of the first half but their resistance was broken seven minutes before the break when Banks fired into the roof of the net from just inside the penalty area.
Rovers doubled their advantage two minutes later as Bolton failed to deal with a corner from Kieron Morris, allowing Ferrier to sweep home his first goal for the club.
Ferrier had been lucky to stay on the pitch after a late tackle on Harry Brockbank, but he notched his second moments into the second half with a superb individual goal to make it 3-0.
Tranmere smelt blood, hunting for more goals and they found them when Jennings converted a pull-back from Morris, before substitute Payne diverted a Paul Mullin shot into the net for a fifth.
Report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Tranmere
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Davies
- 22WilsonSubstituted forNelsonat 84'minutes
- 5RayBooked at 72mins
- 6Monthe
- 3Ridehalgh
- 28Banks
- 17Perkins
- 7Morris
- 23Blackett-TaylorSubstituted forPayneat 66'minutes
- 11Jennings
- 10FerrierBooked at 28minsSubstituted forMullinat 58'minutesBooked at 80mins
Substitutes
- 4Nelson
- 8Potter
- 9Mullin
- 19Ponticelli
- 20Gilmour
- 25Pilling
- 45Payne
Bolton
Formation 4-4-2
- 20Matthews
- 21BrockbankBooked at 35mins
- 4Lowe
- 30ZoumaBooked at 67mins
- 38WhiteSubstituted forBoonat 68'minutes
- 36King-HarmesSubstituted forBrown-Sterlingat 75'minutes
- 35Graham
- 8Murphy
- 14Weir
- 33BrownSubstituted forRileyat 88'minutes
- 27Darcy
Substitutes
- 31Boon
- 34Senior
- 39Brown-Sterling
- 41Richards
- 42Osigwe
- 43Alexander
- 44Riley
- Referee:
- Charles Breakspear
- Attendance:
- 8,568
Match Stats
Home TeamTranmereAway TeamBolton
- Possession
- Home58%
- Away42%
- Shots
- Home25
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home10
- Away0
- Corners
- Home8
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home20
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Tranmere Rovers 5, Bolton Wanderers 0.
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Attempt saved. Stefan Payne (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sid Nelson.
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Attempt missed. Ronan Darcy (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by De'Marlio Brown-Sterling with a cross.
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Foul by Paul Mullin (Tranmere Rovers).
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Yoan Zouma (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Regan Riley replaces Eddie Brown.
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Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Ronan Darcy tries a through ball, but De'Marlio Brown-Sterling is caught offside.
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Foul by Stefan Payne (Tranmere Rovers).
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Luke Murphy (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Connor Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Paul Mullin.
Substitution
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Sid Nelson replaces Kane Wilson.
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Attempt missed. Harry Brockbank (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sonny Graham.
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Foul by Liam Ridehalgh (Tranmere Rovers).
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Eddie Brown (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Paul Mullin (Tranmere Rovers).
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Jordan Boon (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Tranmere Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Liam Ridehalgh.
Booking
Paul Mullin (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
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Hand ball by Paul Mullin (Tranmere Rovers).
