Bolton 4-0 Plymouth: Wanderers WIN the Papa Johns Trophy

Bolton 4-0 Plymouth: Wanderers blitz their League One promotion rivals at Wembley to win the Papa Johns Trophy and reward the 35,000 fans who travelled down to London

  • Bolton defeated Plymouth 4-0 at Wembley in the final of the EFL Trophy 
  • It was a huge win for the League One side over their promotion rivals Plymouth
  • Kyle Dempsey gave the Trotters the dream start heading in after four minutes  
  • He then teed up Dion Charles for their second, with Elias Kachunga also scoring
  • Gethin Jones finished off the scoring at Wembley to claim the Papa Johns Trophy

Bolton Wanderers have won the Papa Johns Trophy after they defeated Plymouth Argyle 4-0 at Wembley on Sunday. 

The Trotters got off to the dream start in London, with Kyle Dempsey heading home a corner from Declan John after just four minutes, to give Ian Evett’s side the lead. 

He was in the thick of the action just six minutes later, teeing up Dion Charles with a stunning cross through the centre of the box, with the forward making no mistake to put his side two goals ahead. 

They struck again just after half time with Elias Kachunga taking advantage from a Plymouth mistake, running through on goal to cooly find the top corner. 

And they weren’t done just yet, with Gethin Jones, one of the smallest players on the field meeting scoring with his head to bring up the quartet of goals for Bolton. 

It is the first major trophy Bolton have won since 1997 where they were crowned English Second division Champions. 

Bolton Wanderers defeated Plymouth Argyle 4-0 at Wembley to claim the Papa Johns Trophy

Kyle Dempsey (left) opened the scoring for the Trotters after just four minutes in a dream start

Bolton manager Ian Evatt celebrated on the touchline as his side showed their dominance 

Gethin Jones netted the sides fourth goal to tie up the match and give his side a 4-0 victory

 Bolton fans celebrated the win from the terraces at Wembley as their side claimed a big win

It was the first trophy that Bolton have won since they were crowned English Second division Champions in 1997

Dempsey posed with the trophy after helping lead his side to the win with a goal and an assist

Bolton defeated Accrington Stanley, Man Utd U21s, Barrow and Portsmouth to reach the final

It was a huge win for the Trotters who sit fifth in the League One table 11 points off Barnsley

Bolton will relish the win but will play again next week against Exeter as they vie for promotion

Match Facts 

Bolton (3-4-1-2): Trafford; Jones; Almeida Santos; Toal (Johnston 86′); Bradley; Morley (Williams 82′); Sheehan (Thomason 82′); John; Dempsey (Lee 74′); Charles (Jerome 73′); Kachunga.

Unused subs: Dixon; Williams; Jerome

Manager: Ian Evatt 

Plymouth (3-4-1-2): Burton; Wilson; Scarr; Gillesphey (Galloway 66′); Edwards; Houghton; Matete (Butcher 45′) Mumba (Miller 73′) Wright (Azaz 54′) Mayor (Cosgrove  45′); 9Hardie.

Unused subs: Lonwijk; Galloway; Parkes. 

Manager: Steven Schumacher 

Referee: Ben Toner

Attendance:  79,389

More to follow… 

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