Bolton Wanderers secured promotion to the Championship for the first time since 2019 with a commanding 4-1 victory over Stockport County in the League One play-off final at Wembley.
Substitute Sam Dalby was instrumental, scoring a brilliant overhead kick and playing a key role in an own goal that restored Bolton's lead. Ruben Rodrigues opened the scoring in the third minute and added a late penalty to seal the win.
Stockport's Corey Addai made a costly error for the first goal, and despite Adama Sidibeh equalising in the 29th minute, Bolton dominated the second half. Josh Dacres-Cogley was sent off in stoppage time for a hair pull on Ibrahim Cissoko.
The win marks Bolton's seventh play-off final success, two years after their previous heartbreak, and ends their three-year absence from the second tier.
