Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End, 26 August 2000
| Score | 2-0 to Bolton Wanderers |
| Referee | Uriah Rennie |
| Competition | League Division 1 |
| Venue | Reebok Stadium |
| Attendance | 19,954 |
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Goals:
| Isaiah Rankin | 42 |
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| Michael Ricketts | 82 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Jussi Jääskeläinen
Defender
Gudni Bergsson
Defender
Mike Whitlow
Defender/Centre back
Mark Fish
Defender/Midfielder
Anthony Barness
Midfielder
Gareth Farrelly
Midfielder
Per Frandsen
Midfielder
Franck Passi
Forward
Bo Hansen
Forward
Dean Holdsworth
Forward
Isaiah Rankin
Substitutions:
| Ian Marshall for Dean Holdsworth | 58 |
| Michael Ricketts for Isaiah Rankin | 67 |
| Leam Richardson for Bo Hansen | 84 |
Goals:
Starting lineup:
Tepi Moilanen
Goalkeeper
Graham Alexander
Defender
Colin Murdock
Defender
Michael Jackson
Defender/Centre back
Rob W Edwards
Defender/Midfielder
Iain Anderson
Midfielder
Michael Appleton
Midfielder
Paul McKenna
Midfielder
Mark Rankine
Midfielder
Steve Basham
Forward
Jon Macken
Forward
Substitutions:
| Lee Cartwright for Graham Alexander | 69 |
| Steve Robinson for Paul McKenna | 74 |