Commentary from Jack Dearden and Phil Brown on the BBC Radio Manchester channel, plus highlights via ITV, Sky Sports and Sky Sports+

The English Championship match of Wolves v Bolton Wanderers takes place on Monday 13th October 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 19.45 UK time. It is the championship event of the English League, and for those following from home the commentary and highlights will be available across several channels throughout the week.

The main commentary for the match comes via BBC Radio Manchester, where Jack Dearden is leading the work, with Phil Brown as co-commentator. Jack Dearden posts on X as @TheJackDearden and describes himself as a freelance sports broadcaster and journalist covering both football and the rugby league. He is signed up with the BBC Radio Manchester Bolton Wanderers reporter role, and lists himself as a presenter in the rugby league. In a post from around ten hours ahead of tonight's event he wrote that he would be "with you tonight alongside Phil Brown for commentary on @BBCRMsport 95.1FM", attaching the stat pack to be used during the match.

Phil Brown has been a regular co-commentator on BBC Radio Manchester matches. Recent work recorded for him includes the English League One event of Wednesday 19th September 2026, when he commented alongside Jack Dearden on Sheffield Wednesday v Stockport County. He was also a co-commentator at the earlier English Championship of Saturday 8th September 2026, when Bolton Wanderers faced West Ham United, and at the English League One match of Tuesday 2nd September 2026, Luton Town v Stockport County. Both he and Jack Dearden appear in each other's "people worked with" lists on the ICDb, where Jack Dearden records 55 matches shared with Phil Brown.

Alongside the main commentary, highlights will be shown through the ITV English Football League Highlights feed, with Sky Sports and Sky Sports+ (via its app) also providing highlights coverage. These are separate from the live BBC Radio Manchester commentary and give viewers a further way to follow the action.

Around the punditry

The match does not list a commentator for the highlights feeds, so no additional names are attached to those channels here. The live commentary responsibility sits with Jack Dearden and Phil Brown on BBC Radio Manchester, as noted above.

Where to watch

For the main commentary, tune into BBC Radio Manchester. For highlights, the ITV English Football League Highlights feed, Sky Sports and Sky Sports+ (through the app) are the channels in play. The match itself, Wolves v Bolton Wanderers, is the English Championship event of Monday 13th October 2026.

For background on one of the players involved, Francis Benali, a football coach and pundit who has worked mainly on Southampton matches, see his page at Wikipedia.

Article generated: 13 October 2026, 19:46 GMT