Bolton vs Everton
Definition
A sporting matchup between Bolton Wanderers Football Club and Everton Football Club, typically referring to historic English football fixtures.
A rivalry defined by the clash between a side that frequently oscillates between the EFL tiers and a historically perennial member of the English top-flight.
Examples
Watching a Bolton vs Everton tie is a classic exercise in determining whether you prefer the nostalgia of the Championship or the perpetual existential crisis of the Premier League.
If you told me the highlight of my weekend was Bolton vs Everton, I would assume my life had become a BBC documentary about mid-tier athletic misery.
The tactical sophistication of a Bolton vs Everton match lands somewhere between a tactical masterclass and a group of friends trying to remember the rules of football mid-game.