English League Championship

Sheffield United vs Bolton Wanderers, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Sheffield United
  • 4': Japhet Tanganga
  • 68': Patrick Bamford
  • 90'+3': Romelle Donovan
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3 - 2
Bolton Wanderers
  • 1': Xavier Simons
  • 67': Sam Dalby

About

Sheffield United are hosting Bolton Wanderers at Bramall Lane, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Goal! Sheffield United 0, Bolton Wanderers 1. Xavier Simons (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
  • 2': Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
  • 2': Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 3': Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Bolton Wanderers 1. Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sydie Peck with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 9': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 9': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrese Campbell.
  • 11': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Chris Forino.
  • 12': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Sam Dalby.
  • 15': Handball by Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 18': Attempt missed. Xavier Simons (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Dalby.
  • 20': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
  • 21': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Patrick Bamford.
  • 23': Offside, Sheffield United. Tyrese Campbell is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierry Gale.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thierry Gale.
  • 31': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 31': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Foul by Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 32': Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jack Bonham (Bolton Wanderers). Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Patrick Bamford.
  • 36': Foul by John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 36': Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 39': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ben Davies.
  • 40': Attempt missed. Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 41': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Sam Dalby is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt missed. Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by John McAtee following a fast break.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Sheffield United 1, Bolton Wanderers 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Lewis Brunt replaces Gaizka Larrazabal.
  • 45': Second Half begins Sheffield United 1, Bolton Wanderers 1.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by John McAtee.
  • 47': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
  • 47': Foul by John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 47': Michael Cooper (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 49': Foul by Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
  • 49': Foul by John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 49': Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by John McAtee.
  • 57': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Akin Famewo.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Romelle Donovan with a cross following a corner.
  • 58': Foul by Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 58': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Chris Forino.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior.
  • 61': Substitution, Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Jairo Riedewald.
  • 61': Substitution, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon replaces Tyrese Campbell.
  • 62': Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Sydie Peck.
  • 63': Lewis Brunt (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 63': Foul by Sam McCallum (Sheffield United).
  • 64': Attempt missed. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 66': Akin Famewo (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United).
  • 67': Goal! Sheffield United 1, Bolton Wanderers 2. Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Thierry Gale with a cross.
  • 68': Goal! Sheffield United 2, Bolton Wanderers 2. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam McCallum.
  • 70': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
  • 70': Foul by Akin Famewo (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 70': Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Akin Famewo (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United).
  • 75': Attempt blocked. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 75': Attempt saved. John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Xavier Simons with a cross.
  • 75': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Rúben Rodrigues replaces John McAtee.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
  • 79': Foul by Lewis Brunt (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 79': Ben Brereton (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Sam McCallum (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
  • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 80': Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Ben Brereton because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Max Conway replaces Akin Famewo.
  • 81': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jayden Nelson replaces Thierry Gale.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Rúben Rodrigues.
  • 83': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Iling-Junior with a cross.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Forino.
  • 85': Jayden Nelson (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Jamie Shackleton (Sheffield United).
  • 86': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Sam McCallum.
  • 86': Rúben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 86': Foul by Kalvin Phillips (Sheffield United).
  • 87': Attempt saved. Samuel Iling-Junior (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Lewis Brunt.
  • 87': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Michael Cooper.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Offside, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon is caught offside.
  • 90': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ethan Erhahon replaces Xavier Simons.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ben Davies (Bolton Wanderers).
  • 90'+1': Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Offside, Sheffield United. Mark McGuinness is caught offside.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Rúben Rodrigues is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Goal! Sheffield United 3, Bolton Wanderers 2. Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Kalvin Phillips.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Conway with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Bolton Wanderers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Sheffield United 3, Bolton Wanderers 2.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
5 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 4
47.4 Possession 52.6
18 SHOTS 13
6 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
300 Accurate Passes 346
386 Passes 442
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 4
20 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.3
62 Long Balls 70
24 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 1
15 Effective Tackles 10
23 Tackles 20
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
4 Interceptions 8
33 Effective Clearances 23
33 Clearances 23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Bramall Lane
Location: Sheffield, England
Attendance: 25,714

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 West Bromwich Albion 6 +3 13
2 West Ham United 6 +5 11
3 Swansea City 6 +4 11
4 Queens Park Rangers 6 +3 11
Full Table

Line-Ups

SHU Sheffield United (4-4-2)

No. Name
1 Michael Cooper (GK)
25 Mark McGuinness
5 Japhet Tanganga
3 Sam McCallum
8 Hamza Choudhury
44 Jairo Riedewald
42 Sydie Peck
22 Ben Brereton Díaz
11 Romelle Donovan
23 Tyrese Campbell
45 Patrick Bamford
Sheffield United Substitutes:
Kalvin Phillips, Jamie Shackleton, Joe Rothwell, Oliver Arblaster, Adam Rhys Davies, Matt Doherty, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Thomas Cannon, Jamal Baptiste.

BOL Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Jack Bonham (GK)
6 Ben Davies
3 Christian Forino Joseph
14 Akin Famewo
22 Gaizka Larrazabal Yellow Card
45 John Mcatee Yellow Card
8 Josh Sheehan
4 Xavier Simons
10 Sam Dalby
11 Thierry Gale
16 Samuel Iling-Junior
Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:
Eoin Toal, Ethan Erhahon, Max Conway, Kyliane Dong, Lewis Brunt, Jayden Nelson, Ryan Hardie, Gavin Bazunu, Ruben Rodrigues.

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