English League Championship

FT Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Bolton Wanderers WLWDL 2
–
Sheffield United WDDWD 3
1st2ndT
BOL112
SHU123
Bramall Lane · 25,714 att.

Team Stats

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

Head to Head

SHU leads series 4-1

Lineups

SHU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Michael CooperG
  2. 25Mark McGuinnessCD-L
  3. 5Japhet TangangaCD-R
  4. 3Sam McCallumLB
  5. 8Hamza ChoudhuryRB
  6. 44Jairo RiedewaldCM-L
  7. 42Sydie PeckCM-R
  8. 22Ben Brereton DíazLM
  9. 11Romelle DonovanRM
  10. 23Tyrese CampbellCF-L
  11. 45Patrick BamfordCF-R

BOL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Jack BonhamG
  2. 6Ben DaviesCD-L
  3. 3Christian Forino JosephCD-R
  4. 14Akin FamewoLB
  5. 22Gaizka LarrazabalRB
  6. 45John McateeAM
  7. 8Josh SheehanLM
  8. 4Xavier SimonsRM
  9. 10Sam DalbyF
  10. 11Thierry GaleAM-L
  11. 16Samuel Iling-JuniorAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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. 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.
  3. 39' Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Lewis Brunt replaces Gaizka Larrazabal.
  5. 49' John McAtee (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Substitution, Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips replaces Jairo Riedewald.
  7. 61' Substitution, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon replaces Tyrese Campbell.
  8. 62' Substitution, Sheffield United. Oliver Arblaster replaces Sydie Peck.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 75' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Rúben Rodrigues replaces John McAtee.
  12. 80' Delay in match because of an injury Ben Brereton (Sheffield United).
  13. 80'
  14. 80' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  15. 80'
  16. 80' Substitution, Sheffield United. Jamie Shackleton replaces Ben Brereton because of an injury.
  17. 81' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Max Conway replaces Akin Famewo.
  18. 81' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Jayden Nelson replaces Thierry Gale.
  19. 86' Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhys Norrington-Davies replaces Sam McCallum.
  20. 90' Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ethan Erhahon replaces Xavier Simons.
  21. 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.

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