Sheffield Wednesday vs Bolton Wanderers, 2026-27 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup

Sheffield Wednesday

70': Jamal Lowe

FT
1 - 0

Bolton Wanderers

56': Xavier Simons

About

Sheffield Wednesday are hosting Bolton Wanderers at Hillsborough, Sheffield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Harry Gray (Sheffield Wednesday).
1': Delay in match because of an injury Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers).
2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
5': Delay in match because of an injury Jordi Liongola (Sheffield Wednesday).
5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
6': Attempt missed. Luca Stephenson (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thierry Gale following a fast break.
6': Attempt missed. Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Stephenson following a fast break.
7': Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
9': Attempt missed. Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thierry Gale.
10': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Gabriel Otegbayo.
12': Attempt missed. Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Harry Gray following a fast break.
14': Foul by Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday).
14': Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordi Liongola is caught offside.
17': Foul by Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
17': Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Attempt saved. Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joe Lumley (Sheffield Wednesday).
18': Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers).
19': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Callum Slattery.
20': Attempt blocked. Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruben Rodrigues with a cross.
20': Harry Gray (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
20': Foul by Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton Wanderers).
22': Foul by Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday).
22': Akin Famewo (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Delay in match for a drinks break.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Attempt missed. Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Thierry Gale with a cross.
30': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Chris Forino.
31': Foul by Sil Swinkels (Sheffield Wednesday).
31': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday).
32': Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
32': Foul by Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday).
32': Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Harry Gray (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the left wing.
34': Foul by Luca Stephenson (Bolton Wanderers).
34': Delay in match because of an injury Luca Stephenson (Bolton Wanderers).
35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
35': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
36': Foul by Jordi Liongola (Sheffield Wednesday).
36': Akin Famewo (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Jordi Liongola (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Foul by Akin Famewo (Bolton Wanderers).
37': Akin Famewo (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Harry Gray.
39': Delay in match because of an injury Thierry Gale (Bolton Wanderers).
41': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Attempt missed. Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Rodrigues with a cross following a corner.
42': Foul by Mason Burstow (Sheffield Wednesday).
42': Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Thierry Gale.
45': Attempt missed. Jordi Liongola (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harry Gray following a corner.
45': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers).
45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+8': First Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
45': Second Half begins Sheffield Wednesday 0, Bolton Wanderers 0.
47': Attempt missed. Max Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jordi Liongola with a cross.
48': Foul by Jarvis Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday).
48': Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Harry Gray.
49': Attempt missed. Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ruben Rodrigues with a cross following a corner.
49': Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers).
51': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Callum Slattery is caught offside.
52': Attempt blocked. Harry Gray (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Lowe.
52': Attempt saved. Harry Gray (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jack Bonham (Bolton Wanderers).
52': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jack Bonham.
53': Foul by Sil Swinkels (Sheffield Wednesday).
53': Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Harry Gray (Sheffield Wednesday).
55': Xavier Simons (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Xavier Simons (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
58': Attempt blocked. Harry Gray (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
58': Foul by Jarvis Thornton (Sheffield Wednesday).
58': Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Attempt missed. Ruben Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Gaizka Larrazabal.
61': Foul by Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday).
61': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Attempt missed. Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mason Burstow.
62': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Max Conway replaces Gaizka Larrazabal.
62': Delay in match for a drinks break.
63': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe replaces Mason Burstow.
63': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Louie Barry replaces Jarvis Thornton.
64': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe is caught offside.
70': Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Bolton Wanderers 0. Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan with a through ball.
72': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
72': Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Kyliane Dong replaces Thierry Gale.
72': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. John McAtee replaces Ruben Rodrigues.
73': Attempt blocked. Kyliane Dong (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McAtee.
75': Jordi Liongola (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Max Conway (Bolton Wanderers).
76': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. David Watson replaces Ben Davies.
76': Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Eoin Toal replaces Chris Forino.
77': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.
78': Attempt saved. Sil Swinkels (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jack Bonham (Bolton Wanderers).
78': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jack Bonham.
79': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sean Fusire replaces Barry Bannan.
79': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Grainger replaces Harry Gray.
80': Attempt missed. Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
80': Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Foul by Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers).
81': Attempt blocked. Louie Barry (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Grainger with a through ball.
81': Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luca Stephenson.
83': Luca Stephenson (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
83': Attempt blocked. Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Grainger.
83': Delay in match because of an injury Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday).
85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
85': Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer replaces Yan Valery because of an injury.
86': Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Grainger is caught offside.
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).
90'+1': Akin Famewo (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. David Watson (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyliane Dong.
90'+5': Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Callum Slattery.
90'+6': Louie Barry (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by David Watson (Bolton Wanderers).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
0': Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.

Statistics

BOL		SHW
8	Fouls	17
2	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	4
5	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	1
54.6	Possession	45.4
11	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	3
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
374	Accurate Passes	286
448	Passes	370
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	3
19	Crosses	18
0.3	Cross %	0.2
65	Long Balls	55
29	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	5
6	Effective Tackles	12
12	Tackles	24
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
7	Interceptions	15
41	Effective Clearances	33
41	Clearances	33

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Hillsborough
Location: Sheffield, England

Line-Ups

Sheffield Wednesday (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Joe Lumley (GK)
26	Sil Swinkels
22	Gabriel Otegbayo
3	Max Lowe
7	Yan Valery
10	Barry Bannan
23	Jordi Liongola
8	Callum Slattery
37	Jarvis Thornton
48	Mason Burstow
24	Harry Gray

Sheffield Wednesday Substitutes:

Charlie McNeill, Ricardo Santos, Will Grainger, Jamal Lowe, Liam Palmer, Louie Barry, Sean Fusire, Connal Trueman, Ernie Weaver.

Bolton Wanderers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Jack Bonham (GK)
6	Ben Davies
3	Christian Forino Joseph
14	Akin Famewo
27	Luca Stephenson
20	Ruben Rodrigues
8	Josh Sheehan
4	Xavier Simons
10	Sam Dalby
11	Thierry Gale
22	Gaizka Larrazabal

Bolton Wanderers Substitutes:

David Watson, Kyliane Dong, Tobias Ritchie, Eoin Toal, Max Conway, Charlie Warren, John Mcatee, David Harrington, Cyrus Christie.

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