Sheffield Utd vs Bolton match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 4 · Bramall Lane, Sheffield · Ref Tony Harrington, England

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Sheffield Utd beat Bolton 3–2 in the Championship on 1 September 2026. Expected goals finished 2.21–1.91. Sheffield Utd had 53% of the ball.

Sheffield Utd vs Bolton match statistics

Sheffield UtdBolton

53% Ball possession 47%
2.21 Expected goals (xG) 1.91
13 Total shots 18
5 Shots on target 6
7 Shots off target 8
1 Blocked shots 4
9 Shots inside the box 14
5 Corners 5
8 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 2
0 Yellow cards 2
443 Passes 390
78% Pass accuracy 77%
4 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

1' Goal X. Simons Bolton
4' Goal J. Tanganga (assist Sydie Peck) Sheffield Utd
39' Yellow card Gaizka Larrazabal Bolton
49' Yellow card John McAtee Bolton
67' Goal S. Dalby (assist T. Gale) Bolton
68' Goal P. Bamford (assist S. McCallum) Sheffield Utd
90' Goal R. Donovan (assist K. Phillips) Sheffield Utd

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Sheffield Utd

Confirmed 4-4-2 Chris Wilder

1 M. Cooper

3 S. McCallum 25 M. McGuinness 5 J. Tanganga 8 H. Choudhury

22 B. Brereton 44 J. Riedewald 42 Sydie Peck 11 R. Donovan

23 T. Campbell 45 P. Bamford

Bench A. Davies , Matt Doherty , J. Baptiste , J. Shackleton , R. Norrington-Davies , O. Arblaster , J. Rothwell , K. Phillips , T. Cannon

Bolton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Steven Schumacher

1 J. Bonham

14 A. Famewo 6 B. Davies 3 C. Forino-Joseph 22 Gaizka Larrazabal

8 J. Sheehan 4 X. Simons

11 T. Gale 45 John McAtee 16 S. Iling-Junior

10 S. Dalby

Bench G. Bazunu , L. Brunt , E. Toal , M. Conway , E. Erhahon , J. Nelson , R. Hardie , R. Rodrigues , K. Dong

Out and doubtful

L. Stephenson Bolton Out — Inactive
F. Seriki Sheffield Utd Out — Inactive
H. Burrows Sheffield Utd Out — Inactive
T. Chong Sheffield Utd Out — Injury
R. One Sheffield Utd Out — Hamstring Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Sheffield Utd at home

4–2–4 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.8 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 5.2 per game
Shots on target: 3.9 per game

28% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Bolton away

4–3–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.5 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 3.9 per game
Shots on target: 3.7 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.