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Sheffield Utd vs Bolton: match report

Sheffield United hosted Bolton Wanderers at Bramall Lane on Tuesday 1 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 4). Tony Harrington is the referee, averaging 3.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Sheffield Utd 3-2 Bolton. Goals: Xavier Simons 1' for Bolton; Japhet Tanganga 4' for Sheffield Utd; Sam Dalby 67' for Bolton; Patrick Bamford 68' for Sheffield Utd; Romelle Donovan 90'+3' for Sheffield Utd. Attendance: 25,714.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 1' Goal: Xavier Simons (Bolton) 0-1
  • 4' Goal: Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield Utd) 1-1
  • 39' Yellow card: Gaizka Larrazabal (Bolton)
  • 49' Yellow card: John Mcatee (Bolton)
  • 67' Goal: Sam Dalby (Bolton) 1-2
  • 68' Goal: Patrick Bamford (Sheffield Utd) 2-2
  • 90'+3' Goal: Romelle Donovan (Sheffield Utd) 3-2
Match stats (contains the result)
52.6%Possession47.4%
13Shots18
5Shots on target6
5Corners5
8Fouls13
3Offsides2
4Saves1
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Sheffield Utd 4-4-2

Coach: Chris Wilder

  1. 1 Michael Cooper GK
  2. 8 Hamza Choudhury DEF
  3. 5 Japhet Tanganga DEF
  4. 25 Mark McGuinness DEF
  5. 3 Sam McCallum DEF
  6. 11 Romelle Donovan MID
  7. 42 Sydie Peck MID
  8. 44 Jaïro Riedewald MID
  9. 22 Ben Brereton MID
  10. 45 Patrick Bamford FWD
  11. 23 Tyrese Campbell FWD

Bench

  • 27 Kalvin Phillips MID
  • 9 Thomas Cannon FWD
  • 4 Ollie Arblaster MID
  • 16 Jamie Shackleton DEF
  • 30 Rhys Norrington-Davies DEF
  • 17 Adam Davies GK
  • 2 Matt Doherty DEF
  • 7 Joe Rothwell MID
  • 33 Jamal Baptiste MID

Bolton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Steven Schumacher

  1. 1 Jack Bonham GK
  2. 22 Gaizka Larrazabal DEF
  3. 3 Chris Forino-Joseph DEF
  4. 6 Ben Davies DEF
  5. 14 Akin Famewo DEF
  6. 4 Xavier Simons MID
  7. 8 Josh Sheehan MID
  8. 16 Samuel Iling-Junior FWD
  9. 45 John McAtee MID
  10. 11 Thierry Gale FWD
  11. 10 Sam Dalby FWD

Bench

  • 5 Lewis Brunt DEF
  • 20 Rúben Rodrigues FWD
  • 25 Max Conway DEF
  • 26 Jayden Nelson FWD
  • 21 Ethan Erhahon MID
  • 31 Gavin Bazunu GK
  • 18 Eoin Toal DEF
  • 39 Ryan Hardie FWD
  • 7 Kyliane Dong FWD
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 2 February 2019: Sheffield United 2-0 Bolton Wanderers
  • Saturday 25 August 2018: Bolton Wanderers 0-3 Sheffield United
  • Saturday 30 December 2017: Sheffield United 0-1 Bolton Wanderers
  • Tuesday 12 September 2017: Bolton Wanderers 0-1 Sheffield United
  • Saturday 25 February 2017: Sheffield United 2-0 Bolton Wanderers