Sheffield United 3 – 2 Bolton Wanderers: Championship Match Report

Championship · 4

Sheffield United

Full Time

3–2

Tuesday, 1 September 2026 · Bramall Lane

Bolton Wanderers

Sheffield United won after full-time.

⚽ Romelle Donovan 90+3'⚽ Patrick Bamford 68'⚽ Japhet Tanganga 4' ⚽ Sam Dalby 67'⚽ Xavier Simons 1'

Match Events

90+4'

Chris WilderSheffield United

90+3'

Romelle DonovanSheffield United · Kalvin Phillips

3-2

90'

Ethan ErhahonBolton Wanderers · Xavier Simons

86'

Rhys Norrington-DaviesSheffield United · Sam McCallum

81'

Jayden NelsonBolton Wanderers · Thierry Gale

81'

Max ConwayBolton Wanderers · Akin Famewo

80'

Jamie Shackleton Sheffield United · Ben Brereton Díaz

75'

Rúben RodriguesBolton Wanderers · John McAtee

68'

Patrick BamfordSheffield United · Sam McCallum

2-2

67'

Sam DalbyBolton Wanderers · Thierry Gale

1-2

62'

Oliver ArblasterSheffield United · Sydie Peck

61'

Kalvin Phillips Sheffield United · Jaïro Riedewald

61'

Tom CannonSheffield United · Tyrese Campbell

49'

John McAteeBolton Wanderers

46'

Lewis BruntBolton Wanderers · Gaizka Larrazabal

39'

Gaizka LarrazabalBolton Wanderers

Japhet TangangaSheffield United · Sydie Peck

1-1

Xavier SimonsBolton Wanderers

0-1

League positions

TeamPWDLGDPts

Bolton Wanderers8314-410

Sheffield United8233-29

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VenueBramall LaneTuesday, 1 September 2026

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RefereeTony Harrington

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AttendanceNot available

Formation

Lineups

Sheffield United Starting XI

Formation 4-4-2

1 7

Michael Cooper

8 6.7

Hamza Dewan Choudhury

5 7

Japhet Tanganga

25 6.5

Mark McGuinness

3 7.6

Sam McCallum

11 7.4

Romelle Donovan

42 7.1

Sydie Peck

44 6.5

Jaïro Riedewald

22 6.2

Ben Brereton Díaz

45 7.3

Patrick Bamford

23 6.9

Tyrese Campbell

Substitutes 9

#2 Matt Doherty Defender

#4 Oliver Arblaster Midfielder

6.3

#7 Joe Rothwell Midfielder

#9 Tom Cannon Attacker

6.5

#16 Jamie Shackleton Defender

#17 Adam Davies Goalkeeper

#27 Kalvin Phillips Midfielder

6.7

#30 Rhys Norrington-Davies Defender

6.4

#33 Jamal Baptiste Midfielder

Bolton Wanderers Starting XI

Formation 4-2-3-1

1 5.7

Jack Bonham

22 6.2

Gaizka Larrazabal

3 7.9

Chris Forino

6 6.4

Ben Davies

14 6.6

Akin Famewo

4 7.3

Xavier Simons

8 6.8

Josh Sheehan

16 6.9

Samuel Iling-Junior

45 6.6

John McAtee

11 7.3

Thierry Gale

10 7.2

Sam Dalby

Substitutes 9

#5 Lewis Brunt Defender

6.2

#7 Kyliane Dong Attacker

#18 Eoin Toal Defender

#20 Rúben Rodrigues Attacker

6.5

#21 Ethan Erhahon Midfielder

5.2

#25 Max Conway Defender

6.2

#26 Jayden Nelson Attacker

6.6

#31 Gavin Bazunu Goalkeeper

#39 Ryan Hardie Attacker

Statistics

Match Statistics

Sheffield United

Comparison

Bolton Wanderers

53% Ball Possession % 47%

13 Shots Total 18

5 Shots On Target 6

7 Shots Off Target 8

1 Shots Blocked 4

9 Shots Insidebox 14

4 Shots Outsidebox 4

14 Goal Attempts 12

3 Big Chances Created 3

2 Big Chances Missed 2

5 Corners 5

3 Offsides 2

7 Fouls 12

0 Yellowcards 2

443 Passes 390

347 Successful Passes 302

78% Successful Passes Percentage 77%

10 Key Passes 14

71 Long Passes 63

25 Successful Long Passes 24

35% Successful Long Passes Percentage 38%

15 Total Crosses 20

4 Accurate Crosses 5

21 Dribble Attempts 16

6 Successful Dribbles 6

29% Successful Dribbles Percentage 38%

18 Tackles 23

9 Interceptions 4

55 Duels Won 64

4 Saves 1

104 Attacks 103

38 Dangerous Attacks 40

13 Free Kicks 8

16 Throwins 20

13 Goal Kicks 13

0 Hit Woodwork 1

5 Substitutions 5

19 Successful Headers 28

3 Assists 1

3 Goals 2

56 Ball Safe 61

18 Tackles Won 23