Sheffield United vs Bolton Wanderers Result

English League Championship

Sheffield United Winner J. Tanganga 4'P. Bamford 68'R. Donovan 90'+3'
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Sheffield United win

Bolton Wanderers X. Simons 1'S. Dalby 67'
  • Wed, 2 Sep 2026 · 12:15 AM IST
  • Bramall Lane
  • 25,714

Match report

Sheffield United beat Bolton Wanderers 3-2 in the English League Championship at Bramall Lane on 2 September 2026.

Goals: Xavier Simons (Bolton Wanderers, 1'), Japhet Tanganga (Sheffield United, 4'), Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers, 67'), Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United, 68') and Romelle Donovan (Sheffield United, 90'+3').

The referee showed 2 yellow cards. Sheffield United had 52.6% of the ball and 13 shots (5 on target); Bolton Wanderers had 47.4% and 18 shots (6 on target).

Written automatically from the match data.

Head to head and recent form Sheffield United vs Bolton Wanderers

Sheffield United are 12th on 16 points from 12 games and Bolton Wanderers are 18th on 14 points from 12 games in the English League Championship table.

From the results TechnoSports has recorded; earlier matches are not included.

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Match commentary

  1. ·Match ends, Sheffield United 3, Bolton Wanderers 2.
  2. 90'+6'Second Half ends, Sheffield United 3, Bolton Wanderers 2.
  3. 90'+5'Attempt missed. Chris Forino (Bolton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Max Conway with a cross.
  4. 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.
  5. 90'+2'Offside, Bolton Wanderers. Rúben Rodrigues is caught offside.
  6. 90'+1'Offside, Sheffield United. Mark McGuinness is caught offside.
  7. 90'+1'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  8. 90'+1'Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  9. 90'+1'Foul by Ben Davies (Bolton Wanderers).
  10. 90'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Ethan Erhahon replaces Xavier Simons.
  11. 88'Offside, Sheffield United. Thomas Cannon is caught offside.
  12. 87'Attempt blocked. Josh Sheehan (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Match events

  1. 1'
    Xavier Simons4
  2. Japhet TangangaAssist: Sydie Peck5
    4'
  3. 39'
    Gaizka Larrazabal22
  4. Halftime
  5. 45'
    Lewis BruntOff: Gaizka Larrazabal5
  6. 49'
    John Mcatee45
  7. Kalvin PhillipsOff: Jairo Riedewald27
    61'
  8. Thomas CannonOff: Tyrese Campbell9
    61'
  9. Oliver ArblasterOff: Sydie Peck4
    62'
  10. 67'
    Sam DalbyAssist: Thierry Gale10
  11. Patrick BamfordAssist: Sam McCallum45
    68'
  12. 75'
    Ruben RodriguesOff: John Mcatee20
  13. Jamie ShackletonOff: Ben Brereton Díaz16
    80'
  14. 81'
    Max ConwayOff: Akin Famewo25
  15. 81'
    Jayden NelsonOff: Thierry Gale26
  16. Rhys Norrington-DaviesOff: Sam McCallum30
    86'
  17. 90'
    Ethan ErhahonOff: Xavier Simons21
  18. Romelle DonovanAssist: Kalvin Phillips11
    90'+3'
  19. End Regular Time

Match stats

Sheffield UnitedBolton Wanderers
52.6%Possession47.4%
13Shots18
5Shots on target6
5Corners5
8Fouls13
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
3Offsides2
4Saves1
346Accurate passes300

Line-ups

Sheffield United4-4-2
23
T. Campbell
45
P. Bamford
22
B. Brereton Díaz
44
J. Riedewald
42
S. Peck
11
R. Donovan
3
S. McCallum
25
M. McGuinness
5
J. Tanganga
8
H. Choudhury
1
M. Cooper

Substitutes

  • 27K. Phillips on
  • 16J. Shackleton on
  • 7J. Rothwell
  • 4O. Arblaster on
  • 17A. Davies
  • 2M. Doherty
  • 30R. Norrington-Davies on
  • 9T. Cannon on
  • 33J. Baptiste
Bolton Wanderers4-2-3-1
10
S. Dalby
11
T. Gale
45
J. Mcatee
16
S. Iling-Junior
8
J. Sheehan
4
X. Simons
14
A. Famewo
6
B. Davies
3
C. Forino Joseph
22
G. Larrazabal
1
J. Bonham

Substitutes

  • 18E. Toal
  • 21E. Erhahon on
  • 25M. Conway on
  • 7K. Dong
  • 5L. Brunt on
  • 26J. Nelson on
  • 39R. Hardie
  • 31G. Bazunu
  • 20R. Rodrigues on

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