Sheffield United 3-2 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 1 September 2026

Result

Sheffield United 3-2 Bolton Wanderers

Championship · Tuesday 1 September 2026, 18:45 UTC · Bramall Lane, Sheffield · half-time 1-1

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Sheffield United 3-2 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Sheffield United won against Bolton Wanderers 3-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 1 September 2026 at Bramall Lane. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Xavier Simons opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Japhet Tanganga (4'), Patrick Bamford (68') and Romelle Donovan (90+3'). Bolton Wanderers scored through Xavier Simons (1') and Sam Dalby (67').

Discipline: Sheffield United received 1 yellow card; Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 15th on 3 points from 3 and Bolton Wanderers 12th on 4 points from 3. In the current table Sheffield United are 9th on 22 points and Bolton Wanderers are 16th on 17 points.

Sheffield United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Bolton Wanderers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Chris Forino of Bolton Wanderers (7.8), ahead of Romelle Donovan (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Sheffield United wins, 1 draw and 3 for Bolton Wanderers.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Goal · Xavier SimonsBolton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 4'Goal · Japhet TangangaSheffield United · 1-1
  • 39'Yellow card · Gaizka LarrazabalBolton Wanderers
  • 49'Yellow card · John McAteeBolton Wanderers
  • 67'Goal · Sam DalbyBolton Wanderers · 1-2
  • 68'Goal · Patrick BamfordSheffield United · 2-2
  • 90+3'Goal · Romelle DonovanSheffield United · 3-2
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Chris WilderSheffield United

Form and table

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9Sheffield United146442017+322LWDWW
16Bolton Wanderers145271926-717WDLLW

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Head-to-head

8 meetings: Sheffield United 4, draws 1, Bolton Wanderers 3.

Team news

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  • Luca StephensonBolton Wanderers · injury (Strain In The Thigh And Gluteal Muscles)

Sheffield United line-up (4-4-2)

Michael Cooper, Hamza Dewan Choudhury, Japhet Tanganga, Mark McGuinness, Sam McCallum, Romelle Donovan, Sydie frederick Peck, Jaïro Riedewald, Ben Brereton Díaz, Patrick Bamford, Tyrese Campbell

Bolton Wanderers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Jack Bonham, Gaizka Larrazabal, Chris Forino, Ben Davies, Akin Famewo, Xavier Simons, Josh Sheehan, Samuel Iling-Junior, John McAtee, Thierry Gale, Sam Dalby

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