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Sheffield Utd 3-2 Bolton: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 4
FT
Sheffield Utd crest
Sheffield Utd
3 : 2
Bolton crest
Bolton
  • J. Tanganga4'
  • P. Bamford68'
  • R. Donovan90'
  • 1'X. Simons
  • 67'S. Dalby
Bramall LaneTony HarringtonCapacity 32,702Tue, 1 Sept 202620:45
Sheffield Utd crest4-4-2
Line ups
4-2-3-1Bolton crest
Referee Tony HarringtonReferee
Harrington
M. Cooper8.2
Cooper
S. McCallum8.2A
McCallum
M. McGuinness6.5
McGuinness
J. Tanganga7.6
Tanganga
H. Choudhury6.7
Choudhury
B. Brereton Diaz6.2
Diaz
J. Riedewald6.6
Riedewald
S. Peck7.0A
Peck
R. Donovan7.7
Donovan
T. Campbell7.3
Campbell
P. Bamford6.9
Bamford
J. Bonham5.7
Bonham
A. Famewo6.6
Famewo
B. Davies6.3
Davies
C. Forino-Joseph7.9
Forino-Joseph
G. Larrazabal5.9
Larrazabal
J. Sheehan6.6
Sheehan
X. Simons7.5
Simons
T. Gale7.3A
Gale
J. McAtee7.0
McAtee
S. Iling Junior6.6
Junior
S. Dalby7.2
Dalby

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Player of the match
Michael John Cooper headshot
Michael John Cooper
Goalkeeper · Sheffield Utd
8.2
This match
Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity0.0Passing0.0Involvement4.2Defending0.0Physical8.4Dribbling0.0
Attacking
Goals0
Assists0
Build-up
Passes40
Pass accuracy60%
Goalkeeping
Saves4
Goals conceded2
Penalties saved0
This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Cooper8.2McCallum8.2Donovan7.7Gale7.3Simons7.5Forino7.9
Player
Michael CooperMichael CooperG4224/40
Jack BonhamJack BonhamG1318/39
Sheffield Utd crestLive statsBolton crest

Possession & Passing

53%Possession47%
443Total passes390
78%Pass accuracy77%
5Corners5

Attack

13Shots18
5On target6
7Off target8
1Blocked shots4

Box & Quality

9Shots in box14
4Shots out box4
2.1xG1.7
-0.7Goals prevented-0.7

Defense & Discipline

4Goalkeeper saves1
3Offsides2
8Fouls13
0Yellow cards2

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss
Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd
2.0913553%
Bolton crestBolton
1.7318647%

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

31 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

0,00,61,21,82,30'15'30'45'60'75'90'Xavier Simons 1'Sam Dalby 67'Japhet Tanganga 4'Patrick Bamford 68'Romelle Donovan 90'Sheffield U…2,09 xGBolton1,73 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd2,09 xG · 3 scoredBolton crestBolton1,73 xG · 2 scored

Momentum

14 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Romelle Donovan 90'Patrick Bamford 68'Sam Dalby 67'Japhet Tanganga 4'Xavier Simons 1'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'Sheffield U…Bolton
Sheffield Utd crestSheffield Utd59% pressureBolton crestBolton41% pressure

Match replay

91'
3-2
100%Draw 0%0%
2.09xG1.73
13Shots18
5On target6
Momentum
Xavier Simons portrait1' Goal Xavier Simons 0.20 xG

Shot map

13 v 18

Sheffield Utd shoot right, Bolton left. Bigger dot = better chance.

SUBOLgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

11 on target · 5 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Sheffield UtdBoltongoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right.

Sheffield Utd
20Campbell50Díaz57Cooper65Bamford74Donovan64McGuinness80Tanganga48Riedewald76Peck66Choudhury82McCallum
Bolton
35Dalby36Larrazabal41McAtee51Simons46Gale60Bonham88Forino55Sheehan61Junior78Davies76Famewo

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

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More match stats

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Attack

Bolton crest
22Touches in box35
53Final third entries41
3Big chances3
2,06xG on target2,47
2Big chances missed2
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Passing

Bolton crest
4/15 (27%)Crosses5/20 (25%)
25/70 (36%)Long balls24/62 (39%)
16Throw-ins20
13Free kicks8
13Goal kicks13
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Duels

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47Total53
39/76 (51%)Ground37/76 (49%)
19/47 (40%)Aerial28/47 (60%)
7/22 (32%)Dribbles6/17 (35%)
8Dispossessed9
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Defending

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47Recoveries41
8Interceptions4
20Tackles23
50%Tackles won65%
23Clearances33
1Big chances scored1
2Big saves0
0Errors led to goal1
0Errors led to shot2
7,47Average rating6,70

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

Sheffield Utd crestShare of their matchesBolton crest

They score

70%1+ goal70%
50%2+ goals50%
20%3+ goals20%

They concede

70%1+ goal80%
50%2+ goals50%
20%3+ goals40%

Heaviest results

Sheffield Utd crestbest 3-0 (H)·worst 1-3 (H)

Bolton crestbest 3-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (A)

Match summary

Sheffield Utd beat Bolton 3-2 at Bramall Lane in the Championship. It was 1-1 at half-time, and Sheffield Utd came from behind to win. Scorers: J. Tanganga (4'), P. Bamford (68'), R. Donovan (90') for Sheffield Utd; X. Simons (1'), S. Dalby (67') for Bolton. The winner came in the 90th minute. In their last 8 meetings, Sheffield Utd have won 5, Bolton 3, with 0 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

AI prediction
Confidence 50%
SU50%
X36%
BOL14%

→ Double chance: Sheffield Utd or draw

Why this prediction

The factors the model weighed, each split between the two sides.

Sheffield Utd crestShare per factorBolton crest
43%Form57%
50%Attack50%
50%Defence50%
80%Head-to-head20%
89%Goals11%
62%Overall38%
Last 3 matches
Scored 2, conceded 2
Last 3 matches
Scored 2, conceded 2

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Head-to-headLast 8 meetings

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