Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Bolton Wanderers · Carabao Cup
Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Sheffield Wednesday and Bolton Wanderers met in the Carabao Cup at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield on Saturday, 8 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Sheffield Wednesday: J. Lowe 70'. Bolton Wanderers did not score.
How the match went
Bolton Wanderers saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Sheffield Wednesday had 13 shots with 3 on target, Bolton Wanderers 11 with 1 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 6 to Sheffield Wednesday and 5 to Bolton Wanderers. Sheffield Wednesday conceded 17 fouls, Bolton Wanderers 8. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Sheffield Wednesday, 2 for Bolton Wanderers) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Sheffield Wednesday started in a 4-4-2: Joe Lumley, Yan Valery, Gabriel Otegbayo, Sil Swinkels, Max Lowe, Jarvis Thornton, Jordi Liongola, Barry Bannan, Callum Slattery, Harry Gray, Mason Burstow.
Bolton Wanderers started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Bonham, Luca Stephenson, Chris Forino, Ben Davies, Akin Famewo, Xavier Simons, Josh Sheehan, Gaizka Larrazabal, Rúben Rodrigues, Thierry Gale, Sam Dalby.
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