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.
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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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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Bolton Wanderers.
- 56'Red card! X. Simons (Bolton Wanderers) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 70'Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Bolton Wanderers. J. Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) scores, assisted by B. Bannan.
- 90'Full-time. Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Bolton Wanderers.
Full commentary (56 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Sheffield Wednesday vs Bolton Wanderers.
- 6'Attempt missed. S. Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.70.
- 6'Attempt missed. L. Stephenson (Bolton Wanderers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
- 9'Attempt missed. R. Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers), left-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 10'Corner, Bolton Wanderers.
- 12'Attempt missed. C. Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 16'Offside, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 18'Attempt saved. R. Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.08.
- 19'Corner, Bolton Wanderers.
- 20'Attempt blocked. S. Dalby (Bolton Wanderers), header from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 29'Attempt missed. R. Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers), header. xG 0.26.
- 30'Corner, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 35'Attempt blocked. Otegbayo (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 37'Yellow card for A. Famewo (Bolton Wanderers) for foul.
- 39'Corner, Bolton Wanderers.
- 41'Attempt missed. C. Forino (Bolton Wanderers), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 44'Corner, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 45'Attempt missed. J. Liongola (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 45'7 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 Bolton Wanderers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt missed. M. Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 49'Attempt missed. C. Forino (Bolton Wanderers), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 51'Offside, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 52'Corner, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 52'Attempt saved. H. Gray (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 52'Attempt blocked. H. Gray (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 56'Red card! X. Simons (Bolton Wanderers) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 58'Attempt blocked. H. Gray (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 59'Attempt missed. R. Rodrigues (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 62'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: M. Conway comes on for G. Larrazabal.
- 62'Attempt missed. C. Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 63'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: L. Barry comes on for J. Thornton.
- 63'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: J. Lowe comes on for M. Burstow.
- 64'Offside, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 70'Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Bolton Wanderers. J. Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday) scores, assisted by B. Bannan.
- 72'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: J. McAtee comes on for R. Rodrigues.
- 72'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: K. Dong comes on for T. Gale.
- 73'Attempt blocked. K. Dong (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 76'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: E. Toal comes on for C. Forino.
- 76'Substitution, Bolton Wanderers: D. Watson comes on for B. Davies.
- 77'Corner, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 78'Corner, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 78'Attempt saved. S. Swinkels (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 79'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: W. Grainger comes on for H. Gray.
- 79'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: S. Fusire comes on for B. Bannan.
- 80'Attempt missed. C. Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 81'Corner, Sheffield Wednesday.
- 81'Attempt blocked. L. Barry (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 83'Yellow card for L. Stephenson (Bolton Wanderers) for foul.
- 83'Attempt blocked. Y. Valery (Sheffield Wednesday), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 85'Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday: L. Palmer comes on for Y. Valery.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. D. Watson (Bolton Wanderers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 90+5'Corner, Bolton Wanderers.
- 90'Full-time. Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Bolton Wanderers.