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Sheffield Wednesday vs Bolton Wanderers

FA Cup
Sheffield Wed
SHW
1-0
Final
Bolton
BOL
Hillsborough

Match pulse

SHWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBOL
45%Possession55%
13Shots11
3On target1
6Corners5
1Saves2
17Fouls8
37'Akin FamewoBOL56'Xavier SimonsBOL83'Luca StephensonBOL
Team1H2HT
SHW011
BOL000

Who won: Sheffield Wed 1-0

Sheffield Wednesday beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0 on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Hillsborough. Goals for Sheffield Wed: Jamal Lowe (70').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 17.4Joe LumleyG
  2. 26.9Barry BannanCM-L
  3. 36.8Max LoweLB
  4. 46.8Yan ValeryRB
  5. 56.7Sil SwinkelsCD-L
  6. 66.5Gabriel OtegbayoCD-R
  7. 76.5Harry GrayCF-R
  8. 86.5Jamal LoweSUB
  9. 96.4Ruben RodriguesAM
  10. 106.3Jordi LiongolaCM-R
  11. 116.2Callum SlatteryLM
  12. 126.2Mason BurstowCF-L

Team stats

SHWBOL
17Fouls8
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards1
4Offsides0
6Corner Kicks5
1Saves2
45.4Possession54.6
13SHOTS11
3ON GOAL1
0.2On Target %0.1
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
286Accurate Passes374
370Passes448
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
3Accurate Crosses5
18Crosses19
0.2Cross %0.3
55Long Balls65
23Accurate Long Balls29
0.4Long Balls %0.4
5Blocked Shots3
12Effective Tackles6
24Tackles12
0.5Tackle %0.5
15Interceptions7
33Effective Clearances41
33Clearances41

Player of the game

Joe Lumley

SHW · 1 saves, clean sheet

7.4

Deserved to win

37%
SHW · 1.51 xG
27%
Draw
36%
BOL · 1.51 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Bolton Wanderers 0.
  3. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by David Watson (Bolton Wanderers).

  4. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Louie Barry (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  5. 90'+5'BOL

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Bolton Wanderers. Conceded by Callum Slattery.

  6. 90'+2'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. David Watson (Bolton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyliane Dong.

  7. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Akin Famewo (Bolton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Jamal Lowe (Sheffield Wednesday).

  9. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  10. 86'

    Offside

    Offside, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Grainger is caught offside.

  11. 85'
    Sub

    Subbed on for Y. Valery

    Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Liam Palmer replaces Yan Valery because of an injury.

    L. Palmer

  12. 83'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Yan Valery (Sheffield Wednesday) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Grainger.

    Y. Valery

  13. 83'

    Yellow card

    Luca Stephenson (Bolton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    L. Stephenson

  14. 81'SHW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Luca Stephenson.

  15. 81'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Louie Barry (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Grainger with a through ball.

  16. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Sam Dalby (Bolton Wanderers).

  17. 80'

    Free kick won

    Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  18. 80'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Callum Slattery (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

    C. Slattery

  19. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for H. Gray

    Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Will Grainger replaces Harry Gray.

    W. Grainger

  20. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Bannan

    Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Sean Fusire replaces Barry Bannan.

    S. Fusire

  21. 78'SHW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Jack Bonham.

  22. 78'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Sil Swinkels (Sheffield Wednesday) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Jack Bonham (Bolton Wanderers).

    S. Swinkels

  23. 77'SHW

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Sheffield Wednesday. Conceded by Josh Sheehan.

  24. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Forino

    Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. Eoin Toal replaces Chris Forino.

    E. Toal

  25. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Davies

    Substitution, Bolton Wanderers. David Watson replaces Ben Davies.

    D. Watson

Leaders

SHWBOL
Total Shots
Callum Slattery
3
Ruben Rodrigues
4
Accurate Passes
Max Lowe
36
Ben Davies
52
Defensive Interventions
Sil Swinkels
18
Luca Stephenson
14
Saves
Joe Lumley
1
Jack Bonham
2

Season seriesSHW leads series 3-0-2