SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday defeats Bolton Wanderers 1-0 after L. Gregory scored just 1 goal (67′). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (61%).
The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Rock who was helped by Grant Taylor and Declan Ford. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17 degrees Celsius or 62.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
- 9 Total 11
- 2 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 74 Attack 101
- 32 Dangerous attack 39
- 47 Ball safe 53
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 6
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 3
Bolton Wanderers was in firm control of the ball 61% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Bolton Wanderers was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, Sheffield Wednesday was able to find the solution to win this encounter.
Sheffield Wednesday shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Bolton Wanderers shot 11 times, 1 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (O. Shodipo and D. Iorfa). On the other side, Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (O. Afolayan and G. Jones).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sheffield Wednesday will have 18 points like Bolton Wanderers and Oxford United to stay in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Bolton Wanderers will stay with 18 points like Oxford United and Sheffield Wednesday to stay in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Sheffield Wednesday will play away with AFC Wimbledon on the 16th of October with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Bolton Wanderers will host Wigan Athletic on the 16th of October with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Wigan Athletic (9 draws).
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Joe Wildsmith , Liam Palmer , Dominic Iorfa , Lewis Gibson , Jack Hunt , Sam Hutchinson , Barry Bannan , Jaden Brown , Callum Paterson , Saido Berahino and Lee Gregory .
The home team had on the bench: Olamide Shodipo , J. Render, F. Kamberi, Dennis Adeniran , L. Wing, Cheyenne Dunkley and T. Corbeanu.
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 3 changes: D. Iorfa for C. Dunkley (46′), L. Gibson for D. Adeniran (46′) and J. Brown for O. Shodipo (73′).
Best player: Jack Hunt
The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was Jack Hunt even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 27 passes (62% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Bolton Wanderers – Formation
Bolton Wanderers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Ian Ross Evatt played with: Joel Dixon , Gethin Jones , Ricardo Santos , George Johnston , Declan John , Jordan Williams , Kieran Lee , Elias Kachunga , Antoni Sarcevic , Oladapo Afolayan and Eoin Doyle .
They had on the bench: Amadou Bakayoko , A. Baptiste, G. Thomason, Lloyd Isgrove , Josh Sheehan , N. Delfouneso and L. Gordon.
Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 3 changes: A. Sarcevic for J. Sheehan (74′), E. Doyle for A. Bakayoko (74′) and E. Kachunga for L. Isgrove (75′).
Best player: Ricardo Santos
The player that probably impressed the most for Bolton Wanderers was Ricardo Santos.
His rating is with 77 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Gillingham – 2-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Burton Albion – 2-1
- Ipswich Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-1