BOLTON. Sheffield Wednesday prevails over Bolton Wanderers with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Byers (36′) and a goal from L. Palmer (38′). Bolton Wanderers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the University of Bolton Stadium stadium in Bolton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Charles Breakspear with the assistance of Graeme Fyvie and Simon Clayton. The 4th official was Matthew Corlett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.8 degrees Celsius or 71.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 9 Total 9
- 3 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 125 Attack 81
- 71 Dangerous attack 38
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
Bolton Wanderers had a strong ball possession 57% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Bolton Wanderers was more pushing with 71 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Sheffield Wednesday was able to find the solution to win this match.
Bolton Wanderers shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards (C. Bradley and K. Sadlier). On the opposite side, Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (D. Adeniran).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Bolton Wanderers will stay with 1 points like Portsmouth, Sheffield Wednesday, Accrington Stanley, Charlton Athletic, Exeter City, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Morecambe and Shrewsbury Town to remain in the 12th place. On the other side, Sheffield Wednesday will have 1 points like Portsmouth, Accrington Stanley, Charlton Athletic, Bolton Wanderers, Exeter City, Ipswich Town, Lincoln City, Morecambe and Shrewsbury Town to hold in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bolton Wanderers will play away with Bristol Rovers on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Bolton Wanderers (2 draws).
Sheffield Wednesday will host Derby County on the 6th of May with a 12-5 head to head record in favor of Derby County (11 draws).
Bolton Wanderers – Formation
Bolton Wanderers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Ian Ross Evatt decided to play with the following team: James Trafford , Gethin Jones , Ricardo Santos , George Johnston , Conor Bradley , Aaron Morley , Jordan Williams , Jack Iredale , Kyle Dempsey , Amadou Bakayoko and Oladapo Afolayan .
The home team had on the bench: Will Aimson, Jón Daði Böðvarsson , Kieran Sadlier , Declan John , Elias Kachunga , Kieran Lee and Dion Charles .
Substitutions
Bolton Wanderers made 5 changes: A. Bakayoko for J. Bodvarsson (62′), A. Morley for D. Charles (62′), O. Afolayan for E. Kachunga (78′), C. Bradley for K. Sadlier (79′) and J. Iredale for D. John (79′).
Best player: Jordan Williams
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bolton Wanderers was Jordan Williams.
His rating is with 34 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6.
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Darren Moore played with: David Stockdale , Dominic Iorfa , Michael Ihiekwe , Mark McGuinness , Liam Palmer , George Byers , Barry Bannan , Tyreeq Bakinson , Marvin Johnson , Josh Windass and Lee Gregory .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Oluwafisayo Dele-Bashiru, Jaden Brown, Dennis Adeniran , Will Vaulks, Cameron Dawson, Callum Paterson and Ben Heneghan.
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 2 changes: J. Windass for D. Adeniran (83′) and B. Bannan for W. Vaulks (90′).
Best player: George Byers
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was George Byers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 45 passes (77% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Exeter City – Cheltenham Town – 0-1
- Barnsley – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-3
- Bolton Wanderers – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Burton Albion – Port Vale – 0-2
- Charlton Athletic – Cambridge United – 1-1
- Fleetwood Town – Derby County – 0-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Plymouth Argyle – 0-3
- Milton Keynes Dons – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
- Oxford United – Morecambe – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Lincoln City – 4-0
- Portsmouth – Bristol Rovers – 3-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Ipswich Town – 0-3