Bolton v Sheffield Wednesday result

Full-time · Bolton 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday

Championship · Sat, 14 Oct 2017 15:00 BST

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

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Bolton 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday — Bolton won this Championship match.

Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Sheffield Wednesday: Notts County v Sheffield Wednesday, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bolton 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday · Championship
Referee: David Coote, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Bolton 1 · draws 0 · Sheffield Wednesday 0 · 5 goals/game
Recent form: Bolton 0W 0D 5L · Sheffield Wednesday 2W 1D 2L

Bolton 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0 / 1.75

Goals

against 2.38 / 1.5 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4 / 8

Corners

against 5.17 / 6.25 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3 / 3.75

Shots on target

against 5.83 / 4.75 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.67 / 1.5

Cards

against 1.17 / 0.5 · 2 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 October 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 1 October 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bolton for / against	Line	Sheffield Wednesday for / against
Goals scored	0 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4 for · 5.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	8 for · 6.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	9.83 for · 14.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 12.25 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3.75 for · 4.75 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	15.83 for · 11.17 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	13.25 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.67 for · 1.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.5 for · 0.5 against n 4 Last 5

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
W. Buckley n 4	30.8	3.7 4/1	2.9 4/0	—
D. Pratley n 8	88.1	2.7 8/6	1.7 6/4	D. Jones
G. Madine n 8	87.5	2.7 7/7	1.7 7/4	S. Fletcher
A. Le Fondre n 8	29.3	2.7 4/1	0.8 2/0	—
D. Wheater n 8	79.8	1.8 6/4	0.7 4/1	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Madine n 8	87.5	3.2 8/8	1.7 7/4
C. Noone n 6	60	2.5 4/2	0.3 1/0
A. Armstrong n 8	56.6	2.2 6/4	0.4 2/0
A. Wilbraham n 8	20.3	1.7 2/1	0.6 1/0
A. Le Fondre n 8	29.3	1.5 4/0	0.8 2/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Wilbraham n 8	20.3	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
G. Madine n 8	87.5	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
M. Beevers n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
M. Howard n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
B. Alnwick n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Beevers n 8	90	0 0/0
A. Taylor n 8	88.3	0 0/0
D. Pratley n 8	88.1	0 0/0
G. Madine n 8	87.5	0 0/0
Dorian Dervite n 6	82.5	0 0/0

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Alnwick n 4	90	3.5 4/2
M. Howard n 8	90	2.4 4/2

Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Palmer n 3	19.3	6.2 1/1	0 0/0	—
J. Butterfield n 8	25.1	1.8 3/1	1.3 3/0	—
J. Rhodes n 8	26.1	1.7 3/1	3 4/1	—
D. Jones n 8	84.4	1.6 6/4	0.8 5/1	D. Pratley
S. Fletcher n 8	75.6	1.6 6/3	1.3 6/2	G. Madine

Sheffield Wednesday — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Gary Hooper n 8	86	3 8/6	1.3 6/2
S. Fletcher n 8	75.6	2.7 7/6	0.6 2/2
R. Wallace n 8	69.9	1.8 7/4	0.6 3/1
J. Rhodes n 8	26.1	1.7 3/1	0.9 2/0
A. Reach n 8	90	1.6 5/3	0.4 2/1

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Gary Hooper n 8	86	0.9 6/1	0 0/0
K. Lee n 6	85	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
A. Reach n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
S. Fletcher n 8	75.6	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
R. Wallace n 8	69.9	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Reach n 8	90	0 0/0
T. Lees n 8	90	0 0/0
J. van Aken n 6	90	0 0/0
B. Bannan n 8	88.8	0 0/0
Gary Hooper n 8	86	0 0/0

Sheffield Wednesday — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 1 October 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
K. Westwood n 8	83	3.3 6/5
J. Wildsmith n 3	78.7	2.3 3/0

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bolton		Sheffield Wednesday
32%	Possession	68%
18	Shots	16
6	Shots on target	10
9	Shots off target	1
3	Blocked shots	5
13	Shots inside the box	8
10	Corners	6
1	Offsides	3
8	Fouls	10
3	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	4
250	Passes	517
60%	Pass accuracy	80%

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
B. Alnwick	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
M. Little	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
D. Wheater	90	0	0	3	1	0	0	7.2
M. Beevers	90	0	0	2	1	2	Y	8.1
A. Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.1
D. Pratley	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
K. Henry	90	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
G. Madine	90	0	0	2	1	3	0	6.7
J. Vela	84	0	0	3	1	1	Y	6.7
S. Ameobi	72	1	0	3	1	2	0	7.9
A. Armstrong	60	0	0	1	0	2	0	6.8
Filipe Morais sub	30	0	0	1	1	2	Y	7.4
C. Noone sub	18	0	0	2	0	1	0	7.1
J. Cullen sub	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sheffield Wednesday player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
J. Wildsmith	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. Hunt	90	0	0	0	3	Y	7
T. Lees	90	0	0	0	0	0	7
J. van Aken	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Reach	90	0	2	1	3	0	6.7
K. Lee	90	1	3	2	1	Y	7
B. Bannan	90	0	2	1	1	0	7
Gary Hooper	90	0	2	1	1	Y	7
S. Fletcher	75	0	1	1	2	0	6.6
R. Wallace	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
D. Jones	45	0	1	1	0	0	6.7
S. Hutchinson	45	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
J. Rhodes	44	0	3	2	0	0	6
Lucas João	15	0	1	1	0	0	6.7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Bolton v Sheffield Wednesday — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BoltonLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

Sheffield WednesdayWDLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Bolton 1 · 0 draws · Sheffield Wednesday 0 · 5 goals/game

2017-08-22 Bolton 3–2 Sheffield Wednesday

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#19 pos30 pts31 pl-21 GD

Sheffield Wednesday#15 pos37 pts32 pl-4 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored0.9

Sheffield Wednesday scored1.06

Bolton conceded1.58

Sheffield Wednesday conceded1.19

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Sheffield Wednesday?: In their last 1 meetings, Bolton won 1, Sheffield Wednesday won 0 and there were 0 draws, averaging 5 goals per game.
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