Sheffield Utd v Bolton result

Full-time · Sheffield Utd 0–1 Bolton

Championship · Sat, 30 Dec 2017 15:00 GMT · Bramall Lane

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

Sheffield Utd 0–1 Bolton — Bolton won this Championship match.

Next for Sheffield Utd: Sheffield Utd v Derby, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sheffield Utd 0–1 Bolton · Championship
Venue: Bramall Lane · Sheffield
Referee: Stephen Martin, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Sheffield Utd 1 · draws 0 · Bolton 0 · 1 goals/game
Recent form: Sheffield Utd 1W 1D 3L · Bolton 2W 0D 3L

Sheffield Utd 0–1 Bolton (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

1.88 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.88 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.83 / 4.75

Corners

against 2.67 / 5.13 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.83 / 3

Shots on target

against 3.17 / 4.5 · 0 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.33 / 2.38

Cards

against 2.17 / 2.13 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.8 yellows

Referee · Stephen Martin, England

1.6 home / 2.2 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 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	Sheffield Utd for / against	Line	Bolton for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.83 for · 2.67 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	4.75 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	11.17 for · 8.67 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 12 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	3.83 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 4.5 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	14.75 for · 13 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.33 for · 2.17 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Stephen Martin, England — 3.8 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 22.2 fouls over 10 matches (1.6 to the home side, 2.2 to the away side).

Home 1.6Away 2.2

Sheffield Utd

Sheffield Utd — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 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
D. Brooks n 8	26.8	2.5 4/2	2.1 3/2	—
L. Clarke n 8	89.3	2.1 8/6	0.9 3/2	G. Madine
G. Baldock n 8	79	1.9 8/4	1 4/2	—
J. Fleck n 8	86.1	1.6 7/4	1.4 4/4	D. Pratley
B. Sharp n 8	64.4	1.6 6/3	1.7 5/3	A. Le Fondre

Sheffield Utd — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Brooks n 8	26.8	3.4 4/2	1.3 2/1
L. Clarke n 8	89.3	3 8/6	1.1 4/3
C. Lavery n 4	40.5	2.2 2/1	1.1 1/1
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	42.5	1.9 4/2	1.6 3/2
M. Duffy n 8	80	1.7 7/2	0.4 2/1

Sheffield Utd — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Brooks n 8	26.8	0.8 2/0	0.4 1/0
Clayton Andrew Donaldson n 8	42.5	1.1 2/2	0 0/0
L. Clarke n 8	89.3	0.8 4/1	0 0/0
M. Duffy n 8	80	0 0/0	0.6 3/1
B. Sharp n 8	64.4	0.3 1/1	0.3 2/0

Sheffield Utd — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Enda Stevens n 8	90	0 0/0
J. O'Connell n 8	90	0 0/0
C. Basham n 8	89.5	0 0/0
L. Clarke n 8	89.3	0 0/0
J. Fleck n 8	86.1	0 0/0

Sheffield Utd — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Blackman n 8	90	1.4 4/1
S. Moore n 5	90	1.4 2/1

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 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
A. Le Fondre n 8	22.8	3 3/1	1 2/0	B. Sharp
D. Pratley n 8	83.4	2.2 7/5	2.3 7/3	J. Fleck
J. Vela n 8	89.4	1.9 7/4	0.4 3/0	—
G. Madine n 8	87.9	1.9 8/4	2.3 7/5	L. Clarke
K. Henry n 8	89.1	1.8 6/5	1 5/1	—

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Armstrong n 8	63.4	2.8 6/5	0.9 3/2
C. Noone n 8	20	2.8 4/1	0.6 1/0
A. Le Fondre n 8	22.8	2.5 5/0	1 2/0
S. Ameobi n 8	85.5	2.4 7/6	0.3 1/1
W. Buckley n 8	45.4	2.2 5/2	1 3/1

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Madine n 8	87.9	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0
W. Buckley n 8	45.4	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
J. Vela n 8	89.4	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
M. Little n 8	89.8	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
D. Pratley n 8	83.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 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
D. Wheater n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Little n 8	89.8	0 0/0
J. Vela n 8	89.4	0 0/0
K. Henry n 8	89.1	0 0/0

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Alnwick n 8	90	2.8 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sheffield Utd		Bolton
65%	Possession	35%
16	Shots	4
5	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	0
4	Blocked shots	2
11	Shots inside the box	4
8	Corners	5
5	Offsides	1
9	Fouls	11
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
509	Passes	277
80%	Pass accuracy	65%

Sheffield Utd player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
S. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
J. O'Connell	90	2	0	1	0	6.8
C. Basham	90	0	0	2	0	7
J. Lundstram	90	1	0	0	0	6.7
M. Duffy	90	1	1	2	0	7.3
J. Fleck	90	0	0	3	Y	7.2
Enda Stevens	90	0	0	1	0	6.6
L. Clarke	90	4	2	1	0	6.5
R. Stearman	79	0	0	0	0	7.2
B. Sharp	61	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Carter-Vickers	31	0	0	0	0	6.4
G. Baldock sub	59	6	2	2	Y	7.4
Clayton Andrew Donaldson sub	29	1	0	0	0	6.7
S. Carruthers sub	11	1	0	1	0	6.3

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
B. Alnwick	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
R. Burke	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Wheater	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. Beevers	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.7
A. Robinson	90	0	1	0	0	1	Y	8
D. Pratley	90	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
K. Henry	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
G. Madine	90	1	0	2	2	0	Y	7.5
J. Cullen	83	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
A. Le Fondre	76	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.6
Filipe Morais	65	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
M. Little	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
A. Armstrong	14	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
J. Vela	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

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

Recent form

Sheffield UtdLLLDW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

BoltonWLLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Sheffield Utd 1 · 0 draws · Bolton 0 · 1 goals/game

2017-09-12 Bolton 0–1 Sheffield Utd

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sheffield Utd#8 pos49 pts31 pl+7 GD

Bolton#19 pos30 pts31 pl-21 GD

Goals per game

Sheffield Utd scored1.42

Bolton scored0.9

Sheffield Utd conceded1.19

Bolton conceded1.58

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