Sheffield United 0-1 Bolton Wanderers: result and report

Championship · Saturday 30 December 2017

Result

Sheffield United 0-1 Bolton Wanderers

Championship · Saturday 30 December 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Sheffield United 0-1 Bolton Wanderers: match report

Sheffield United lost to Bolton Wanderers 0-1 in the Championship on Saturday 30 December 2017. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Gary Madine of Bolton Wanderers in the 21st minute.

Discipline: Sheffield United received 2 yellow cards; Bolton Wanderers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Sheffield United were 6th on 41 points from 24 and Bolton Wanderers 23rd on 19 points from 24. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 10th with 69 points, and Bolton Wanderers 21st with 43.

Sheffield United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Bolton Wanderers in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Antonee Robinson of Bolton Wanderers (8.2), ahead of Mark Beevers (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sheffield United wins, 1 draw and 2 for Bolton Wanderers.

Going into the match Sheffield United's last five read W-D-L-L-L and Bolton Wanderers's L-W-L-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 21'Goal · Gary MadineBolton Wanderers · 0-1
  • 29'Yellow card · John FleckSheffield United
  • 37'Yellow card · Antonee RobinsonBolton Wanderers
  • 45+1'Yellow card · George BaldockSheffield United
  • 52'Yellow card · Gary MadineBolton Wanderers

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Sheffield United 2, draws 1, Bolton Wanderers 2.

Team news

Sheffield United line-up (3-5-2)

Simon Moore, Jack O'Connell, Cameron Carter-Vickers, Richard Stearman, Enda Stevens, John Fleck, Chris Basham, John Lundstram, Mark Duffy, Leon Clarke, Patrick McCarthy

Bolton Wanderers line-up (5-3-2)

Ben Alnwick, Mark Beevers, Antonee Robinson, Filipe Morais, David Wheater, Reece Burke, Josh Cullen, Darren Pratley, Karl Henry, Adam Le Fondre, Gary Madine