JACK BONHAMâŠ6.5.
Away fans certainly showed their love to the Bolton number one.
Mopped up effectively enough and made a great save from Swinkels in the second half.
No real blame on the goal.
LUCA STEPHENSONâŠ6.5.
Really positive in the first half with plenty of energy down the right on his debut.
Might have done better with the chance that fell his way.
Quieter after the break.
CHRIS FORINOâŠ6.
Coped with everything thrown at him for an hour, won plenty in the air, didnât give Burstow a sniff.
Seemed to struggle with cramp after that, losing his edge.
BEN DAVIESâŠ6.
Like Forino, no complaints over the first hour of his debut where he used the ball well, yet when Wanderers went down to 10 he lost a little something and had to be replaced.
AKIN FAMEWOâŠ6.5.
His first start for the club and one that carried on some very encouraging pre-season form.
Strong, held his position, passed the ball effectively.
Good start.
JOSH SHEEHANâŠ6.
Maybe lacking a touch of intensity in a game that struggled to shake off the pre-season malaise.
Doesnât waste the ball and is always available.
XAV SIMONSâŠ5.
Such a shame to be talking about the red card because he had done some good things in the game.
One rush of blood tipped the scales in Sheffield Wednesdayâs favour.
GAIZKA LARRIZABALâŠ6.5.
Some encouraging signs from the Spaniard, who linked up nicely with Stephenson in the first half and looked technically sound.
Could only give an hour, though.
RUBEN RODRIGUESâŠ6.
Given his pre-season form you wouldnât have wanted the chances to fall to anyone else â and yet his finishing deserted him on two or three big occasions.
Shame.
THIERRY GALEâŠ7.
Yes, it wasnât a perfect display, but the jet-heeled winger created some very presentable chances and had Wednesday nervous every time Bolton could feed him the ball out wide.
SAM DALBYâŠ6.5.
Grafted his socks off once again and with so few attacking options on the bench he knew this was going to be a long afternoon.
Subs: Conway 6, 62 (for Larrizabal) â Got on the ball quite well in the last half hour.
McAtee 72 (for Rodrigues) â Looked a bit isolated as Bolton defended.
Dong 72 (for Gale) â Chipped in with the workload.
Watson 76 (for Davies) â Restricted to defensive duties.
Toal 76 (for Forino) â Good to see him back.
Not used: Harrington, Warren, Ritchie.
Sheffield Wednesday: Lumley; Valery, Otegbayo, Swinkels, M Lowe; Thornton, Liongola, Bannan, Slattery; Gray, Burstow.
Subs: Barry 63 (for Thornton), J Lowe 63 (for Burstow), Fusire 79 (for Bannan), Grainger 79 (for Gray), Palmer 85 (for Valery).
Not used: Santos, McNeil, Trueman, Weaver.
Referee: Elliot Bell 7/10 â Wanderers questioned whether they could have had a first-half penalty for incidents involving Stephenson and Rodrigues but, in fairness, they got a decent rub from the official.
No real choice but to issue the red card to Simons for a silly moment.
New rulings on injuries felt awkward and the referee was almost apologetic at times in trying to enforce them.
Attendance: 15,834.
MAN OF THE MATCH â Thierry Gale.
Was it a perfect performance from the Barbados winger?
Nope.
But if we are to pick out a Bolton player who continually caused problems for Sheffield Wednesday then it simply has to be him.
A pleasing mix of approaches, cutbacks and crosses that created some very presentable chances in the opening hour.
MOAN OF THE MATCH â We could pick out the red card⊠but it wouldnât have mattered if Wanderers had been ahead.
Steven Schumacher had talked about making his side more ruthless than they were last season, as scoring chances are likely to be at a premium in the Championship.
This felt like a hark back to the start of the year in League One, where nobody could finish their breakfast.
MAGIC MOMENT â Wanderers produced some enterprising moments in attack, even with 10 men, not least on the hour when Larrizabal and Rodrigues combined on the edge of the box with a sharp one-two.
ATMOSPHERE â Had a pre-season friendly air about it.
Wednesday had only opened the lower tiers in two of their stands and though 15,000-plus still filed in, the noise wasnât nearly as intimidating as Hillsborough can get.
Boltonâs 1,500 sounded great, as ever.
Away fans certainly showed their love to the Bolton number one.
Mopped up effectively enough and made a great save from Swinkels in the second half.
No real blame on the goal.
LUCA STEPHENSONâŠ6.5.
Really positive in the first half with plenty of energy down the right on his debut.
Might have done better with the chance that fell his way.
Quieter after the break.
CHRIS FORINOâŠ6.
Coped with everything thrown at him for an hour, won plenty in the air, didnât give Burstow a sniff.
Seemed to struggle with cramp after that, losing his edge.
BEN DAVIESâŠ6.
Like Forino, no complaints over the first hour of his debut where he used the ball well, yet when Wanderers went down to 10 he lost a little something and had to be replaced.
AKIN FAMEWOâŠ6.5.
His first start for the club and one that carried on some very encouraging pre-season form.
Strong, held his position, passed the ball effectively.
Good start.
JOSH SHEEHANâŠ6.
Maybe lacking a touch of intensity in a game that struggled to shake off the pre-season malaise.
Doesnât waste the ball and is always available.
XAV SIMONSâŠ5.
Such a shame to be talking about the red card because he had done some good things in the game.
One rush of blood tipped the scales in Sheffield Wednesdayâs favour.
GAIZKA LARRIZABALâŠ6.5.
Some encouraging signs from the Spaniard, who linked up nicely with Stephenson in the first half and looked technically sound.
Could only give an hour, though.
RUBEN RODRIGUESâŠ6.
Given his pre-season form you wouldnât have wanted the chances to fall to anyone else â and yet his finishing deserted him on two or three big occasions.
Shame.
THIERRY GALEâŠ7.
Yes, it wasnât a perfect display, but the jet-heeled winger created some very presentable chances and had Wednesday nervous every time Bolton could feed him the ball out wide.
SAM DALBYâŠ6.5.
Grafted his socks off once again and with so few attacking options on the bench he knew this was going to be a long afternoon.
Subs: Conway 6, 62 (for Larrizabal) â Got on the ball quite well in the last half hour.
McAtee 72 (for Rodrigues) â Looked a bit isolated as Bolton defended.
Dong 72 (for Gale) â Chipped in with the workload.
Watson 76 (for Davies) â Restricted to defensive duties.
Toal 76 (for Forino) â Good to see him back.
Not used: Harrington, Warren, Ritchie.
Sheffield Wednesday: Lumley; Valery, Otegbayo, Swinkels, M Lowe; Thornton, Liongola, Bannan, Slattery; Gray, Burstow.
Subs: Barry 63 (for Thornton), J Lowe 63 (for Burstow), Fusire 79 (for Bannan), Grainger 79 (for Gray), Palmer 85 (for Valery).
Not used: Santos, McNeil, Trueman, Weaver.
Referee: Elliot Bell 7/10 â Wanderers questioned whether they could have had a first-half penalty for incidents involving Stephenson and Rodrigues but, in fairness, they got a decent rub from the official.
No real choice but to issue the red card to Simons for a silly moment.
New rulings on injuries felt awkward and the referee was almost apologetic at times in trying to enforce them.
Attendance: 15,834.
MAN OF THE MATCH â Thierry Gale.
Was it a perfect performance from the Barbados winger?
Nope.
But if we are to pick out a Bolton player who continually caused problems for Sheffield Wednesday then it simply has to be him.
A pleasing mix of approaches, cutbacks and crosses that created some very presentable chances in the opening hour.
MOAN OF THE MATCH â We could pick out the red card⊠but it wouldnât have mattered if Wanderers had been ahead.
Steven Schumacher had talked about making his side more ruthless than they were last season, as scoring chances are likely to be at a premium in the Championship.
This felt like a hark back to the start of the year in League One, where nobody could finish their breakfast.
MAGIC MOMENT â Wanderers produced some enterprising moments in attack, even with 10 men, not least on the hour when Larrizabal and Rodrigues combined on the edge of the box with a sharp one-two.
ATMOSPHERE â Had a pre-season friendly air about it.
Wednesday had only opened the lower tiers in two of their stands and though 15,000-plus still filed in, the noise wasnât nearly as intimidating as Hillsborough can get.
Boltonâs 1,500 sounded great, as ever.
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