Ian Evatt felt Bolton Wanderers ought to have had at least one penalty in the win over AFC Wimbledon but believes the officials have a hard job as he called for consistency in decision making.
Bolton boss Ian Evatt on Cambridge win, fans message and James Trafford clean sheet record
02.02.2022 - 02:59 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers made it four wins in a roll in League One with a 2-0 victory at home against Cambridge United.
After a host of chances where Wanderers should have taken the lead in the first half, they did just that when Amadou Bakayoko slotted home before half-time.
Bolton weathered pressure from the U's in the first 15 minutes after the break as Mark Bonner's side sought a route back into the encounter.
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But Dapo Afolayan made the points secure with a great solo effort to ensure Wanderers went four wins on the bounce and indeed with four clean sheets in a row which has lifted them back into the top half of the table.
After the game, Ian Evatt gave his immediate reaction and here's what he had to say.
People are going to begin to wonder now aren’t they…
“People can wonder all they want but for now we just focus on our next game which is Morecambe on Saturday. I think first half that’s as good as we’ve been for a long, long time, barring the goals.
“I think Marlon could have had three or four himself and Dion missed a couple of chances but I thought our football was excellent. The way we moved the ball with speed, ran in behind with speed, made the game stretched and they struggled to cope with it.
"The only thing missing really was the goals and fortunately we got the goal before half time and it kind of settled us down a little bit, but made things more difficult for ourselves second half.
“Some moments of real quality, like Dapo’s second goal was excellent and then Jon and Sadds came on and also showed what they can do. Obviously with Kyle available Saturday, Kieran back available Saturday, I’m going to have a few
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