Bolton Wanderers made it six wins in succession at home with a 3-1 victory over Lincoln City to keep up their charge towards the League One play-offs.
03.02.2022 - 21:14 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers will be aiming to make it five wins in a row in League One when they take on Morecambe this weekend.
Wanderers have won their last four games in the division and head to the Mazuma Stadium seeking to extend that run.
The Shrimps sit 21st in the table at present and themselves will be aiming to return to winning ways on the third attempt.
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Bolton can go as high as ninth should they pick up three points and results elsewhere on the day go their way.
Before the game, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's what he had to say to broadcasters in full ahead of the weekend's clash.
How’s it shaping up ahead of Morecambe?
“All okay. I think there’s one or two tired bodies but other than that, we’re okay.”
You’ve got a nice headache with this game and it’s what you’ve wanted?
“Absolutely. We’ve got a squad of players that are all chomping at the bit and ready to play and make an impression, especially the new ones, so we’ve got decisions to make and we’ll take each game as it comes really and see the opponents, see strengths and weaknesses, and pick a team accordingly.”
Does that come into play now which perhaps didn’t before the opposition as you can carefully consider what might be needed to get a result?
“Yeah. Obviously before we just didn’t have the options off the bench. Now if Plan A isn’t working, we’ve got Plan B, C, D sat on the bench really and we can affect games from there, but I’m pleased with where we’re at. We’ve got lots of hard work to go but the boys are really bouncing at the moment.”
The expectation you’ll be aware has been raised. That just goes with the improvement,
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