Bolton Wanderers lineup vs Oldham Athletic confirmed: Ian Evatt makes three changes

the Trotters take on the Railwaymen in the oldest national club cup competition in the world. These sides have already played each other recently with a game in pre-season, as well as as clash in the EFL Trophy at the start of the campaign when the Railwaymen emerged triumphant in a 3-2 victory.

The Trotters take on the Railwaymen at the University of Bolton Stadium in the first round of the FA Cup in a 3pm kick-off. It will pit 20th in League Two against 18th in League One and will be the second time these sides have locked horns this season, the Railwaymen having already triumphed against the Trotters in the EFL Trophy.

Wanderers boss over the summer having arrived from Barrow on a three-year deal. He brought in around 20 new players during the recent transfer window in what was a large turnover in the playing squad.

The Trotters are familiar with the Railwaymen, having played them in pre-season and also in the EFL Trophy earlier this campaign. Before the match, Wanderers head coach Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's the highlights of what he had to say.

the Trotters targeted a move back to League One after suffering relegation last season. The bookmakers and others had Evatt's side down as among the favourites for the League Two title.

Trotters head coach Ian Evatt says himself, owner Sharon Brittan and the club's board are on the same page as they aim to get Wanderers back challenging towards the top of the table. Results so far this season have not been what anybody associated with the club would have wanted, with Bolton currently sitting 20th in League Two after 11 matches so far this campaign.

most of the 4-0 loss at the weekend against Leyton Orient when coming on for the injured Nathan Delfouneso. Darcy was one of few Bolton players to emerge with any credit from the loss against the O's, with Evatt himself highlighting his performance as the main positive from an otherwise poor day in London.

skipper Antoni Sarcevic got on the scoresheet at the death. After the game, Wanderers head coach Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's the highlights of what he had to say.

The Trotters are on the road and head to Cumbria to the Progression Solicitors Stadium, also known as Holker Street, to take on the Bluebirds.

an unused substitute in the defeat against Oldham Athletic over the weekend, with sections of Wanderers fans calling for the midfielder to be involved. After the game on Saturday against the Latics, Evatt was asked if Darcy was in his thinking to bring off the bench in the second half of that game.

Wanderers are away today against Evatt's former side Barrow and are aiming to bounce back from Saturday's defeat against Oldham Athletic. Bolton have had three away days so far this season in all competitions.

Wanderers appointed Evatt as the club's new head coach on a three-year deal after the two teams agreed a compensation package.

Bolton suffered a late defeat on Saturday against Oldham Athletic, a result which left Wanderers 20th in the League Two table. After the loss, Evatt gave a brutally honest and damning assessment of what he had just seen at the University of Bolton Stadium and was highly critical of his players.

the Trotters is a midweek away game to Evatt's former side Barrow, whom he left over the summer to take over at Bolton. The Wanderers head coach himself has welcomed the challenge of taking on the Bluebirds and would like to play in the game himself if he could.

Oldham to 19th in League Two and now sit a place ahead of Ian Evatt's Wanderers side after the win on goals scored, having the same points as the Trotters and an identical goal difference. And Kewell said he would 'love' to play Wanderers 'week in, week out' due to their footballing abilities after watching what he felt was a good game.

Bolton's last five games in League Two, but is yet to play a minute in the fourth tier of English football this season. Against the Latics, the three changes made by Evatt in the second half included Andrew Tutte replacing Brandon Comley, Arthur Gnahoua coming on for Ali Crawford and Liam Gordon being substituted for Jamie Mascoll.

Wanderers head coach Ian Evatt spoke to the press and had some strong stuff to say after the defeat about the result and performance, the Bolton squad, if he is concerned about his future, Peter Kioso's debut and the crowd noises that were played into the University of Bolton Stadium for the match. You went down the tunnel with head in your hands, does that sum up the day?“Yeah, it definitely does.

Luton Town defender Peter Kioso on Thursday who has joined the Trotters on a season-long loan. It brought an end to a busy transfer window overall for Wanderers, with 20 players joining the club in recent months either permanently or on loan.

Wanderers head coach chatted on transfer deadline day prior to the League Two clash against the current bottom side in the division. And Evatt discussed a range of topics in his pre-match press conference, including the loan signing of Peter Kioso from Luton Town, the transfer window, taking on the Latics, and the latest injury news.Here's what he had to say. Reaction to the signing of Peter Kioso "He’s a player that I’ve been aware of for the last couple of years.

The Trotters have brought in 20 new players this summer as new head coach Evatt reshaped his playing squad. The latest acquisition was Peter Kioso with the defender joining Wanderers from Championship side Luton Town on a season long loan.