The January transfer window signings at Bolton Wanderers have made a big difference at the club and standards have been lifted, defender Will Aimson believes.
23.01.2022 - 19:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers returned to winning ways on the road in League One with a dramatic late victory over Shrewsbury Town.
Wanderers followed up the victory over Ispwich Town last weekend with a 1-0 victory at Montgomery Waters Meadow.
And Dion Charles struck late on as full-time approached with a tremendous strike from just outside the box with a goal good enough to win any match.
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The win lifted Bolton up to 15th in the table with another clean sheet.
Here, we reflect and analyse the clash from a Wanderers perspective and pick out some of the major talking points from the late win in Shropshire.
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Charles scores wonderstrike for first goal
Charles has taken some time to get up to speed at Wanderers since his early January switch from Accrington Stanley and is perhaps still a bit off his peak.
But he has improved with every game he has played for Bolton and the performance versus Salop made him a standout candidate for man of the match.
His tenacity and energy both with and without the ball, harrying defenders and beating them at their own game, was a hallmark of his performance versus Shrewsbury and was capped off with a goal fit to win any game.
Charles would still have been one of, if not the, standout performer had he not scored, but that proved to be the icing on the cake.
Another clean sheet as defence stands up to task
The past two wins for Wanderers have been married with a new formation with a back three.
In this, Ricardo Almeida Santos has been partnered by Gethin Jones and George Johnston.
This trio and the defence as a whole with James Trafford and wing-backs Marlon Fossey and Declan John, had to stand up
The January transfer window signings at Bolton Wanderers have made a big difference at the club and standards have been lifted, defender Will Aimson believes.
Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has handed a first start to final January transfer window signing Kyle Dempsey for this evening's clash versus Charlton Athletic.
Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has made two changes from the side which drew against Morecambe for tonight's clash against Charlton Athletic.
James Trafford - 7.5
Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has made one change from the side which demolished Sunderland over the weekend for this evening's clash against Cambridge United.
Bolton Wanderers would 'love' to sign Marlon Fossey on a permanent basis after his loan spell from Fulham has got off to a flying start.
Bolton Wanderers have confirmed the capture of Gillingham captain Kyle Dempsey in their latest January transfer window acquisition.
Bolton Wanderers have targeted Kyle Dempsey as their final January transfer window acquisition.
Dapo Afolayan responded with the correct attitude to being left out of the Bolton Wanderers team and Ian Evatt felt his Sunderland performance showed what he can do as he linked up with Dion Charles.
Ian Evatt believes there is still improvement to come from a new Bolton Wanderers squad after their demolition of Sunderland but believes actions such as victories will speak louder than words in the weeks to come.
Sunderland put in an 'embarassing performance' against Bolton Wanderers who were themselves 'sensational' in the rout of the Black Cats.
Ian Evatt felt Sunderland had only one opportunity in the clash against his Bolton Wanderers side as he praised the impact that Dion Charles and Dapo Afolayan had in the 6-0 thrashing.
Bolton Wanderers made it three wins on the spin in League One in style with a 6-0 battering of Sunderland.
Bolton Wanderers thrashed Sunderland 6-0 to make it three wins on the bounce in League One.
Bolton Wanderers produced an astonishing performance to put six goals past a dismal Sunderland in League One.
Rotherham United boss Paul Warne believes Kieran Sadlier's move to Bolton Wanderers suits all parties and believes had the forward remained with the Millers getting limited game time then he would not have had the same player on his hands.
Ian Evatt says Bolton Wanderers have space in their squad to make room for new signings but that some players have options to head out on loan and could be deregistered if they do not take that up.
Bolton Wanderers have had a productive January transfer window so far with five new faces joining the League One club.
James Trafford - 7
Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has made no changes to his team to take on Shrewsbury Town this afternoon.