Formation change, Jak Hickman and taking chances - Talking points from Bolton Wanderers' loss vs Colchester United

The Trotters take on the Mariners at the University of Bolton Stadium and Ian Evatt's side will be aiming to build on their victory last weekend against Harrogate Town.

Wanderers fan made his first team debut last year for Bolton after coming off the bench in the defeat to Gillingham in League One. The Academy product played his first game of the 2020/21 season under new Bolton head coach Ian Evatt in the EFL Trophy loss yesterday to Shrewsbury Town.

Promising from the youngsters who were given a chance Ian Evatt said in the run-up to the game against Shrewsbury Town that he would be giving opportunities to Wanderers' younger players to showcase their talents and give him food for thought ahead of Saturday's League Two clash against Grimsby Town.

Wanderers head coach Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's a round-up of what he had to say. Reaction to the result?“I think we were the better team, we were the best team.

The Trotters got their first win of the season at the weekend against Harrogate Town and have the chance to follow it up against League One Salop. Bolton lost their opening match in the competition's Northern Group C to Crewe Alexandra last month, who currently top the group after beating Newcastle United's under-21s.

Wanderers man. After the match, Bolton head coach Ian Evatt admitted that it was 'not looking good' for the former Carlisle United man after he went off with an apparent foot injury.

Strikers off the mark at long lastInevitably there will always be an expectation and a focus on a striker who has scored 25 goals in the previous campaign to become the league's top scorer. Eoin Doyle had previously had only one shot on target in his first three League Two games for Wanderers and Ian Evatt has said in the past that both the striker and the team needed him to find the back of the net to lift both parties.

Wanderers got their first points of the campaign yesterday when they triumphed on the road against Harrogate Town at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium.Goals from Eoin Doyle and Nathan Delfouneso were enough to give Wanderers three points and the club's first win under new head coach Ian Evatt, though Calvin Miller halved the deficit in the second half.Wanderers returned to a back three against Harrogate, with Santos playing centrally and Ryan Delaney on the left and youngster Harry Brockbank on the

Wanderers got their first points of the campaign yesterday when they triumphed on the road against Harrogate Town at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium.

Wanderers' first League Two win of the season against Harrogate Town. Harrogate striker Mark Beck fell accidentally on the Wanderers man, who received treatment initially on the pitch and later at the side of it.

announced as a Wanderers player prior to last Saturday's match against Newport County after penning a one-year contract and the winger came off the bench to make his debut in that game. He is the club's 19th signing of the summer and is confident that the acquisitions made over summer by Wanderers head coach Ian Evatt will have them challenging at the top end of the table.

Wanderers are back at home today in League Two against the Exiles and are seeking their first win of the season.

Wanderers played the opening three games of the season in a 3-4-1-2 but lined up in a 4-2-3-1 over the weekend against the U's. Despite the match at the Jobserve Community Stadium ending in defeat, the performance with the fresh formation was well received by Bolton boss Evatt which he felt suited his team.

The Trotters lost their fourth game of the campaign against the U's after Tom Eastman's header before the break was added to by Jevani Brown's chip in the second half.

Wanderers have started life in League Two having been relegated from the third tier after last season's table was decided on a points per game basis in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Evatt has previously spoken of 'eradicating' a 'ingrained losing' culture at the University of Bolton Stadium and that 'you could almost smell it'.

Wanderers head to Colchester United on Saturday for their first away day of the season.And Evatt believes that though a minority of fans have criticised the season's results so far, the Bolton head coach feels the majority have been positive and understand that 'Rome wasn't built in a day'.

The Trotters are aiming for their maiden victory of the season against the U's at the JobServe Community Stadium.

Wanderers boss has made 17 new signings over the summer since taking over at the University of Bolton Stadium. Striker Shaun Miller was the last signing confirmed by Wanderers, just before the Carabao Cup clash against Bradford.

Wanderers have tasted defeat in all three games they have played so far this campaign. Ian Evatt's side have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Bradford City, lost to League One Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Trophy, and last weekend succumbed to a 1-0 defeat against Forest Green Rovers in their League Two curtain raiser.

Wanderers have tasted defeat in all three of their games under Ian Evatt so far this season. The most recent came against Forest Green Rovers on Saturday, where Bolton succumbed to a 1-0 defeat in their opening League Two fixture thanks to Carl Winchester's goal after the break.