Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has opted to make one change from the side which drew against Morecambe in midweek for today's encounter versus Plymouth Argyle.
Ian Evatt's verdict on Bolton Wanderers penalty decisions in AFC Wimbledon win as VAR call made
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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.
Wanderers took the lead in the first half thanks to Jon Dadi Bodvarsson's header as he scored his first goal for Bolton.
Dapo Afolayan then added a second after the break, before Dion Charles clinically finished to put Wanderers three goals to the good.
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And Amadou Bakayoko came off the bench to net Bolton's fourth in a 4-0 victory over the London side as Wanderers narrowed their gap to the play-offs to seven points, thanks to results elsewhere in the day going their way.
In the first half, Wanderers could have been awarded a couple of penalty kicks but appeals did not come to fruition when Bodvarsson appeared to be tripped in the box by George Marsh, while Paul Osew appeared to handle the ball in the box before half-time.
Evatt believed the decisions not to award spot kicks were wrong, but he believes referee Rebecca Welch, the first woman to ever referee a Bolton match, had a difficult job and perhaps could have been given more help by the linesman and fourth official as he tipped her for a bright future in the game.
He said: “It’s a penalty and I think the guy has handballed it. I don’t know how many were here today but we all saw it. But it’s difficult for officials.
"Rebecca is a really good female official with a bright future and I’ve kind of been on the journey with Rebecca because she was refereeing in the National League when I was managing Barrow, so I’m delighted that she’s getting opportunities and coming to big
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