Ian Evatt believes the players Bolton Wanderers have out of action but can still put out competitive sides is a measure of how far his squad has come since the start of January.
07.04.2022 - 18:09 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers will be without injured trio Ricardo Santos, Dapo Afolayan and Kyle Dempsey against Sheffield Wednesday this Saturday and are waiting to learn the outcome of scans to see if any of the three players will be able to take to the pitch again this season.
Defender Santos, attacker Afolayan and midfielder Dempsey all came off in the midweek draw at the University of Bolton Stadium against Portsmouth for Wanderers.
Santos did not re-emerge after the break and was replaced by Will Aimson, while Afolayan and Dempsey both came off in the second half, with all three players suffering the same problem.
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The trio have all been assessed ahead of this Saturday's clash against the Owls.
And Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has confirmed that all three players will be out of this Saturday's game, he is hopeful that Afolayan and Dempsey could be back before the end of the campaign, but is not expecting to see Santos again this campaign pending the outcome of scans.
He said: “We’re waiting on the results of scans but Dapo, Kyle and Ricardo all injured their hamstrings and will all miss Saturday.
"On top of that, we’ve got one or two others that are carrying knocks and niggles and also some illness in camp so back to scraping the barrel.
"We will expect the reports to come through by close of play tonight. If I was to have a stab in the dark and from listening to the physios, I would say Kyle and Dapo have a chance of playing again this season but Rico doesn’t.
"When you get four or five injuries in one game and mostly to key personnel, and then illness to key personnel as well, there are not many squads that can cope with
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