The Trotters are in a rich vein of form at present with four wins on the bounce in all competitions. Three of these have come in League Two and have seen them take nine points off Salford City, Stevenage and most recently against Scunthorpe United.
06.11.2020 - 14:46 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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.
Ahead of the match, Wanderers head coach Ian Evatt has vowed to name the strongest possible team he can against David Artell's side. In the last match against Mansfield Town, Evatt elected to make two
.The Trotters are in a rich vein of form at present with four wins on the bounce in all competitions. Three of these have come in League Two and have seen them take nine points off Salford City, Stevenage and most recently against Scunthorpe United.
Wanderers head coach Evatt has named the same team for the last three League Two matches in a row - and seen his side pick up nine points out of nine on offer against Salford City, Stevenage and Scunthorpe United. Matt Gilks is the current choice as goalkeeper with a back three of Alex Baptiste, Ricardo Almeida Santos and Ryan Delaney in front of him.
Wanderers have implemented Bielsa's infamous 'murderball' training drill as part of their pre-match preparations. And the Bolton boss believes how Wanderers train and the intensity of which they do so can help them replicate what he wants to see from the Trotters on matchday.
The Trotters have their second game in the space of four days when they take on the Iron in a 7pm kick-off.
The Trotters brought in more than 20 players over the summer as Evatt presided over a new-look squad being assembled at the University of Bolton Stadium. The transfer window only closed in mid-October, but the next opportunity to do business will come around in fewer than six weeks.
the Trotters conceded on the stroke of half-time when Tom Pett fired into the top corner to halve the deficit. The second 45 minutes was characterised by Wanderers showing more of their defensive qualities and playing more on the counterattack.
Wanderers returned to winning ways. He followed it up with another assured performance in yesterday's 2-1 victory over Stevenage as the Trotters picked up back-to-back wins in League Two for the first time this season.
Manchester United legend Sir Bobby Charlton. Jack Charlton, Martin Peters, Ray Wilson and more recently Nobby Stiles have all passed away following brain injury diseases over the past few years.
The Trotters made 20-plus signings over the summer after Evatt joined the club from Barrow and set about overhauling the Wanderers squad. Though the transfer window only closed just over a month ago, attentions have already turned to potential business when January comes around.
The Trotters head to Hertfordshire tomorrow to take on the Boro at the Lamex Stadium. It will pit a Bolton team sitting 17th in League Two against a Stevenage side in the relegation zone with only eight points on the board and one win so far this season.
The Trotters head to the Lamex Stadium aiming to build upon two victories in as many games.
The Trotters currently have a near fully fit squad to choose from, with the only notable absentees being long-term injured midfielder Dennis Politic who is poised to be out for the season and defender Harry Brockbank, who is not expected to be back before Christmas. Normally, those players who are not getting many minutes in the first team would be able to get some games under their belts in the under-23s set up.
was recalled by his parent club and was part of the matchday squad in the Papa John's Trophy win over Newcastle United's under-21s. The youngster, who joined from Longridge Town on an 18-month deal in January, made his debut by coming off the bench to replace Shaun Miller with just over quarter of an hour to go.
The Trotters named a completely different team to the one which beat Salford City 2-0 last Friday with Evatt making 11 changes. The Magpies took a two-goal lead in the first half of the Papa John's Trophy tie thanks to a brace from captain Elliot Anderson, but Jak Hickman's goal before the break halved the deficit.
The Trotters played their final game of their Papa John's Trophy campaign in the Northern area Group C.
The Trotters are poised to ring the changes for this evening's match at the University of Bolton Stadium. Wanderers head coach Evatt has confirmed that no players who started last Friday's 2-0 victory over Salford City will be involved against the Magpies.
The Trotters play the Magpies' youngsters at the University of Bolton Stadium in a 7pm kick-off. Both teams cannot progress to the competition's next stage due to the Northern Group C already being decided, with Shrewsbury Town and Crewe Alexandra already qualified.But tomorrow still presents a competitive match for Bolton and the opportunity for Ian Evatt to both rotate his squad and build upon last week's victory over Salford City.
The Trotters will play the Magpies' youngsters in the Northern Group C of the recently rebranded EFL Trophy. The group is already decided with both Shrewsbury Town and Crewe Alexandra sealing qualification with six points each.Bolton and Newcastle's under 21s are both yet to register a point in the competition and so cannot qualify for the next stage.
Sky Sports, EFL clubs are reportedly expected to agree to using five substitutes from next season, pending an EFL board meeting. The change could be effective immediately and each league could choose whether to implement the change or not.
held 'positive discussions' over the short-term rescue package being proposed between the EFL and the Premier League.The meeting held between Championship clubs had a heavy focus on how to help their colleagues down in League One and League Two - who will perhaps need more financial aid than themselves.Clubs in that division want to see clubs in League One and League Two receive the £50m offer which was made by the Premier League and has previously been rejected 'as soon as it is practically