Selection decisions facing Bolton Wanderers team choice against Crawley Town

The Trotters have advertised for the role and a shortlist is being formulated for the job. Evatt last year had his job title changed from head coach to manager, following a restructure of the club's football department.

The Trotters were a Premier League club as recently as 2012 and have yo-yoed between the three divisions of the EFL since then. The club suffered relegations from the Championship and a promotion from League One in that time before dropping into League Two this season after last season's campaign was worked out on a points per game in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Trotters return to the University of Bolton Stadium and will take on the Robins aiming to do the double over Michael Duff's side. When these two sides met last month, Wanderers emerged on top thanks to Ryan Delaney's late winner.

Wanderers this season, as well as bagging six assists. But he has had to make do with a place on the bench of late since he was dropped for the win over Cheltenham Town in mid-December.

The Trotters went behind when Ricardo Almeida Santos put through his own net midway through the second half. But Wanderers rallied and fought back to draw level through substitute Arthur Gnahoua who came off the bench to score a leveller.After the game, Bolton boss Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's his immediate reaction.It was a hard fought point. What did you make of it?“I didn’t think there was a great deal in it.

The Trotters return to action for only their second game of 2021 this evening with the trip to Devon to take on the Grecians.

Wanderers and made a total of 30 appearances for the club during the 2015/16 season, scoring once against MK Dons.

the Trotters and scored three goals, becoming an ever present at right wing-back.

Wanderers went a lick of paint to grabbing an equaliser, though the Trotters were reduced to 10 men late on when Reiss Greenidge was shown a second yellow card.After a flurry of chances after going behind, midfielder Tutte believes coming away empty handed from yesterday clash was a difficult one to digest. But with 25 games still to go this season, Tutte wants the Trotters to kickstart their season when they face Exeter City in around 10 days from now.

Wanderers went a lick of paint to grabbing an equaliser, though the Trotters were reduced to 10 men late on when Reiss Greenidge was shown a second yellow card. Reacting to the win to the club's YouTube channel, Yems admitted it was a tough game where the Reds rode their luck at times.

Wanderers manager Ian Evatt as to whether this was a tactical move - but the Wanderers manager confirmed this was not the case. With Greater Manchester and the North West now placed in tier 4 of national coronavirus restrictions, Evatt confirmed the move was purely part of protocols to reduce the risk posed by the virus and was a health and safety measure.

Matt Gilks - 6Made a couple of key saves in the first half, especially from Powell.Harry Brockbank - 5Was booked before the break for late challenge on Nadesan.

Wanderers sit 15th in the table heading into the encounter, five points from the play-offs. Their opponents this afternoon in the form of Crawley are ninth at present and only outside the top seven on goal difference alone with the League Two table still very congested.And for this afternoon's game, Evatt has made three changes from the side which drew to Carlisle United on Boxing Day.

The Trotters start the year at the University of Bolton Stadium with a League Two clash against John Yems' side. It will Bolton's first game for a week after the home clash against Morecambe was suspended earlier this week following a coronavirus outbreak in the Shrimps camp.

Wanderers are next in action this weekend for their first game of 2021 when Crawley Town come to visit the University of Bolton Stadium.

the Trotters added their second towards the end through Nathan Delfouneso, before Peter Kioso nodded home a dramatic late leveller before the break to ensure the spoils would be shared.The wing-back was later sent off for a second bookable offence as Wanderers ended the game with 10 men, while Thomason and Jon Mellish each hit the post in stoppage time as both sides could have scored a winner at the death.

the Trotters added their second towards the end through Nathan Delfouneso, before Peter Kioso nodded home a dramatic late leveller before the break. The wing-back was later sent off for a second bookable offence.After the game, Wanderers manager Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's some of the highlights of what he had to say.

The Trotters go into the encounter in Cumbria sitting 15th in the table and having lost three of their last four matches. But despite this, Bolton are still just five points from the play-offs in a tightly packed division.

the Trotters, his first starts since joining earlier this year. The former Swindon Town man has had to wait for opportunities in a Bolton shirt due to injuries which kept him out for the whole of October.