Ederson is Manchester City's number one goalkeeper but Pep Guardiola's side has strength in depth behind the Brazilian which should be a comfort in the goalkeeping department.
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Bolton Wanderers won 3-0 this afternoon against Gillingham as they returned to winning ways in League One to narrow the gap slightly to the play-off places.
Wanderers took the lead in the first half thanks to a brilliant strike from Aaron Morley for his first goal as a Bolton player.
The Gills went down to 10 men midway through the second half when Daniel Phillips was shown a second yellow card.
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And Wanderers capitalised with the extra man with goals from Declan John and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson before full-time in a scoreline where Bolton could have won by a much greater margin.
The win sees them stay 11th in the League One table but narrow the gap to the top six to seven points with 10 games of the campaign still to go.
The three points were picked up without vice-captain Gethin Jones, who is currently not being considered for selection due to being on compassionate leave following the death of his mother Karen.
Karen, 56, passed away last weekend after losing her battle with motor neurone disease (MND) after being diagnosed last summer with the illness, for which there is currently not a cure.
A much-loved former midwife, she leaves behind Bolton vice-captain and sons Gethin and Dylan, daughter Ela and husband Gareth.
Ian Evatt spoke after the win and said the past few weeks have been a 'huge rollercoaster of emotions' and he dedicated the three points to his vice-captain.
He said: "Gethin and his family are a huge part of this football club and this is a band of brothers and when one of us is upset and hurting, we all are and we’ve all built relationships with that family because of what we did earlier on in the season.
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Ederson is Manchester City's number one goalkeeper but Pep Guardiola's side has strength in depth behind the Brazilian which should be a comfort in the goalkeeping department.
Bolton Wanderers defender Adam Senior admits anything could happen with his future this summer and where he ends up playing his football but believes the various loan spells have been good for him this campaign.
A host of Bolton Wanderers first team players who have not been playing regularly will get run-outs in the club's reserves over the international break.
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Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has made one change for this afternoon's game on the road against Crewe Alexandra from the side which lost to Plymouth Argyle.
Bolton Wanderers suffered their first home defeat since mid-January in League One with a slender 1-0 loss against Plymouth Argyle.
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.
Elias Kachunga has returned to availability for Bolton Wanderers after overcoming a thigh problem which kept him out since early January and could play a part against Plymouth Argyle tomorrow.
Bolton Wanderers will have Dapo Afolayan available for this weekend's game against Plymouth Argyle but Kyle Dempsey will be out of the clash and be back in
Bolton Wanderers came from behind to claim a dramatic late point at home to Morecambe.
Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt has made one change from the side which beat Gillingham last weekend for this evening's clash against Morecambe.
Derek Adams believes his Morecambe side will come up against a Bolton Wanderers side high on confidence this evening as he pinpointed how high wing-backs Marlon Fossey and Declan John play as a key threat.
Bolton Wanderers narrowed the gap to the League One play-offs to seven points with a convincing 3-0 win on the road against relegation-threatened Gillingham
Ian Evatt says Bolton Wanderers are fully focused on reaching the League One play-offs this season but admits the club will move on to next campaign if the form earlier in the season ends up costing them in their quest for the top six.
Ian Evatt admits on the paper the clash on the road against Gillingham does appear to have the hallmarks of 'Kryptonite' for Bolton Wanderers this season but called for belief from his side and to stick to what they are good at to overcome any potential struggles.
Bolton Wanderers start their March fixture list with a long trip to take on Gillingham this weekend.
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Ian Evatt believes Bolton possess 'serious pace and energy' at the moment as the Wanderers boss expects his side to make full use of counter-attacks against MK Dons this weekend.
Bolton Wanderers have been boosted by the impending return to the team of captain Ricardo Almeida Santos.