'Unacceptable' defensive statistic Bolton Wanderers must improve in warning ahead of Harrogate Town

Wanderers are away today against Evatt's former side Barrow and are aiming to bounce back from Saturday's defeat against Oldham Athletic. Bolton have had three away days so far this season in all competitions.

The Trotters go into the game unbeaten in their last two outings in the league, courtesy of an away victory against Harrogate Town and a first clean sheet of the season last time out in the draw against Grimsby Town.

Wanderers were among the pre-season favourites for the title according to the bookmakers before a ball was kicked in anger. But the Trotters began the league campaign with three successive losses against Forest Green Rovers, Colchester United and Newport County.Bolton's form in League Two has picked up of late having taken four points from the last six on offer.

Santos at the heart of the defence impresses againIf there was a positive to take from the stalemate against Grimsby, it was that the draw yielded Bolton's first clean sheet of the season.Ian Evatt stuck with the same back three that had performed so admirably in the previous weekend's victory against Harrogate Town, which had ended with Bolton's first goals and win in League Two this campaign.Ricardo Almeida Santos lined up at the heart of the defence, flanked by Ryan Delaney and Harry

The Trotters made nine changes from midweek for the game against the Mariners, where only Ryan Delaney and Billy Crellin kept their places.

The Trotters take on the Mariners at the University of Bolton Stadium and Ian Evatt's side will be aiming to build on their victory last weekend against Harrogate Town.

Bolton's League Two victory over Harrogate Town last weekend with suspected ankle joint damage and had not been expected back before Christmas.The 24-year-old has had both MRI and CT scans this week and seen a specialist to ascertain the severity of the injury.

Defender Jones is not expected to be seen in a Wanderers shirt before Christmas, Bolton head coach Evatt has said, after the 24-year-old suffered ankle joint damage last weekend in the victory over Harrogate Town. The former Carlisle United defender had been one of Evatt's most relied upon players so far this season, before being forced off against the Yorkshire side, and has undergone a CT scan and is due to see a specialist tomorrow.

Wanderers claimed their first three points of the season on Saturday with a 2-1 victory against Harrogate Town. Doyle struck early on for his first goal in a Bolton shirt and Nathan Delfouneso scored the winner after the break, before George Thomson halved the deficit before the end.

Trotters head coach Evatt has brought in 19 new players as part of a new look squad at the University of Bolton Stadium. The League Two side began a busy month over the weekend when they notched their first win of the season against Harrogate Town.

The Trotters got their first win of the season at the weekend against Harrogate Town and have the chance to follow it up against League One Salop. Bolton lost their opening match in the competition's Northern Group C to Crewe Alexandra last month, who currently top the group after beating Newcastle United's under-21s.

Wanderers claimed their first win of the season over the weekend with a 2-1 win over the Sulphurites at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium. Goals from Eoin Doyle and Nathan Delfouneso either side of half-time clinched Bolton's first three points of the campaign, though Miller halved the deficit for the Yorkshire side before full-time.

Strikers off the mark at long lastInevitably there will always be an expectation and a focus on a striker who has scored 25 goals in the previous campaign to become the league's top scorer. Eoin Doyle had previously had only one shot on target in his first three League Two games for Wanderers and Ian Evatt has said in the past that both the striker and the team needed him to find the back of the net to lift both parties.

Wanderers got their first points of the campaign yesterday when they triumphed on the road against Harrogate Town at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium.Goals from Eoin Doyle and Nathan Delfouneso were enough to give Wanderers three points and the club's first win under new head coach Ian Evatt, though Calvin Miller halved the deficit in the second half.Wanderers returned to a back three against Harrogate, with Santos playing centrally and Ryan Delaney on the left and youngster Harry Brockbank on the

Wanderers got their first points of the campaign yesterday when they triumphed on the road against Harrogate Town at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium.

Wanderers' first League Two win of the season against Harrogate Town. Harrogate striker Mark Beck fell accidentally on the Wanderers man, who received treatment initially on the pitch and later at the side of it.

Billy Crellin - 7Made a great stop in the first half to deny a fierce effort from Calvin Miller and was solid all afternoon, but couldn't do much to stop Thomson's strike.Harry Brockbank - 7Youngster did a solid job at the back, especially coming up against a physical presence in the form of Harrogate striker Mark Beck.Ricardo Almeida Santos - 7More of an aerial presence and won more headers than last weekend against Newport. Almost set up Doyle with a marauding run through midfield.

joined Wanderers last weekend before kick-off against Newport County and went on to make his debut against the Exiles. Striker Miller is yet to make his League Two bow for Bolton and has not been in the squad since coming off the bench to score against former club Crewe Alexandra in the EFL Trophy.

announced as a Wanderers player last weekend before the clash against Newport County.

The Trotters take on the Sulphurites this Saturday at Doncaster's Keepmoat Stadium, due to the synthetic pitch at Harrogate's Wetherby Road ground currently being replaced.