'Wonderful carnage' - Sky Sports EFL pundits react to Bolton Wanderers' 6-3 loss to Port Vale

The Trotters play their final game of 2020 when the Shrimps travel to the University of Bolton Stadium.

the Trotters are poised to be active in the market. Wanderers boss Evatt has previously mentioned that he feels the Bolton squad is 'three of four' players light.One of these areas appears to be in central midfield, a gap 32-year-old Lee could fill and has been training with the League Two side recently.

the Trotters wish to sign the Wales international on loan.

Wanderers manager Evatt has previously said that he feels the squad is 'three or four' players light. An area which could be reinforced in the centre forward department.

Wanderers were 2-0 down and had a penalty appeal not entertained by referee Ross Joyce.

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 travel to Brunton Park aiming to bounce back from last weekend's defeat to Tranmere Rovers.Ian Evatt's side head into the encounter sitting 15th in the League Two table and take on a Cumbrians side currently in the top three. And Bolton will be aiming for a late Christmas present of three points when they take to the road tomorrow to close the gap between themselves and the play-offs, which currently stands at five points.

The Trotters sit 15th in the fourth tier of English football and have struggled to string together a set of consistent results so far this campaign. That was not the case in November though as five wins on the bounce in all competitions, including four in League Two, saw Bolton shoot up the table to the fringes of the play-offs.

Wanderers boss over the summer, signing a three year deal at the club after joining from Barrow.In light of the coronavirus pandemic, fans have not been able to attend the University of Bolton Stadium yet this season, meaning this current Wanderers squad is yet to play in front of their home support.And that too means that Evatt is yet to be unveiled to the home fans this season, with supporters having to watch matches via online streaming services for the foreseeable future.Having crafted a new

the Trotters squad have filled the role this season including naturally left sided defensive players Liam Gordon and Jamie Mascoll, although neither have been able to nail down a regular starting place.

The Trotters aim to return to winning ways this weekend in League Two when they play Chris Beech's side at Brunton Park. Wanderers sit 15th in the table heading into the encounter, while Carlisle are third in one of the automatic promotion spots.

The Trotters succumbed to a 3-0 loss to Rovers at the University of Bolton Stadium.

Bolton manager Evatt has previously said that he feels the squad is three or four players light. In the encounter over the weekend, Wanderers succumbed to a 3-0 loss at the hands of Tranmere Rovers.

the Trotters went behind through Peter Clarke's header on the stroke of the half-hour mark.

Matt Gilks - 6Had few saves to make in the game but was beaten three times.

Bolton Wanderers fans returning to the University of Bolton Stadium during his visit to Bolton on Friday morning (December 18). Wanderers have played all of their home games behind closed doors since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March.

Wanderers took the decision to recall Thomason from his loan spell, partly down to the lockdown which meant the postponement of non-league football, but also the midfielder's form while at the Sir Tom Finney Stadium.He made his debut by coming off the bench in the Papa John's Trophy win over Newcastle United's under-21s.He was then handed his first start in League Two against Port Vale and has kept his position in central midfield for the matches against Walsall and Cheltenham Town.And Evatt

The Trotters go into the game aiming to build on victory over Cheltenham Town the last time out. Ryan Delaney struck late on at the Jonny Rocks Stadium to claim all three points at the death on the road for the Trotters.Next up for Ian Evatt's Wanderers are the Super White Army, who are now under the management of former Bolton boss Keith Hill.

Bolton back in the top half of the table and within three points of the play-offs. The Robins boss felt the Trotters were running the clock down in the closing stages of the game, which he felt is a compliment to the Gloucestershire side, who sit in the automatic promotion places.

The Trotters put in a tremendous shift at the back to keep out a Robins side that sat second in the table. And defender Ryan Delaney struck in injury time to claim all three points for Bolton and lift the club into the top half of the League Two table.After the game, Wanderers head coach Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's his initial reaction to the victory.A totally committed performance from start to finish?“Yeah we deserved that, I thought.