Bolton Wanderers vs Oxford United - Mark Beevers and Gary Madine available again for Bolton

Posted Friday, September 30, 2016 by PA

Bolton pair Mark Beevers and Gary Madine are back in contention for the Sky Bet League One visit of Oxford.

Central defender Beevers has recovered from a virus after missing the 1-0 midweek defeat at Rochdale which stretched Bolton's winless run to seven games.

Striker Madine has not figured since tearing a groin muscle against Southend four weeks ago but is also back in training.

Lewis Buxton looks set to miss out with a knee injury again and could face a scan to determine the full extent of the problem.

Oxford manager Michael Appleton will be without 19-year-old Ryan Ledson for their trip to the Macron Stadium.

Ledson has been ruled out for at least six weeks after he tore the cartilage in his right knee during the warm-up of the 2-1 defeat against Southend on Tuesday

Wes Thomas is pushing for a place in the starting XI after coming on as a substitute in the midweek game and hopes he has proved his fitness after coming back from a calf injury.

Curtis Nelson (foot), Rob Hall (knee) and Christian Ribeiro (ankle) are long-term absentees.