MK Dons will continue to be without the suspended Daniel Harvie for the visit of Bolton in Sky Bet League One on Saturday.The defender picked up a 10th booking during his side’s win at Sunderland and will complete a two-match ban after missing his side’s midweek clash with Charlton.David Kasumu could be pushing for a start after coming off the bench against the Addicks following a ha...Full Story »

Ian Evatt is working hard to suppress expectation among Bolton fans after a hard-fought 3-1 win over Lincoln keeps Wanderers pushing for the Sky Bet League One play-offs.The Trotters’ eighth win in 10 games came via second-half goals from George Johnston plus substitutes Kieran Sadlier and Amadou Bakayoko.Wanderers are 10th but only five points off the top six and Evatt knows supporters ar...Full Story »

Substitutes Kieran Sadlier and Amadou Bakayoko struck twice in seven minutes to secure Bolton’s 3-1 Sky bet League One win over Lincoln.Cohen Bramall’s 65th-minute equaliser cancelled out George Johnston’s opener 12 minutes earlier and threatened to halt Wanderers’ bid for a sixth successive home win.Instead, ex-Rotherham man Sadlier, a half-time replacement for Declan Jo...Full Story »

Ian Evatt has no fresh injury concerns ahead of Bolton’s clash with Lincoln.Evatt made four changes to the starting line-up which beat Wimbledon 4-0 at the weekend, including dropping MJ Williams to the bench for Aaron Morley.Bolton are without Kieran Lee, who is set to undergo surgery on a heel problem.Josh Sheehan is also sidelined with a long-term injury.Lincoln could make changes to th...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt was left “underwhelmed” by his team’s emphatic 4-0 win against AFC Wimbledon.Wanderers’ seventh win in nine games leaves them seven points adrift of the play-offs but eased the pain of a potentially derailing defeat at Burton on Tuesday.Evatt believed his side could have enjoyed an even greater victory against woeful Wimbledon.Jon Dadi Bodvarsson gra...Full Story »

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson opened his Bolton goal account as Wanderers returned to winning ways with an emphatic 4-0 Sky Bet League One victory over AFC Wimbledon.Top scorer Dapo Afolayan netted his 13th of the season, Dion Charles his sixth goal in eight games and substitute Amadou Bakayoko his ninth of the campaign to ease the pain of the Trotters’ 3-1 midweek defeat at Burton.Iceland internati...Full Story »

Bolton are waiting to learn whether or not Kieran Lee will need season-ending surgery as they prepare for Saturday’s Sky Bet League One clash against AFC Wimbledon.The midfielder has been playing through the pain as he deals with a heel injury but has this week seen a specialist to decide whether an operation is required.Lloyd Isgrove has made a return to training on the grass but remains ...Full Story »

Burton boss Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink was proud of his team as he saw them blitz League One’s form side Bolton with three goals in seven first-half minutes to run out 3-1 winners.The long throw of Bolton-born Tom Hamer proved a deadly weapon, Joe Powell sweeping in at the back post to open the scoring after 11 minutes before the former West Ham youngster delivered two corners that saw skippe...Full Story »

Burton upset the League One form book to run out 3-1 winners over Bolton at the Pirelli Stadium.Winless in their last four at home Burton left their visitors shellshocked as they ruthlessly exposed Bolton’s defensive weaknesses at set-pieces.Unbeaten in seven games coming into the match Bolton were hit with a three-goal salvo from Albion in seven first-half minutes. Bolton-born Tom Hamer s...Full Story »

Burton will be without Cameron Borthwick-Jackson for the visit of Bolton on Tuesday night due to concussion.The 25-year-old defender was substituted towards the end of the first half in Burton’s 2-2 draw with Cambridge after suffering a head injury.John Brayford played 90 minutes on his return in the same fixture and is likely to keep his spot in the starting XI.Deji Oshilaja (hamstring) a...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt saluted a “quality winning goal” after Amadou Bakayoko earned the Trotters a 3-2 win at League One play-off chasers Oxford.Billy Bodin had scored twice for Oxford, but Declan John and Marlon Fossey responded quickly with equalisers before Bakayoko turned in Fossey’s cross to finish off a pacy break five minutes from time.Evatt said: “I must say I tho...Full Story »

Amadou Bakayoko turned in Marlon Fossey’s cross five minutes from time to give Bolton a 3-2 win at play-off chasing Oxford and extend their unbeaten league run to seven games.Billy Bodin had earlier smashed two brilliant goals for the Us as four goals came in a thrilling first half.Oxford took the lead on nine minutes when Gavin Whyte was tripped and Bodin bent the resulting 25-yard free-k...Full Story »

Gavin Whyte could feature for Oxford when they take on Bolton at the Kassam Stadium on Saturday.The 26-year-old winger has missed each of the U’s last five games due to a calf injury but returned to the bench in midweek and may come back into Karl Robinson’s side.Midfielder James Henry continues to nurse his own calf injury and Marcus Browne is likely to miss out once again with a kn...Full Story »

Defender Will Aimson’s late goal left manager Ian Evatt hailing Bolton’s rare set-piece winner as they secured a 2-1 League One success over Charlton.Aimson converted Aaron Morley’s free-kick to secure Wanderers’ fifth win in six league games after substitute Chuks Aneke cancelled out Dion Charles’ first-half opener.“We have worked hard on our set plays becaus...Full Story »

Defender Will Aimson scored his first goal for Bolton to earn his side a fifth victory in six League One games with a late winner in a narrow 2-1 victory over Charlton.Aimson headed in Aaron Morley’s 83rd-minute free-kick after substitute Chuks Aneke threatened to earn the visitors a point.Within 15 minutes of his introduction, Aneke headed in a 75th-minute cross from fellow replacement Sc...Full Story »

Bolton have appealed the red card shown to captain Ricardo Santos against Morecambe which would see the defender suspended for Tuesday night’s clash with Charlton.Santos was sent off for deliberate handball during Saturday’s 1-1 draw at the Mazuma Stadium, which was halted late on following alleged racist abuse directed towards the Bolton bench.Midfielder Kieran Lee is a doubt having...Full Story »

Ten-man Bolton scored a late leveller to earn a point from a controversial 1-1 draw at the Mazuma Stadium.After a quiet first half the game came to life when Bolton skipper Ricardo Santos was sent off in the 71st minute for a handball which led to a penalty, with Cole Stockton’s effort well saved by James Trafford.Two minutes later Stockton did find the target to turn home Shane McLoughlin...Full Story »

Morecambe will be without goalkeeper Trevor Carson for the visit of Bolton in the Sky Bet League One on Saturday.Carson sustained a concussion during the Shrimps’ 2-0 defeat at Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday and remains sidelined.Defender Greg Leigh is also touch and go but could be included in the squad.Leigh has not trained since returning from international duty with Jamaica, where he p...Full Story »

Luke Bolton could make his Salford debut in Saturday’s League Two match against Port Vale.The 22-year-old wide player made the switch from Manchester City before the transfer deadline, having enjoyed previous loan stints at Wycombe, Luton and Dundee.But now he will be aiming to push on with Salford and could be ready for his club bow having not been prepped in time for the midweek win over...Full Story »

Top scorer Dapo Afolayan’s 12th goal of the season helped move Bolton up to 11th in Sky Bet League One thanks to a 2-0 win over Cambridge.Afolayan’s stunning 69th-minute strike secured a fourth successive clean sheet win for Ian Evatt’s rapidly improving side.Wanderers, buoyed by last Saturday’s 6-0 humiliation of Sunderland that cost Lee Johnson his job, were soon into t...Full Story »