Bolton will be without Andy Tutte for their home game against Rotherham after scans revealed the midfielder has torn his hamstring.Tutte faces weeks on the sidelines after sustaining the injury this week during a reserve-team game.Forward Amadou Bakayoko (calf) and on-loan Hamburg winger Xavier Amaechi (metatarsal) are both edging closer to full fitness but still unavailable.Defender Harry Brock...Full Story »

FORMER footballer Fabrice Muamba says grammar school pupils racially abused his 12-year-old son by monkey-chanting at him during a rugby game. The ex-Bolton Wanderers star - who was forced to retire from the sport after suffering a cardiac arrest - claims the "culprits" were Manchester Grammar School students. Fabrice Muamba says his 12-year-old son was racially abused at a rugby game "Today ...Full Story »

There were contrasting views from both managers as Bolton came away from Portman Road with a stunning 5-2 League One victory over Ipswich.The visitors’ boss Ian Evatt said he was “delighted” with his team’s convincing victory, while Ipswich manager Paul Cook believed he suffered one his “toughest” days he has had in management.Evatt said: “I’m plea...Full Story »

High-flying Bolton pulled off a stunning 5-2 comeback victory over Ipswich in a pulsating League One encounter with five goals coming in a blistering opening half.Dapo Afolayan struck in the 10th and 47th minutes, Eoin Doyle from the penalty spot after 18 minutes, Josh Sheehan two minutes into the second half and George Johnston three minutes before the hour.The hosts opened the scoring through ...Full Story »

Manager Ian Evatt hailed Bolton’s display in the 0-0 League One draw with 10-man Burton as “the best performance since I have been manager of this club.”But Evatt was left frustrated his side finished with only one point instead of three after the referee denied Wanderers a first-half goal and stoppage-time penalty.Kieran Lee’s 30th-minute strike was disallowed for offsid...Full Story »

Kieran Lee had a first-half goal controversially disallowed for offside as Bolton and 10-man Burton played out a lively 0-0 draw in Sky Bet League One.Lee’s 30th-minute strike initially appeared to have been awarded by referee Josh Smith.But after protests from Brewers goalkeeper Ben Garratt and consultation with his assistant referee, the official deemed striker Eoin Doyle was in Garratt&...Full Story »

Bolton are without Josh Sheehan for the visit of Burton in Sky Bet League One on Monday.The midfielder is currently away with Wales, who face Belarus and Estonia in World Cup qualifiers in the coming days.Forward Amadou Bakayoko remains on the sidelines with a calf injury.Manager Ian Evatt is again likely to make changes having made eight for the midweek Papa John’s Trophy tie against Port...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt felt his side let their standards slip as they lost at Cambridge.Evatt’s side were previously unbeaten in League One but fell to a 1-0 defeat at the Abbey Stadium courtesy of Shilow Tracey’s early goal.Cambridge climbed above their opponents with a second successive win, and they have been beaten only once in their first five games since promotion to the third t...Full Story »

Harrison Dunk could feature for Cambridge against Bolton at the Abbey Stadium as he returns from a back injury.The 30-year-old was an unused substitute in last week’s 3-0 win over Burton and has been back running after not being able to train earlier in the week.Lloyd Jones will miss out and is being managed through a small injury but should be in contention to start after this weekend.Goa...Full Story »

Ian Evatt was left to reflect on the ‘harsh reality’ of Bolton’s penalty shoot-out defeat at Wigan in the second round of the Carabao Cup.The two north-west neighbours – whose grounds are less than seven miles away from each other – produced a thrilling cup tie in front of almost 12,000 fans at the DW.The only thing it lacked was a goal, with Wigan making the m...Full Story »

Nathan Delfouneso missed the crucial penalty as Wigan booked their place in round three of the Carabao Cup after a shoot-out triumph over local rivals Bolton.After an entertaining 90 minutes failed to muster a goal, it looked as though Jordan Jones’ miss in the shoot-out would prove decisive.But Jamie Jones got his namesake out of trouble by saving from Kieran Lee, before putting the ball ...Full Story »

Winger Gwion Edwards could return for Wigan’s Carabao Cup tie against Bolton on Tuesday night at the DW Stadium.Edwards recently returned to training and was named as an unused substitute in his side’s 2-0 win over Charlton at the weekend.James McClean could also be in line to start after coming off the bench to score in stoppage-time on his debut.Goalkeeper Jamie Jones looks likely ...Full Story »

Ian Evatt praised his players’ “guts, determination and team spirit” as unbeaten Bolton moved up to seventh in Sky Bet League One after a 2-1 win over Oxford.Dapo Afolayan and Eoin Doyle each scored their second goals in three games for newly promoted Wanderers to cancel out Matty Taylor’s 11th-minute opener for Karl Robinson’s side.Doyle headed in a 63rd-minute win...Full Story »

Declan John could be back in contention for Bolton’s clash against Oxford.The left-back was forced to come off against AFC Wimbledon after a collision and missed the midweek game against Lincoln.But Amadou Bakayoko looks set for a spell on the sidelines.The forward limped off against Lincoln with a calf injury.Injury-hit Oxford are set to be without several key players.Manager Karl Robinso...Full Story »

Ian Evatt was left beaming with pride after seeing Antoni Sarcevic score a 77th-minute winner as his Bolton side beat Lincoln 1-0 at the LNER Stadium.Sarcevic struck 13 minutes from time following a mix-up in the Imps defence between goalkeeper Josh Griffiths and left-back Tayo Edun, with Wanderers claiming their first Sky Bet League One victory of the season to send the 1,000 away fans home hap...Full Story »

Antoni Sarcevic secured Bolton’s first Sky Bet League One win of the season with a 77th-minute winner as they sunk Lincoln 1-0 at the LNER Stadium.On what looked to have been an evening of celebration for the Imps after new signing TJ Eyoma was paraded in front of the home crowd before kick-off, Sarcevic dampened their spirits by smashing home with 13 minutes left to inflict City’s f...Full Story »

Lincoln will check on Regan Poole, Teddy Bishop and Anthony Scully ahead of the visit of Bolton.Full-back Poole and midfielder Bishop suffered minor knocks during Saturday’s win over Fleetwood.Striker Scully had a sore groin after the match but is also expected to be fit.Daniel Nlundulu is set to return to training after a hamstring injury but fellow forward Chris Maguire is still out with...Full Story »

Dapo Mebude is in line to make his league debut for AFC Wimbledon against Bolton.The forward joined the Dons on loan from Watford last week but was not match fit to face Doncaster.Mebude instead made his first appearance in the Carabao Cup win over Charlton and should be in the squad at the weekend.Boss Mark Robinson made seven changes against the Addicks so the likes of  Ollie Palmer and L...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt was full of praise for goalkeeper Joel Dixon after he marked his debut with the vital save to help the Sky Bet League One new-boys to a 5-4 penalty shoot-out win over Championship Barnsley.Dixon, signed from Evatt’s former club Barrow in pre-season, saved Barnsley’s fifth spot-kick from Devante Cole before Josh Sheehan netted the decisive penalty.“Joel was...Full Story »

Josh Sheehan’s penalty shoot-out winner put Sky Bet League One new-boys Bolton into the second round of the Carabao Cup at the expense of Championship side Barnsley, with a helping hand from debutant goalkeeper Joel Dixon.Dixon saved Devante Cole’s spot-kick, leaving midfielder Sheehan to score past Jack Walton and secure a 5-4 shoot-out win following a goalless 90 minutes.It was Bol...Full Story »