Bolton are without defender Declan John for the visit of Barnsley in the first round of the Carabao Cup.The 26-year-old suffered a knock in the closing stages of Saturday’s 3-3 draw with MK Dons in Sky Bet League One.Summer signing Will Aimson is not yet ready to feature due to a groin injury.Manager Ian Evatt has indicated that Kieran Lee and Ricardo Santos are likely to come into his sta...Full Story »

Ian Evatt was indebted to veteran defender Alex Baptiste for Bolton’s late point but believed his team did enough to mark their return to Sky Bet League One with an opening-day victory.Baptiste’s equaliser in the fifth minute of second-half stoppage-time ended a roller-coaster contest that saw managerless MK Dons go 1-0 up, trail 2-1 and lead 3-2 before conceding in Wanderers’ ...Full Story »

Defender Alex Baptiste snatched a dramatic stoppage-time equaliser to earn Sky Bet League One new boys Bolton a thrilling 3-3 draw with managerless MK Dons.Substitute Hiram Boateng appeared to seal a comeback win for the Dons who led 1-0, trailed 2-1 and then levelled with 23 minutes remaining.Instead, in the final extra minute, veteran Baptiste converted from close range to earn the home side d...Full Story »

Promoted Bolton will be without new signing Xavier Amaechi and Liam Edwards for their season opener at home to MK Dons.Winger Amaechi, on loan from Hamburg, has had surgery on a fractured metatarsal while a timeframe has not been put on a return for defender Edwards, who did not play at all last season because of a serious knee injury.Centre-back Ricardo Santos is fit again after a foot problem ...Full Story »

Ian Evatt was quick to admit that this was his best day in football after Bolton Wanderers clinched automatic promotion back to League One with a crushing 4-1 win at Crawley.Wanderers went into the game knowing that victory would guarantee them an immediate return, and they made no doubt about it with a dominant display.Two goals in the first 26 minutes from Antoni Sarcevic and Dapo Afolayan put...Full Story »

Bolton clinched automatic promotion back to League One at the first attempt in convincing style with a 4-1 win at 10-man Crawley.Wanderers went into the game at the Broadfield Stadium knowing victory would guarantee them promotion, and Ian Evatt’s men produced a polished performance having slipped to defeat against Exeter the previous weekend.Evatt stressed there would be no “party f...Full Story »

Crawley will again be without Tom Nichols when they conclude their campaign by hosting Bolton on Saturday.The forward remains suspended following his red card against Newport on April 20.Having been a doubt, Sam Matthews missed the 3-3 draw at Stevenage last weekend, along with long-term absentees Tom Dallison (ankle) and Reece Grego-Cox (knee).John Yems’ men are 12th in the Sky Bet League...Full Story »

Bolton could face a Football League probe after disturbing scenes at the end of the club’s 2-1 home defeat to Exeter, a result which left Wanderers’ bid for automatic promotion on hold.Officials and stewards were unable to prevent several groups of fans getting into the ground within minutes of Pierce Sweeney’s stoppage-time winner for Exeter.Dozens of police outside the Univer...Full Story »

Pierce Sweeney headed a stoppage-time winner to earn play-off hopefuls Exeter a 2-1 victory and leave Bolton with work still to do to clinch automatic promotion in the final game of the season.The City defender climbed highest to glance home Jack Sparkes’ free-kick to keep alive the Devon side’s hopes of making the top seven.Third-placed Wanderers needed a victory to book a quick ret...Full Story »

Bolton manager Ian Evatt has a near full-strength squad to choose from as his side look to secure promotion to Sky Bet League One against Exeter.Captain Antoni Sarcevic made his first appearance since mid-March as a second-half substitute in the win at Morecambe which left Wanderers needing three points from their last two games.Declan John has also been passed fit after missing that game, while...Full Story »