Aaron Morley and Dion Charles were on target for Bolton as they strengthened their grip on a League One play-off place with a 2-1 victory at the Valley.Morley whipped a superb 30-yard free-kick past Charlton goalkeeper Ashley Maynard-Brewer after four minutes.Maynard-Brewer got a vital touch to deflect Charles’ shot on to the crossbar soon after.Charlton found a response almost instantly a...Full Story »

Boss Ian Evatt described matchwinner Dion Charles’ sending-off as “baffling” after his striker was wrongly sent off in Bolton’s 1-0 Sky Bet League One victory over Forest Green.Charles struck his 13th goal of the campaign after six minutes but was then dismissed by referee Tom Nield following a bizarre 28th minute incident.Team mate Elias Kachunga clearly raised...Full Story »

Dion Charles scored the winner but was later mistakenly sent-off as promotion chasing Bolton beat bottom of the table Forest Green 1-0 in Sky Bet League One.Top scorer Charles fired Ian Evatt’s side into a sixth-minute lead with his 13th goal of the season as Wanderers sought to bounce straight back from the defeat at Derby.However,  the home side then had to play with 10 men after a ...Full Story »

Paul Warne hailed Derby’s 2-1 victory over Sky Bet League One play-off rivals Bolton as a good marker in their hopes of a top-six finish.Nathan Mendez-Laing and Conor Hourihane were on target for the Rams, with both registering their sixth goals of the campaign.Substitute Kieron Sadlier replied in stoppage time but it was too late for the visitors, who suffered a first defeat in nine outin...Full Story »

Ian Evatt praised “silent assassin” Kieran Lee after Bolton beat Portsmouth 3-0 to secure their second win over the south coast club in five days.Buoyed by a 1-0 quarter-final victory in the Papa Johns Trophy, Wanderers kept up their play-off in Sky Bet League One push boosted by Lee’s second-half goal and man of the match display.“He is a delight to watch and the players...Full Story »

Manager Ian Evatt believes a transfusion of goals is key to keeping Bolton’s play-off ambitions alive following the goalless draw at home to leaders Plymouth.There was nothing anaemic about Wanderers’ performance against a team beaten only once in the third tier since last August.But when the home side got a sniff of better things, they failed to produce the goods, leading to a third...Full Story »

Leaders Plymouth missed a chance to go seven points clear at the top of Sky Bet League One after sharing a 0-0 draw with play-off contenders Bolton.But Steven Schumacher’s side, who finished with 10 men after captain Joe Edwards’ late dismissal, are still five ahead of second-placed Sheffield Wednesday.The Devon side might have snatched victory late on only for Argyle old boy Will Ai...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt praised his side’s flying start to the game after they cruised to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Barnsley.Dion Charles opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 12th minute after Barnsley captain Mads Andersen saw red for bringing down the Bolton striker.Jon Dadi Bodvarsson made it 2-0 just before half-time and Kyle Dempsey wrapped up the win late on as Bolton moved ...Full Story »

Bolton made the most of Barnsley skipper Mads Andersen’s early dismissal to claim a comfortable 3-0 victory at Oakwell which sees them leap-frog above their play-off rivals.Andersen was given his marching orders in just the 12th minute after bringing down Dion Charles inside the box.Charles made no mistake from the spot to put Bolton ahead, and then further goals from Jon Dadi Bodvarsson a...Full Story »

Ian Evatt revealed “stern words” at half-time contributed to Bolton’s second-half performance that produced a 1-1 comeback draw at Lincoln.The Wanderers boss also made a stinging assessment of referee Geoff Eltringham and his officials after a game that saw City’s Joe Walsh sent off for two yellow cards.Ben House’s seventh goal of the season gave the home side a des...Full Story »

Eoin Toal’s first EFL goal earned Bolton a 1-1 Sky Bet League One comeback draw against 10-man Lincoln.The former Derry City defender flicked in Aaron Morley’s 58th-minute corner to cancel out Ben House’s 10th-minute opener.Wanderers then received extra incentive to claim victory as Joe Walsh’s second booking in four minutes for a foul on Dion Charles led to his 61st-minu...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt put a positive spin on his team’s 0-0 League One stalemate with play-off rivals Derby in front of a crowd of 25,428 at the University of Bolton Stadium.Wanderers stay fifth and one point clear of the Rams, whose ninth league game unbeaten – 13 in all competitions – lifted Paul Warne’s team up to sixth.“I will view that as a point gained,”...Full Story »

Bolton’s biggest crowd for a decade saw Wanderers and League One play-off rivals Derby draw 0-0 at the University of Bolton Stadium.The Trotters, managed by former County player Ian Evatt, stay fifth after an even contest that only occasionally had a bumper attendance of 25,428 at fever pitch.The point extended Derby’s unbeaten league run to nine games and lifted the Rams up to sixth...Full Story »

Dion Charles took his season’s goal tally into double figures in Bolton’s 2-0 win over Exeter much to boss Ian Evatt’s obvious delight.Charles, who also twice hit the woodwork, scored his 10th of the campaign during a dominant first half when Liverpool loanee Conor Bradley also netted for the Trotters.“I am not claiming to be someone who sees into the future,” said ...Full Story »

Dion Charles took his season’s goal tally into double figures as Bolton’s first-half display laid the foundations for a 2-0 win over Exeter in League One.Charles netted his 10th of the campaign – and fourth goal in three games – after Conor Bradley shot Wanderers into an eighth-minute lead.Liverpool loanee Bradley should have added to his six-goal total since joining Ian ...Full Story »

Psychic Steve Cotterill predicted goals for strike pair Rob Street and Christian Saydee and both delivered in this frantic 3-2 comeback victory over Bolton.Defender Chey Dunkley headed a stoppage-time winner as the visitors folded after Dion Charles’ double put them in command entering the final stretch.Saydee’s third goal of his loan spell from Bournemouth levelled the contest 12 mi...Full Story »

Defender Chey Dunkley headed an injury-time winner as battling Shrewsbury came from behind to beat Sky bet League One play-off hopefuls Bolton 3-2.Steve Cotterill’s side trailed 2-1 to a Dion Charles double before on loan Bournemouth striker, Christian Saydee levelled 12 minutes from the end of this see-saw contest.Only several James Trafford saves kept Wanderers level until Dunkley climbe...Full Story »

Shrewsbury boss Steve Cotterill is unlikely to make too many changes for Saturday’s League One clash against Bolton.Julien Dacosta is making progress in his recovery from the surgery which has kept him out since August but is still some way off a return.Aiden O’Brien is still struggling with a groin problem which has meant he has not started a league game since joining in the summer....Full Story »

Bolton manager Ian Evatt admits the club have been rocked by captain Ricardo Santos’ hospitalisation with breathing difficulties.The 27-year-old defender was absent as Wanderers snatched an added-time 1-1 draw at home to Bristol Rovers due to complications arising from a virus.“Rico was hospitalised yesterday with a really bad viral infection and some pneumonia as well. He has had a ...Full Story »

Substitute Dion Charles earned Bolton a 1-1 draw with Bristol Rovers at the death but his boss Ian Evatt reckoned his team should have been worthy winners.Charles netted in the fourth minute of injury time after Gas had led from Josh Coburn’s second-minute strike.No team has scored more goals in the last 15 minutes of matches in the four divisions since the start of last season than comeba...Full Story »