Ruthless Stockport handed out a 5-0 thrashing to Bolton as they easily saw off their Greater Manchester rivals at Edgeley Park.Will Collar put County ahead on the half-hour mark before the hosts struck another four times with Kyle Wootton, Fraser Horsfall, Louie Barry and Odin Bailey all adding to the rout.After Horsfall and Barry had both come close for County in the opening stages, Collar grab...Full Story »

Walsall boss Mat Sadler says Jamie Jellis has the “Midas touch” after he scored late on to secure a 2-1 FA Cup first-round win over Bolton.After falling behind to Josh Sheehan’s 55th-minute free-kick, the Saddlers hit back quickly with former Trotters defender Liam Gordon powering home an equaliser just before the hour mark.Walsall swarmed over their League One opponents in the...Full Story »

Jamie Jellis handed League Two side Walsall a deserved FA Cup scalp as they humbled four-time winners Bolton 2-1 at the Poundland Bescot Stadium.After falling behind to Josh Sheehan’s 55th-minute free-kick, the Saddlers hit back quickly with former Trotters defender Liam Gordon powering home an equaliser just before the hour mark, following a deep free-kick from keeper Tommy Simkin.The Sad...Full Story »

Alex Revell admitted Stevenage could not afford to make the mistakes they did against a side with Bolton’s quality in a 4-1 defeat.The Trotters raced into a 2-0 lead after 16 minutes thanks to goals from Ricardo Santos and John McAtee.They added a third through Victor Adeboyejo and although Dan Kemp pulled one back for the hosts with 20 minutes to go, Dion Charles wrapped it up with a four...Full Story »

Bolton  continued their superb form by beating Stevenage 4-1 away in Sky Bet League One.Wanderers, who have now won six and drawn one of their last eight games, were set on their way by two goals in three first-half minutes from Ricardo Santos and John McAtee.Victor Adeboyejo and Dion Charles rounded off the win in the second half, either side of Dan Kemp’s consolation.Ricardo headed ...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson was on the wrong end of a stoppage-time goal as substitute Klaidi Lolos fired Bolton to a dramatic 1-0 victory.Ferguson claimed Lolos’s first goal for Wanderers should have been disallowed for handball after Nicholas Bilokapic had saved Dion Charles’ late penalty and follow-up header.Fourth official Dale Baines had indicated a minimum of six minutes ...Full Story »

Substitute Klaidi Lolos scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner to give Bolton a 1-0 Sky Bet League One victory over shattered Peterborough.Lolos bundled the ball over the line in the ninth minute of added time after Dion Charles’ penalty and follow-up header were saved by Nicholas Bilokapic.But Posh, watched by manager Darren Ferguson’s father Sir Alex Ferguson, were furious about th...Full Story »

Birmingham’s storming start continued as the Sky Bet League One leaders beat Bolton 2-0 at St Andrew’s@Knighthead Park.Tomoki Iwata’s third-minute volley put them on their way to their ninth win in 11 games this season before Jay Stansfield’s 83rd-minute penalty sealed it.Iwata netted with a cushioned side-footed effort after former City player Josh Dacres-Cogley headed a...Full Story »

Bolton assistant bosses Stephen Crainey and Peter Atherton were wired for sound during the 2-1 win over Burton as manager Ian Evatt started his three-game touchline ban.And Crainey was pleased with how their hotline to on high worked out, especially as Aaron Collins and Randell Williams scored twice in three second-half minutes to earn Wanderers a fourth league win in five.Danilo Orsi quickly pu...Full Story »

Boss Ian Evatt watched from on high as Aaron Collins and Randell Williams scored their first Sky Bet League One goals of the season to earn Bolton a nervy 2-1 win over Burton.Evatt, banned for three matches following his post-match dismissal in Wanderers’ previous home league game against Shrewsbury, took his place on the television gantry at the Toughsheet Community Stadium.For the first ...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt faces a potential touchline ban for a post-match red card as tempers flared following his side’s comeback draw against Shrewsbury.Evatt was sent off by referee Declan Bourne after the final whistle following a face-to-face bust-up with Town defender Morgan Feeney.Assistant Peter Atherton said the Trotters chief was annoyed the Nottinghamshire official failed to add on...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt was sent-off after the final whistle as Kyle Dempsey’s goal and assist saw Bolton recover from 2-0 down to earn a 2-2 draw with struggling Shrewsbury.Evatt received his red card from referee Declan Bourne in the centre circle after a fractious end to an entertaining draw.Town, who despite a point still equalled their worst ever start to a Football League season after ...Full Story »

Bolton boss Ian Evatt felt his side were back to their best during Tuesday’s 4-2 victory over Northampton.Bolton dominated from the moment John McAtee fired them into a sixth-minute lead, with George Thomason making it two midway through the first half.Eoin Toal added a third after the break and Dion Charles scored a fourth before stoppage-time headers from Tom Eaves and Jon Guthrie gave N...Full Story »

Bolton cruised to their third win in a row by beating Northampton 4-2 at Sixfields.The visitors led after just six minutes when a slick move saw them go from back to front in double quick time, ending with John McAtee finishing first-time from Szabolcs Schon’s low cross.Kyle Dempsey whizzed an effort narrowly wide while Nathan Baxter was down smartly to save from Mitch Pinnock at the other...Full Story »

Bolton manager Ian Evatt believes his side are getting back on track after the “backlash” that followed their play-off final defeat.Wanderers made it back-to-back victories with a 2-0 triumph over managerless Crawley.Kyle Dempsey’s early goal and a late strike from substitute John McAtee sealed the win as Bolton built on their 5-2 home win over Reading.Bolton have failed to win...Full Story »

Goals in each half by Kyle Dempsey and substitute John McAtee gave Bolton back-to-back league victories with a 2-0 success at managerless Crawley.The Red Devils, whose manager Scott Lindsey left to take over at MK Dons in midweek, enjoyed good spells of possession but lacked a cutting edge as their winless league run extended to five games.Interim Crawley boss Ben Gladwin went into the game insi...Full Story »

Ethan Nwaneri scored twice on a historic night for Arsenal after 16-year-old goalkeeper Jack Porter became the club’s youngest ever player to start a match in their 5-1 win against Bolton.Porter, a replacement for the injured David Raya, stole the spotlight ahead of the third-round Carabao Cup fixture at the Emirates Stadium.But it was the highly-rated Nwaneri whose name was up in lights w...Full Story »

Ian Evatt said Bolton were “back to being us” after returning to winning ways against Reading thanks to Dion Charles’ first-half hat-trick.Wanderers scored four of their five goals in the opening period to repair some of the damage caused by three successive league defeats.Evatt admits there are more improvements to be made but was delighted by his team’s response to the ...Full Story »

Dion Charles netted a 28-minute first-half hat-trick as Bolton eased the pressure on manager Ian Evatt with a 5-2 Skybet League One win over Reading.Wanderers had not scored in their four previous league outings until Josh Sheehan broke the drought with a curling 12th-minute free kick.Reading’s week of woe, including confirmation of Rob Couhig’s failed takeover bid, went from bad to ...Full Story »

Ian Evatt described Bolton’s performance in Saturday’s 4-0 home League One defeat to Huddersfield as the worst he had seen since arriving at the club in 2020.Town fans goaded Evatt with chants of ‘you’re getting sacked in the morning’ after Josh Koroma scored a brace, with further goals from Ben Wiles and Antony Evans for the visitors.And in a dramatic post-match pr...Full Story »