Charlton boss Nigel Adkins hopes to have forward Corey Blackett-Taylor available for Tuesday’s clash with Bolton.Blackett-Taylor has been restricted by injuries but made his first league start for the club against Gillingham last week before a late substitute appearance in the weekend’s draw with Portsmouth.Harry Arter played the first half against Pompey as he continues to build up ...Full Story »

Lee Johnson was relieved to see Sunderland emerge from a “really tough game” against Bolton with three points at the Stadium of Light.The Black Cats secured a fifth straight home win in Sky Bet League One courtesy of Carl Winchester’s third goal of the season in the 17th minute.Winchester, operating at right-back this season, coasted into the penalty area unmarked to finish lef...Full Story »

Carl Winchester pounced in the first half to earn Sunderland a 1-0 win over Bolton at the Stadium of Light.The converted full-back’s third goal of the season arrived in the 17th minute and was enough to separate the two teams.Sunderland’s fifth straight home win kept Lee Johnson’s side level on points with Wigan at the top of Sky Bet League One.The hosts could have been ahead i...Full Story »

Sunderland will have defender Tom Flanagan available again following suspension for the Sky Bet League One match against Bolton.Northern Ireland international Flanagan served out a one-game ban in last weekend’s 2-2 draw at Fleetwood after picking up a fifth booking in the previous league fixture against Accrington.Black Cats boss Lee Johnson made eight changes for the midweek Carabao Cup ...Full Story »

Rotherham manager Paul Warne says the spirit in his squad is soaring after the Millers moved into the top six with a 2-0 win at Bolton.Ben Wiles scored in the 18th and 21st minutes as Rotherham ended a 21-year wait for victory on Bolton soil.Victory, secured in front of a bumper crowd as more than 20,000 fans attended Wanderers’ family day, underlined Rotherham’s desire to return to ...Full Story »

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 »