Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt feels there is more pressure on Aston Villa than his side in the Carabao Cup this evening as he hopes the Whites can produce an upset and knock out top flight opponents.
03.08.2022 - 19:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers host their first home game of the new League One season this weekend when they take on Wycombe.
Wanderers have the first League One clash at the University of Bolton Stadium this weekend against the Chairboys. Bolton began their season last weekend on the road with a draw versus Ipswich Town.
It will be the first time many Bolton fans will have been back for a game at the UniBol since the win over Fleetwood Town on the final day of last season back in April. Work has since taken place to spruce up the home of the Whites, as well as a new Fan Zone being installed outside for supporters to gather before and after a game.
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Before the encounter, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt spoke to the press looking ahead to the fixture. Here's a full transcript of what he told broadcasters prior to the clash.
Any injuries or unavailability?
“No, all good. Obviously, Josh and Lloyd are another week closer to playing. If there was a B Team fixture next week, they would have taken part in that. But there is a game the following week so that is probably where they will be blooded back into action.”
Is it going to be difficult to name your starting XI?
“Yeah. Every game offers something completely different and we are fortunate enough at the moment to have different players with different attributes to deal with different teams. That will be the case moving forwards. Wycombe provide a completely different challenge to what Ipswich did so that team will most likely be different.”
Is that moving forwards something on a week to week basis something that how you’re generally going to select the starting XI?
“I think it has to be. We do
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