Bolton Wanderers are aiming to return to winning ways at home when they host Portsmouth.
16.03.2022 - 18:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Bolton Wanderers' upcoming home clash against Portsmouth has been postponed owing to international call-ups for both sides and rescheduled.
The League One clash between Wanderers and Pompey was due to take place on Saturday, March 26, at 3pm during the international break.
Typically during these periods, the Premier League and Championship take a break while League One and League Two carry on.
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Games in the third and fourth tiers do get postponed, however, due to players being called up by their countries, with at least three call-ups for one side leading to it being eligible for applying for a game to be played at another time.
Dion Charles has already been called up for Northern Ireland ahead of their clashes against Luxembourg and Hungary.
Jon Dadi Bodvarsson could also be called up for Iceland, as could Manchester City loanee James Trafford for England under-20s.
There are call-ups for Pompey too, with goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu and Ronan Curtis to represent the Republic of Ireland for matches against Belgium and Lithuania.
Ollie Webber will be away on Northern Ireland’s under-21, while Joe Morrell will be away with Wales and Pompey boss Danny Cowley had expressed doubts the game would go ahead on its original date.
And the game next weekend has now been called off, with a fresh date of Tuesday, April 5, being selected for the League One encounter, with an 8pm kick-off.
A Wanderers statement read: "Wanderers’ scheduled home League One game against Portsmouth on Saturday, 26 March has been postponed due to international call-ups on both sides.
"The match at the University of Bolton Stadium has been re-arranged for
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