Plymouth boss Steven Schumacher has hailed the “amazing” success Ian Evatt and Wanderers have had in recent years.

Schumacher’s side stand between the Whites and the Papa Johns Trophy ahead of this weekend’s final at Wembley.

The Plymouth boss has been impressed with the job Evatt has done and admits they are a “tough team to stop”.

"The success that Ian has had with Bolton over the last few seasons has been amazing,” he told the Official EFL Podcast.

“They’re a team who are so strong in loads of different areas. They’ve been like that now for a few years.

“When they get the momentum behind them, they’re a tough team to stop. The run they went on, getting out of League Two was incredible.

"The first season in League One, they played some amazing football and got going again towards the second half of the season, and they’ve started this season really well and been in contention in the top six pretty much all season.

“I’ve got nothing but respect. He’s someone who I can definitely look at."

More than 70,000 tickets have already been sold between both sets of supporters, and Schumacher is relishing the occasion.

The Plymouth boss is hopeful it will be another entertaining game between the sides and is determined to give their fans something to celebrate.

He added: "It just blows your mind. Argyle last went to Wembley in 2016 in the Play-Off Final. We sold 33,000 for that and by all accounts, it’s wasn’t a good experience.

“The team didn’t play very well on the day and were beaten by Wimbledon, so everybody remembers that for the wrong reasons.

"I want to make sure that it’s a good game of football. We’re two teams whose styles gel quite well and they’re always exciting games when we play against them.

“The game at their place was 0-0 but probably shouldn’t have been. Hopefully we can put on a good performance for our fans who are just amazing for the distances that they travel."

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