Jon Dadi Bodvarsson reckons Bolton Wanderers fans are the best he has come across in his footballing career.

The Icelander had the University of Bolton Stadium on its feet after scoring a memorable 98th minute winner against Burton Albion, supporters joining in with his trademark ‘Thunderclap’ celebration.

It was Bodvarsson’s second league goal of the season and, still somewhat lost for words after the final whistle, the former Wolves, Reading and Millwall striker thanked supporters for staying behind him in what has been a lean spell.

“It is just the best fanbase I have had in my career,” he said. “They have welcomed me since day one as I have said a million times before. It helps me so much.

“What can you say? I don’t know what to say, really, just to get the goal in the last second of the game, nothing beats that as a football player. It is just a fantastic feeling and I still have a bit of adrenaline.

“It was such a massive win for us. We were in a tiny bit of a rut, if you can say so, the away games against Cheltenham and Forest Green and then the game against Barnsley was kind of average. It is nice to get two wins in a row now, it is a boost for the squad.”

Bodvarsson talked through the moments leading to his injury time goal, where keeper Ben Garratt parried a header from Conor Bradley into his path, for what proved a match-winning moment.

“I was anticipating the ball coming to me, so when it did I just had to compose myself, breathe and hit the target,” he said. “Fortunately it went in, and I can’t remember the rest.”

Ian Evatt had changed up the focus of his attack after seeing his side struggle to break Burton down, then fall a goal behind with 17 minutes to go.

Bodvarsson and Amadou Bakayoko were sent on to retrieve a result, something they did in spectacular style.

“We were a bit better later on and have some different variety coming from the bench, players who can be a bit more direct because we weren’t really finding the passes,” he explained. “It was kind of a Plan B and I think Baka was brilliant when he came on, gave us good energy. It was so important to get the win.

“The manager basically called us both over before we went on and said ‘get us a goal, get us higher up the pitch’ and to add some energy.”

Wanderers are now fifth, five points above Exeter City, who are placed just outside the play-off positions, and also have a game in hand.

While Evatt has kept his targets low key this season, the rhetoric from his players has often been that promotion – automatic or otherwise – is the aim.

And while that puts pressure on the squad against some of the division’s smaller outfits, Burton included, Bodvarsson believes it can also get more out of the players.

“It is a massive club, isn’t it? We have high standards and goals in our mind, try to be in the top six, try to get promoted. We have that on our shoulders,” he said.

“It is an added pressure on a positive scale and should bring a bit more out of yourself than before. I think the main key is being consistent. When we lost two in a row it was just important to get back as quickly as possible.”