Wanderers will welcome Barrow to the University of Bolton Stadium in the last 32 of the Papa Johns Trophy.

Ian Evatt’s men were guaranteed a home tie after finishing top of Group B following wins against Crewe Alexandra and Leeds United Under-21s.

The Whites also drew against Tranmere Rovers in the group stage but missed out on a bonus point after losing on penalties.

Evatt will now come up against his former club, who he guided to promotion from the National League in 2020.

He left Holker Street the following summer to take up the vacant managerial position at Bolton following Keith Hill's departure.

The competition remains regionalised at this stage, with separate sections for northern and southern teams.

Fixtures are scheduled to be played on the week commencing Monday, November 21.

Wanderers reached the last 16 in last season’s competition, missing out on a place in the quarter-final following a late 1-0 defeat at Hartlepool United.

Speaking earlier this season, Evatt told The Bolton News: “Anytime you get a chance to play a cup final at Wembley you should try and take it with both hands because those are the moments in your football career that you remember.

“Your families want to come and see their kids play at Wembley Stadium and hopefully we’ve got a chance of doing that.

“You look at the other cup competitions - who wins the Carabao Cup every season and who wins the FA Cup every season - it’s always one of the big four predominantly, and in this competition we’re one of the better teams in League One so we have to try and target it.”

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