WANDERERS (3-4-2-1)

LUKE SOUTHWOOD…7.

It took Stevenage a fair while to test him – but he came good with a couple of really decent saves in the second half.

EOIN TOAL…7.

Desperately unlucky after making a great start to the game and now looking like he could be out for a while.

RICARDO SANTOS…8.5.

Whatever he has done in the last few weeks, it is working. Great header to open the scoring but his defensive performance was also top class.

GEORGE JOHNSTON…8.

Hasn’t quite grabbed the headlines like Santos but another Wanderers defender who is approaching the top of his game at the moment.

JOSH DACRES-COGLEY…8.

And another of Bolton’s unsung heroes. Delicious ball to set-up Charles, and a few lung-bursting runs in the first half that should have been picked out.

JOSH SHEEHAN…7.5.

Didn’t have a lot of time to play his football but did it sensibly and his set pieces were excellent. Kept the ball as well as anyone on the pitch.

JAY MATETE…8.5.

Has had a couple of really encouraging performances now as Wanderers dipped back into the system with which they started the season. Always in the thick of the action.

SZABI SCHON…7.

Had a big say in Adeboyejo’s goal and worked hard up and down the left flank. Finding some real consistency at the moment.

JOHN MCATEE…8.

Took his goal superbly. Ran himself to a standstill and switched play as well as anyone. Maybe his best outing in a Bolton shirt?

AARON COLLINS…7.

Started very brightly and played a little wider than we are used to seeing him of late. Took the ball on and wasn’t worried about running at the Stevenage back line.

VICTOR ADEBOYEJO…7.

Had a tough job on holding play up at times – but fared a little better than he did against Peterborough and also got a goal for his efforts.

Subs: Forrester 8, 30 (for Toal) – Got immediately into the tune of the game and defended well.

Lolos 76 (for McAtee), Charles 76 (for Adeboyejo), Arfield 79 (for Collins), Williams 79 (for Schon).

Not used: Hutchinson, Sharples-Ahmed.

Stevenage (4-2-3-1): Ashby-Hammond; Smith, Wildin, Piergianni, Butler; Phillips, Thompson; List, Kemp, Roberts; Reid.

Subs: Freeman 67 (for Smith), Freestone 67 (for List), White 67 (for Phillips), Pressley 67 (for Roberts).

Not used: Cooper, Young.

Referee: Carl Brook 5/10 – Some strange calls, not least the yellow card given to Santos for a perfectly decent challenge on Jamie Reid. Stevenage fans had their issues throughout the game too. Not a memorable night of refereeing.

Attendance: 3,611 (590)

MAN OF THE MATCH – Ricardo Santos.

A couple of real contenders but Santos showed his dominance in both penalty boxes and barely put a foot wrong for the entire game. A welcome return to top form and a reminder of just how important he is to this team.

MOAN OF THE MATCH – When are Wanderers going to get some good luck with injuries? Eoin Toal has been superb since his return from concussion but is now facing a spell on the sidelines.

MAGIC MOMENT – Dion Charles on fast forward when he entered the pitch, determined to prove a point to his manager. Scored a goal and gave Stevenage’s defenders nightmares.

ATMOSPHERE – Wanderers’ 590 travelling fans sang virtually unchallenged for most of the game but kept the noise levels up all the way through.