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Jon Dadi Bodvarsson & Declan John's Bolton Wanderers chances of facing Doncaster Rovers rated

The duo were withdrawn from the action in the second half of the draw against Sheffield Wednesday

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson came off for Bolton Wanderers against Sheffield Wednesday.(Image: Mike Morese/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Ian Evatt says Bolton Wanderers will have to see if Jon Dadi Bodvarsson and Declan John will be fit to take on Doncaster Rovers later this week.

The duo were both taken off in the draw against Sheffield Wednesday over the weekend at the University of Bolton Stadium.


John was withdrawn from the action due to a tight hamstring, while Bodvarsson was removed after playing with a bad back.


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Evatt admits that Wanderers will have to see if the duo will be ready to take on Donny at the Keepmoat Stadium this Friday.

Bodvarsson has played a lot of football for club and country since his January transfer window move from Millwall and it has perhaps caught up with him, Evatt said.

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Amadou Bakayoko is also currently fasting for Ramadan which is another consideration Evatt must make with team selection and the amount of minutes he plays, while Evatt is pleased that Dion Charles can now focus solely on his football after he was punished over historic Twitter posts and feels there is much to be positive about as Wanderers eye going to the next level.

Evatt said: “We’ll have to see. Jon’s played a lot of football in a short space of time really from January onwards.

"He’s missed a lot of football at Millwall obviously earlier in the season and then not only that, he’s had the international travelling and international games on top of what he’s done for us. I thought he looked a bit jaded today.


“Baka as well has done a lot of travelling with Sierra Leone and played games and we’re managing his energy levels at the moment. He’s fasting with Ramadan so we’ve all these things to think about.

"We’ve got a good group of forwards, there’s no doubt about it. It’s great for Dion that he can concentrate on his football now and we’ve dealt with that other situation.

"Things are positive and there’s lots of things to be pleased about. We’re competitive now against these big teams but it’s how we now get to the next level and get ahead of those teams and I do think there’s work to be done.”

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