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Afolayan, Charles, Morley and Jones all back? Bolton Wanderers predicted team vs AFC Wimbledon

Bolton Wanderers are aiming to return to winning ways tomorrow when they take on AFC Wimbledon.

Bolton's unbeaten run came to an end at seven games in midweek with a 3-1 loss on the road to Burton Albion.

Changes were made for that encounter as Ian Evatt opted to pick a tall and physical side in a bid to cope with the conditions and pitch at the Pirelli Stadium.

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Though it ultimately did not pan out successfully, Evatt believes the next couple of home games in the next week in the form of AFC Wimbledon tomorrow and Lincoln City next Tuesday evening will suit Wanderers better.

Evatt said: "We’ve got a team in mind we think can cause Wimbledon problems and hopefully we get back to doing what we’ve done in recent weeks and that’s perform really well and win games.

"I think these games, especially the home games, which are more suited to us and the way we want to play, we have specific teams in mind and then obviously MK Dons falls into that bracket as well. I don’t have any worries about us going to MK.

"My worries are when we go to Doncaster, Gillingham, Crewe, those are the games where we’re going to have to look at things more cautiously, but for now I think these games take care of themselves and I think on a big open lovely pitch in a big stadium which MK will also provide for us, I think it plays to our strengths.”

After the loss to Burton, James Trafford is expected to continue as goalkeeper, while Gethin Jones is anticipated to return to the back three alongside Ricardo Almeida Santos and George Johnston.

Marlon Fossey and Declan John could line up once again as wing-backs.

In central midfield, MJ Williams and Kyle Dempsey could continue in the engine room, while Aaron Morley could come back in to the trio.

And upfront, Dapo Afolayan and Dion Charles could return as the strike partnership in place of Amadou Bakayoko and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.

Bolton Wanderers predicted starting team vs AFC Wimbledon: Trafford; Jones, Santos, Johnston; Fossey, Dempsey, Williams, Morley, John; Charles, Afolayan.

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