Five points from the last four games has helped Jimmy Phillips side to restore some pride to their season but it has come a little bit too late for them to pull away from bottom spot.

Everton themselves have had a disappointing season and currently sit third from bottom but a point against Sunderland last time out helped them to stop a run of three straight defeats.

Back in October a goal from ex-Swindon Town striker Lukas Jutkiewicz gave the Toffees the points in the reverse fixture at the County Ground in Leyland and one goal could make all the difference again tonight.

Bolton are without Johann Smith who has recently completed a loan move to Stockport County and Mark Ellis is with Torquay United for the rest of the campaign.

Visitors Everton include Portuguese international Nuno Valente and the on-loan Anthony Gardner in their starting eleven but England U17 prodigy Jack Rodwell is away on international duty.

BOLTON WANDERERS RESERVES: Robert Lainton, James Sinclair, Michael Burns, Robert Sissons, Jaroslaw Fojut, Matthew Carlisle, Leslie Thompson, Mikel Alonso, Daniel Braaten, Kevin Wolze, Nathan Woolfe

SUBS FROM: Zoltan Harsanyi, Tom Brocklehurst, Danny Ward, Aaron Mooy, David Gbemie

EVERTON RESERVES: Jamie Jones, Shaun Densmore, Nuno Valente, John Irving, Anthony Gardner, Steven Morrison, Stephen Connor, Ryan Harpur, Kieran Agard, Lewis Codling, Lee Molyneux.

SUBS FROM: Eunan O'Kane, Lars Stubhaug, Cory Sinnott, Hope Akpan, McCarten

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