Bolton top scorer Dapo Afolayan's goal admission & why any position frustration is no issue

Dapo Afolayan is pleased that the goals have been shared around the Bolton Wanderers squad much more since the January transfer window as he insists the team winning is his main focus rather than striking targets or playing in certain positions.

The attacker in on course to be the club's top scorer in front of goal this season with 14 strikes in all competitions, though Amadou Bakayoko is close behind with 13 after scoring the winner from the penalty spot over the weekend against Cheltenham Town.

Earlier on in the campaign, Afolayan had been the principal source of goals for Wanderers and there was a stage of the season where the Bolton squad was not contributing as much as it perhaps could have done in this aspect.

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But things have changed since the January transfer window with Dion Charles and Jon Dadi Bodvarsson arriving to chip in to the club's goalscoring credentials, as well as a fully fit Bakayoko hitting his stride in the final third.

With the likes of even defensive midfielder MJ Williams scoring, Afolayan believes it is a positive sign for the team that Wanderers have goals from multiple areas of the pitch now.

Afolayan recently ended a goalscoring draught which lasted some two months with the first goal in the victory against Accrington Stanley, but he insists winning is what matters most.

He said: “I think there was a spell where, as a team, we were not scoring enough goals.

“But since January the goals have been shared out a lot more – Jon and Dion have got six each, I think, Baka has been up there as well, I have scored four or five since then. Even MJ has popped up with one, so that is always a