Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt on Sheffield Wednesday loss, five changes & lessons learned

Bolton Wanderers lost their unbeaten start to the season as the Whites suffered a home defeat at the hands of Sheffield Wednesday.

The Whites went close to taking the lead in a tight opening half an hour which they edged. Liverpool loanee Conor Bradley put wide from a glorious one-on-one opportunity.

And not long after that, the Owls took the lead when the visitors capitalised following a big error which nearly resulted in an own goal for Bolton skipper Ricardo Santos. George Byers slotted home following that as Wanderers failed to react quickly enough.

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The Owls scored a quick second not long after as Liam Palmer put them two up heading into half-time. Jack Iredale forced David Stockdale into action in the second half in perhaps the closest Wanderers came to pulling one back as they slipped to a 2-0 loss.

After the game, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's his immediate reaction.

What was the most disappointing aspect of that?

“Probably our reaction to the first goal. I think we were on top of the game actually. I think we were in control and in the ascendancy, we just had a brilliant chance and as we know the first goal in these games is always vital.

“The mistake for the first goal, mistakes happen, especially when we’re asking the players to play this way. You are going to make errors but I think it’s the reaction to the mistake is the most important thing. We didn’t react and get back quickly enough and didn’t mark in the box.

“The second goal came off the back of that mistake because it rocked us. Concede one, never two, and then it’s an uphill battle.”

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