Bolton Wanderers boss Ian Evatt on Wigan Athletic & setting record straight after 'embarrassed' loss

Bolton Wanderers return to action after the international break with a big derby clash against Wigan Athletic.

Wanderers make the short journey to the DW Stadium to take on the Latics this Saturday in League One.

The 12.30pm kick-off sees automatic promotion chasing Wigan take on a Bolton side sitting midtable and with slim play-off hopes.

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Wanderers are 11 points from the top six as things stand with seven games of their season remaining, while Leam Richardson's side are battling it out with Rotherham United for the League One title.

Wanderers will be seeking to keep their slim play-off hopes alive with three vital points this Saturday, and ahead of the game, Bolton boss Ian Evatt spoke to the press and here's a full transcript of what he had to say to broadcasters.

How are you feeling after the international break?

“Yeah obviously refreshed. We feel like it’s been a long time since we played, but we’re in a really good place. We’ve trained really well this week. The lads returned from international duty with no issues, which is a positive and I’m looking forward to the game on Saturday.”

The lads on international duty made a good impact for their countries and Amadou Bakayoko scored - does that give them a lot of confidence coming back?

“Hopefully yeah. They all played a part in their respective teams. James played against Germany, Dion was involved in both games and set up a goal. Baka scored, Jon started both games for Iceland and probably had a running session against Spain for the 70 minutes he played! It’s really positive that we’ve got some international footballers in our ranks now.”

You’ve got three big games