Declan John's absence for Bolton Wanderers in draw vs Wigan Athletic explained by Ian Evatt

Declan John missed Bolton Wanderers' draw against Wigan Athletic due to a back injury picked up in training and Ian Evatt admits he is unsure of the severity at the moment.

Wanderers came from behind to collect a share of the spoils this afternoon against the Latics in the lunchtime kick-off at the DW Stadium.

James McClean put the Latics in front early in the first half as his cross found its way all the way through to give the hosts an early lead.

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Leam Richardson's side dominated much of the first half but a big moment came before half-time when referee Samuel Barrott refrained from showing McClean a second yellow card following a foul on Dapo Afolayan, for whom he had fouled for his opening booking earlier in the game.

Wanderers were the better team after the break and got a deserved equaliser when Bodvarsson rose to nod home Will Aimson's cross and give Wanderers a share of the spoils.

But John was not part of the matchday squad, which saw Kieran Sadlier play as left wing-back and Gethin Jones on the right as he returned from compassionate leave.

Evatt was pleased to see his vice-captain back in action but admitted he was unsure how long he could be without the fomer Swansea City defender for.

He said: "I don’t know. With back injuries, you never know how quickly they settle. It’s in the hands of Declan and the physios to see how quickly we can get it to calm down and enable him to play again.

“It is great to have him (Jones) back available and we’ve been a little bit light all of a sudden at the wing-back area again with Izzy’s injury and Marlon’s injury. Declan hurt his back yesterday in training so we’ve