Ian Evatt on Burton Albion's pitch condition ahead of Bolton Wanderers trip and team selection

Ian Evatt will check the condition of Burton Albion's Pirelli Stadium pitch and the weather forecast before committing to picking his Bolton Wanderers starting team.

In a match that ought to have taken place over the festive period but was shelved due to positive coronavirus tests in both camps, Wanderers will travel to the Pirelli Stadium for a 7.45pm kick-off.

Bolton are seven games unbeaten in the third tier of English football and were in action on Saturday when they secured an impressive 3-2 victory over Oxford United, coming from behind twice in the process.

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Wanderers are 10th in the table as things stand and could narrow an eight point gap to the top six with victory tomorrow evening.

Images have circulated on social media on the state of the pitch at the Pirelli Stadium which perhaps is not at its optimum level at present.

The Brewers played Cambridge United on Saturday before Leicester City Women took on West Ham United Women the following day in the Women's Super League.

The UK is poised to be hit this week by two storms named Dudley and Eunice, with rain poised to fall in Burton this morning and in the evening.

Wanderers have played in inclement weather on several occasions already this season, including on the road against Plymouth Argyle, Morecambe and Fleetwood Town and Evatt believes lessons have been learned from those encounters on how to approach them.

While he will wait before making a final decision on his team selection, Evatt feels Wanderers muyst strike a balance with their playing style and perhaps be more direct than normal in order to pick up a result.

The Bolton boss said: “I