'Most difficult to select' - Bolton Wanderers predicted line-up for Ipswich Town clash

Ian Evatt admits the Bolton Wanderers team he needs to pick for the League One opener against Ipswich Town will be the most difficult he will have selected during his time as a manager.

Wanderers begin the new League One campaign tomorrow afternoon against the Tractor Boys. The Whites will make the long journey to Suffolk and Portman Road.

Evatt has a nearly fully fit squad to choose from, with only summer signing Eoin Toal, midfielder Josh Sheehan and winger Lloyd Isgrove missing. Toal is poised to be back available soon through while Sheehan and Isgrove are set to step up their recoveries from injuries with B team appearances soon.

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Evatt has been a manager since 2018 and he believes the choices he needs to make for tomorrow's encounter is the toughest he has had to make in that time. He believes there will be some unlucky individuals to not be even in the matchday squad, but that all will be given their chance this campaign.

He told the Manchester Evening News : "Since I have been a manager it is the most difficult team and squad I have had to select, there is no denying that. I think there are some really unlucky players come Saturday, not all of them because some have outperformed others in pre-season, but there are some who will be massively unlucky not to start the game on Saturday.

"But that is football and they are going to play at some stage. When they do play, they need to make sure they stay in, simple as that."

The Wanderers team which takes to the pitch against the Tractor Boys may not differ vastly from the side which began the final pre-season friendly last weekend against Huddersfield Town. James