Santos vs Clarke-Harris, Afolayan, physicality - Four ups & one down for Bolton in Peterborough win

Bolton Wanderers will be in the play-off spots for the international break after a 1-0 win at home against Peterborough United.

Wanderers hosted Posh and went close to taking the lead in the first half when Gethin Jones headed against the post. Conor Bradley had earlier seen a good chance go wide.

After the break, Dion Charles curled over from outside the box, while Jack Iredale also saw an effort saved. But Wanderers went ahead thanks to Dapo Afolayan as his deflected effort bounced over the line to deliver the hosts a valuable three points.

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Here, we analyse the game from a Wanderers perspective and pick out the ups and downs from the clash at the University of Bolton Stadium.

Ups

Afolayan off the mark in League One

Afolayan has not started a game in League One since the loss to Sheffield Wednesday on August 20. Heading into the encounter against Posh he was yet to score in League One.

Though off the mark for the season, he had not yet scored in League One. This from the club's top scorer last season with 14 strikes.

But Afolayan took his chance off the bench to fire at goal and, albeit a deflection, get his League One tally up and running for the campaign. He follows Charles doing the same in midweek and is encouraging to see Bolton's forward line starting to fire in the goals.

Santos comes out on top vs Clarke-Harris

Wanderers skipper Ricardo Santos not only came up against his old side in the form of Posh. He also was in direct competition with a man who will be up there with the contenders for the League One golden boot.

Jonson Clarke-Harris already has five this season and is unlikely to remain on that figure