'Serious firepower' - Bolton Wanderers aware of Peterborough United threats & how Posh 'hurt' teams

Ian Evatt knows Bolton Wanderers will have to be concentrated throughout their clash against Peterborough United to contain the 'serious firepower' Posh possess.

The Whites host Peterborough this weekend at the University of Bolton Stadium. Wanderers are aiming to continue their good start to the League One season which has them fifth in the table as things stand.

They will face a Peterborough side with plenty of firepower in their ranks. The strike partnership of Jonson Clarke-Harris and Jack Marriott are chief among those.

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Evatt is in no doubt of the threat that Posh possess and the firepower they have. He is expecting a tough encounter but wants Wanderers to focus on themselves, as they always do.

He does not see Posh changing their style and they will always ask questions and have the potential to score out of nothing. He beleives it will be a different encounter to the one faced against MK Dons and Charlton Athletic.

He said: “They have got some serious firepower. They are really dangerous.

“They commit bodies forward, attack quickly, and they have one of the league’s outstanding strikers in Clarke-Harris and can beat anyone on their day.

“We have to focus on ourselves, make sure we are well-prepared, and whatever team I put out there will be capable of getting a result. But we are under no illusion, it is a tough game.

“I think the way they play is never going to change, so regardless of results they’re always going to knock on your door and ask you questions constantly. There isn’t a moment in the game where you can switch off because defensively they will test you, there’s no doubt about it and we have to