The Bolton Wanderers players facing international call-ups and impact on Portsmouth clash

Bolton Wanderers are poised to take on Portsmouth towards the end of March.

Wanderers are set to host Pompey at the University of Bolton Stadium on Saturday, March 26, in League One.

Ian Evatt's men lost the reverse clash at Fratton Park 1-0 at the end of October and will be seeking to make amends in the upcoming meeting.

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Not only that, but both sides harbour hopes of reaching the play-offs, though Pompey's chances are greater than Bolton's after the weekend's action.

Wanderers suffered a 1-0 loss at home to Plymouth Argyle which has left them 10 points adrift of the top six with eight games of their season remaining.

Danny Cowley's side meanwhile picked up a point on the road against Ipswich Town, which leaves them seven points from the play-offs, but crucially, Pompey have two games in hand over several of their rivals in their bid to make the top six.

Pompey can narrow that gap when they take on the Pilgrims tomorrow evening in a big clash in the race for the play-offs, before hosting Wycombe Wanderers over the weekend.

Wanderers meanwhile travel to take on bottom club Crewe Alexandra this weekend, before the planned meeting against Portsmouht on March 26.

That game will take place during the international break, where the Premier League and Championship take a break while League One and League Two typically carry on.

Games in the third and fourth tiers do get postponed, however, due to players being called up by their countries, with at least three call-ups for one side leading to it being eligible for applying for a game to be played at another time.

Wanderers are selling tickets for the clash but have included