Two ups & three downs for Bolton Wanderers from Forest Green Rovers defeat

Bolton Wanderers slipped to their second narrow defeat in the space of a week with a slender 1-0 loss at the hands of Forest Green Rovers.

The Whites travelled to Gloucestershire again following Tuesday's night's defeat on the road to Cheltenham Town. They faced a Forest Green side sitting in the drop zone.

Connor Wickham scored what proved to be the winning goal in the first half. Despite chances for Dion Charles, Jon Dadi Bodvarsson and Kieran Saldier after the break, the Whites were unable to draw level and slipped to defeat.

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Here, we analyse the loss from a Wanderers perspective and pick out the ups and downs surrounding the encounter.

Ups

Second half positives

It was a tale of two halves for Wanderers at the New Lawn. A disappointing first 45 minutes was followed by a more encouraging second three quarters of an hour.

Chances came for Charles on a few occasions including a one on one which Luke Mcgee saved. Bodvarsson saw a header go just over the bar before Sadlier's curled effort before full-time.

The Whites dominated for large parts after the break as changes made at half-time and throughout the clash in the second half as reinforcements off the bench impacted the encounter. It provided some encouragment after a poor first half.

Still in the play-offs

Wanderers went into the encounter in the play-offs sitting in sixth. Despite defeat in the West Country for the second time in the space of five days, the Whites remain in the top six.

Results elsewhere also went Bolton's way on Saturday. Next weekend's opponents in the form of Barnsley suffered defeat too, while Portsmouth and Peterborough United in