Ian Evatt believes Joel Dixon and Dapo Afolayan must find their way back into the Bolton Wanderers team but has backed the duo to do just that.
The pair had to make do with places on the Wanderers bench in last weekend's win over Ispwich Town. Manchester City loanee James Trafford came in to take Dixon's place as goalkeeper and the stopper was an unused substitute for the encounter. READ MORE: Shrewsbury Town boss Steve Cotterill expresses Bolton doubt as Josh Vela faces Wanderers reunion Afolayan was also named on the bench but came off it to score the second goal in the win over the Tractor Boys, which in turn was his tenth strike this campaign.
Evatt has reflected on the decision made to take the duo out of the firing line for that game and says it was made for the benefit of the team.
The Bolton boss admits it was not easy to drop the duo and in Afolayan's case stressed he still made an impact in the encounter by finding the back of the net.
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