the final game of their Northern Group C campaign of the Papa John's Trophy, the new name for the EFL Trophy. The Trotters were last in action on Friday evening where they beat Salford City 2-0 in League Two in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
Ahead of this evening's clash, Evatt said that none of the players who started against the Ammies were due to be involved in the game against the Magpies' youngsters.
He had also confirmed that goalkeeper Billy Crellin would start this evening, with veteran Matt Gilks due to be involved in the league game on the road against Stevenage this weekend.
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