Wanderers went a lick of paint to grabbing an equaliser, though the Trotters were reduced to 10 men late on when Reiss Greenidge was shown a second yellow card.
Reacting to the win to the club's YouTube channel, Yems admitted it was a tough game where the Reds rode their luck at times.
But after seeing what his side produced against the Trotters, he insists he would not swap any of his players for those in the Bolton ranks.
He said: "It was a very, very tough game as we knew it would be. "We rode our luck at times but did we earn the right to ride the luck?
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