Wanderers grabbed a goal back through Antoni Sarcevic and Delaney was shown a second yellow card after a foul on Vaughan shortly after as Bolton ended the game with 10 men.Evatt made a couple of attacking substitutes during the game, with Arthur Gnahoua replacing Zack Elbouzedi at half-time and Nathan Delfouneso coming on for Lloyd Isgrove after Wanderers went two goals down.
And both players had an impact, Delfouneso finding Eoin Doyle in the box who teed up Sarcevic to get Bolton back in the game.
Gnahoua forced a save out of Tranmere stopper Scott Davies before having a great chance to bring Wanderers level with a fiercely struck effort which slammed wide.
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