Wanderers lost their first away day of the season in Essex over the weekend. Tom Eastman nodded the U's in front just before half-time, while Jevani Brown added a second after the break.The result leaves Bolton 21st in League Two after two defeats in their opening matches of the season in the fourth tier, while the Jobserve Community Stadium outfit sit sixth in the table.And U's head coach Ball was pleased to keep a team with the players of Bolton's quality off the scoresheet.
He told the Daily Gazette : "It was a really important clean sheet against a very good team. "We knew we’d be facing a very good side – we saw that in the prep."The staff have done a very good job this week highlighting Bolton’s really good players."Nathan Delfouneso.
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