Morecambe boss Derek Adams reckons Ricardo Santos will be “a big miss” for Wanderers ahead of tonight’s League One clash.

The Bolton skipper misses out through suspension following a controversial sending off in the goalless draw against Port Vale over the weekend.

Adams expects Will Aimson to start in Santos’ absence and says the Whites have the squad depth to cope with having to make changes.

“I think that Aimson will come straight in and replace him in the team, but Santos is a big miss for them because he's quick, he's strong, he's good on the ball and he's a presence for them,” he told the club’s YouTube channel.

"But they've got a squad that is able to change and they have taken in one that is highly experienced as well.”

The points were shared when the sides met at the UniBol last season, with Jon Dadi Bodvarsson scoring a dramatic late equaliser.

Adams added: "We played ever so well that night, so did Bolton. They had a pattern of play that was difficult to play against and we did really well against them, created a number of good openings in the game.

“But Tuesday night is different. The teams are different, they've adapted over the summer and we've added as well.

"Anybody who can beat Wycombe 3-0 has to be doing something right and we looked at that game. We've looked at the game from Saturday, we've looked at previous games, we understand their philosophy and we understand what we have got to do to get the better of them."

Morecambe have picked up two points from their opening three league matches and also overcame Championship side Stoke City on penalties in the Carabao Cup.

The Shrimps enter the game on the back of a 1-1 draw against Fleetwood Town thanks to ex-Bolton midfielder Arthur Gnahoua’s first-half strike.

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