Elias Kachunga does not want his expiring contract with Wanderers to become a distraction.

The Germany-born attacker will be part of the Bolton squad looking to win an FA Cup first round game for the first time since 2016 when they host Barnsley at the UniBol this weekend.

Kachunga, pictured, has struggled for goals this season but has been praised by Ian Evatt and his team-mates for his work out of possession in a high press.

He has started 11 games in all competitions and appeared as a substitute on another eight occasions.

The former Sheffield Wednesday man has scored just once this season - against Salford City in the Carabao Cup - and is one of 10 first-team players whose contract runs out next summer.

Kachunga wants to earn a new deal and feels he can do so by helping Wanderers stay on track for success in league and cup competitions.

“I have been in the game long enough so I know how it works,” he said.

“If I produce good performances - and I feel right now I am really at the club.

“Everyone welcomed me last season with open arms and so far I have just had a brilliant time here.

“I just want to keep performing with the team and to help the team. I think so far this works really well and in the next months, we will speak and see what is coming out of it.”

Wanderers are likely to make changes from last weekend’s 3-1 defeat against Oxford United, with Amadou Bakayoko now available after illness.

Lloyd Isgrove was rested against the U’s but could come back into the equation against his former club, as could Northern Irish defender Eoin Toal, who has rejoined first team training after a minor thigh strain.

It is not clear at this point whether Will Aimson will be part of the squad, having suffered a slight hamstring strain playing for the B Team last week - but Declan John, who also stepped down to play for Matt Craddock’s side against Blackpool on Tuesday, will be available for selection.

Wanderers will play against Barnsley in a special edition 1923 style FA Cup replica kit as they near a century since the famous White Horse Final against West Ham United.

The club obtained permission from the Football Association to wear the plain white shirt - without sponsor - as a tribute to their first FA Cup victory, which was achieved in front of a record crowd, which some believe topped 200,000 people when the ‘Empire Stadum’ was first constructed in North London.