WANDERERS (4-2-3-1).
TEDDY SHARMAN-LOWE…6.
Came up with a big save in the second half from Taylor but if he gets hands on the first-half shot, the ball goes out for a corner instead of bouncing off the post and his back.
JOSH DACRES-COGLEY…7.
Played on the front foot, pushed forward in support of Cozier-Duberry, also came up with a couple of timely challenges at the back. A good day’s work.
EOIN TOAL…6.5.
Had his hands full with the awkward Bloxham but held his own. Won plenty in the air and used the ball sensibly from the back.
GEORGE JOHNSTON…5.
Looked nervy after the early error. Made a few decent blocks, preventing it from being a complete write off, but not his best work.
MAX CONWAY…6.5.
Didn’t have it all his own way against Imray and Honeyman. Defended competently, however, and definitely looked confident going forward.
JOSH SHEEHAN…7.
Should have had a penalty and worked the corner for Simons late in the second half so well. Maybe a touch more penetrative passing would have been better.
ETHAN ERHAHON…6.
Went down with cramp in the second half and had worked very hard to take control in midfield, doing a lot of the unselfish stuff.
AMARIO COZIER-DUBERRY…6.5.
Had some dangerous spells in the game and went close on a couple of occasions. Wanderers are potentially relying too much on him producing a moment of magic, though.
AARON MORLEY…6.5.
Used in a much more advanced midfield role than we have seen for a while and perhaps an experiment to persist with away from home. Did well.
IBRAHIM CISSOKO…5.
Never really in the game. Only touched the ball on 20 occasions and his delivery was very hit-and-miss. Has to be more effective than this to give some balance.
MASON BURSTOW…7.5.
Scored a nice poacher’s goal, almost grabbed another one with an overhead kick. Works hard for all his chances and starting to become a real fans’ favourite.
Subs: Gale 5, 46 (for Cissoko) – Really didn’t impact the game as we’d hoped.
Simons (for Morley) – Thought he’d carved his name into the history books. Desperately unlucky.
Dalby 73 (for Erhahon) – Nearly grabbed a winner. Still working his way back.
Not used: Miller, Forino, Taylor, Randall.
Blackpool (4-4-2): Peacock-Farrell; Imray, Ihiekwe, Casey, Coulson;
Hansson, Evans, Morgan, Honeyman; Taylor, Bloxham
Subs: Fletcher 56 (for Bloxham), Hamilton 67 (for Hansson), Evans 83 (for Taylor), Lyons 83 (for Imray).
Not used: Ravizzoli, Horsfall, Ashworth.
Referee: Tom Nield - 4.5/10.
Another link in a long line of unpredictable officials this season. Will surely review the foul on Sheehan and admit it was a penalty not - strangely, a free-kick to Blackpool. Likewise he failed to spot the foul on Dalby late in the second half just outside the penalty box.
Attendance: 11,579
MAN OF THE MATCH – Mason Burstow.
Bolton are looking for the end result, and he is the one working hardest to find one.
Took his goal well, went really close with an acrobatic effort in the first half, and generally made life difficult for Blackpool’s defenders with his link-up play.
MOAN OF THE MATCH: Blackpool have got a point having mustered only one shot on target… And that wasn’t even the goal!
Bolton are making hard work of things at the moment at both ends of the pitch.
MAGIC MOMENT: Unfortunately, it was blighted by the linesman’s flag. Had Simons’ goal stood, it would have been a moment for the ages.
Real quality was rare on the day but you could watch that first 15 minutes and make a case for it being one of Bolton’s better starts to a game in some time.
ATMOSPHERE: As there was a fair amount of distance between the pockets of fans, it felt a little as though the home and away supporters were just taking it in turns. Wanderers’ fans were understandably concerned either side of the break but finished strongly.
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