Bolton Wanderers BIG MONEY MAN: Dean Holdsworth: Holdsworth arrived from Wimbledon for £3.5m in 1997. Missed a couple of matches recently after slipping on ice outside his house. But returned as a sub against Grimsby on Tuesday and should start alongside Ricketts up front. LAST SIX RESULTS: Grimsby (h) drew 2-2
Bergsson, Hansen
Blackburn (h) FA Cup drew 1-1
Ricketts
Portsmouth 1 Bolton 2
Rickets, Hansen
Bolton 2 Huddersfield 2
Bergsson, Frandsen
QPR 1 Bolton 1
Frandsen
Bolton 5 Scunthorpe 1 (FA Cup)
Holdsworth 3, Nolan 2
SEASON SO FAR: Wanderers have surpassed all expectations to mount a promotion charge. But can they stay the distance now Rovers and Birmingham are breathing down their necks? MANAGER: Sam Allardyce: Has worked nothing short of a miracle since his arrival at the Reebok. Forced to sell key men like Eidur Gudjohnsen and Claus Jensen in the summer, he's still put together a promotion push based on bargain buys like Michael Ricketts TOP SCORER: Michael Ricketts: The 22-year-old hitman is the Emile Heskey of the Nationwide League. Took his tally to 19 for the season with the equaliser in last week's cup tie at the Reebok and surely one of the bargains of the season after joining in a £400,000 deal from Walsall PREDICTED LINE-UP: Both managers played mind games last week, resting key men ahead of a busy week.
But expect the heavy artillery to be wheeled out tonight with Per Frandsen restored to midfield and Holdsworth paired with Ricketts up front ONE TO WATCH: Ricardo Gardner: The tricky Jamaican winger had a rare off-day last week in the FA Cup clash at the Reebok. But he's had an inspirational season so far, supplying much of the amo for Ricketts. And expect his creative juices to be flowing again tonight DID YOU KNOW? The biggest crowd ever to watch a sporting event at the Reebok was not for a Wanderers game but for a Rugby League international between Great Britain and New Zealand which attracted 28,000.
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