Matt Gilks - 7
Had nervous moment early on with Baptiste backpass but otherwise a solid outing and made saves when he needed to.
Gethin Jones - 7
Produced cool left footed finish from edge of the box to put Bolton ahead on a solid afternoon's work.
Ricardo Almeida Santos - 7
Marked being named League Two player of the month with another decent showing in the centre of defence.
Alex Baptiste - 7
Another clean sheet for the veteran who made some decent interceptions against a tricky Vale front lien.
Declan John - 6
A solid showing from the left-back but struggled to make a huge impact in the final third.
MJ Williams - 6
Saw plenty of the ball but was closed down fairly quickly in the middle of the park by the Valiants.
Kieran Lee - 6
Some nice passes at times from the former Sheffield Wednesday man but was closed down quickly by the opposition in central midfield
Nathan Delfouneso - 6
Went into the number 10 role after Sarcevic went off injured and put in a shift for the team.
Antoni Sarcevic - 5
Afternoon lasted just 25 minutes due to injury and was replaced by Isgrove.
Oladapo Afolayan - 7
Got back to defend but had difficult time at the other end of the pitch before putting in vital cross which led to winning goal.
Eoin Doyle - 6
Had header in first half saved but had few chances in front of goal in tight game - replaced by Elbouzedi.
Substitutes
Lloyd Isgrove - 7
Went to the right after replacing Sarcevic and was all over the pitch to close down the opposition.
Arthur Gnahoua - 7
Replaced Afolayan after the hour mark and added some energy in the closing stages.
Zack Elbouzedi - 6
Took Doyle's place at centre forward and made some useful contributions in running the clock down towards the end.
