Bolton Wanderers winger Xavier Amaechi has been named in the matchday squad against Crewe Alex this evening.
The Hamburg loanee is in a Bolton squad in a competitive match for the first time, having recovered from an injury picked up in pre-season.
Joel Dixon starts as goalkeeper with the back four lining up as Lloyd Isgrove, Ricardo Santos, Will Aimson and Declan John.
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The midfield lines up as MJ Williams, Kieran Lee and Josh Sheehan this evening.
And the front three this evening will line up as Elias Kachunga on the right, with Amadou Bakayoko through the middle and Dapo Afolayan on the left, with Eoin Doyle out injured.
On the bench this evening for Bolton alongside Amaechi are Matt Gilks, George Johnston, Alex Baptiste, Nathan Delfouneso, George Thomason, and Liam Gordon.
And Wanderers fans on Twitter have reacted warmly to the appearance of Amaechi on a bench for the first time this evening in a competitive match for the club.
Byron Thomason wrote: "Amech on the bench."
@alexbwfc4 posted: "Xavvv."
Joe Oldfield wrote: "Excited to see Amaechi. Could be just what we need."
@cplusnumbers posted: "Amaechi should make his debut for bolton off the bench aginst crewe tonight."
@SkhTrains posted: "Xav!!!"
@ab1d03 posted: "AMAECHI ON BENCH."
Jack Halliwell wrote: "Expecting a 3-1 win today especially after the Sunday result and it's vital we get back to winning ways in the league as we're too close for comfort to the relegation zone. We can't afford to loose games against struggling teams, if we loose today I seriously give up COYWM."
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