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John McDougall

'Massive' - Bolton Wanderers receive injury boosts ahead of Accrington Stanley clash

Bolton Wanderers have been boosted with the return to fitness of MJ Williams and Harry Brockbank ahead of this weekend's clash against Accrington Stanley.

Williams has been out of late with a dislocated shoulder, while Brockbank has been out of action with a partially torn Achilles.

The duo have however both come through training today and will be availalbe for the clash against Stanley, Bolton boss Ian Evatt has confirmed.

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Lloyd Isgrove and Josh Sheehan have also both undergone surgery on torn hamstrings and a ruptured ACL, with the duo's operations both being successful.

Sheehan is expected to be back in action next season, while Isgrove will be back next year, though Evatt will not have the duo available any time soon.

And the Bolton boss cannot wait in particular for the return to action of Williams, whose absence he believes has been keenly felt over recent weeks.

Evatt said: “Surgeries have gone well for Josh and Lloyd, they were very successful. It obviously starts their road to recovery, Lloyd’s will be shorter than Josh’s but they’re not coming back any time soon.

“The positives are that MJ and Harry have come through training fine today and will be available on Saturday.

“I can’t stress how important it is to have him (Williams) back. I think, myself included as well as probably the entire football club, sometimes when you get the types of player that MJ is, you don’t really appreciate what he does and what he is until he’s gone.

“I think that’s been proven the last few weeks, so it’s great to have him back and hopefully we can keep him in one piece.”

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