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'Wonder what's happening' - Bolton Wanderers fans raise same issue with Doncaster Rovers team news

Bolton Wanderers have named only six substitutes on their bench as the injury-hit Whites take on Doncaster Rovers this evening.

Ian Evatt currently has Josh Sheehan, MJ Williams, Gethin Jones, Harry Brockbank, Alex Baptiste, Amadou Bakayoko and Andrew Tutte out of action at present.

It means the Wanderers team lines up tonight as Joel Dixon as goalkeeper, with the back four lining up as Lloyd Isgrove, captain Ricardo Almeida Santos, Will Aimson and Liam Gordon.

READ MORE: Bolton Wanderers vs Doncaster Rovers LIVE: Build-up, match updates and reaction

Kieran Lee and George Thomason will line up in the middle of the park.

And upfront, Elias Kachunga is poised to line up on the right flank with Eoin Doyle returning through the middle with top scorer Dapo Afolayan potentially being in the number 10 role, with Declan John possibly on the left flank.

Matt Gilks, Nathan Delfouneso, Xavier Amaechi, George Johnston, Arran Pettifer and Mitch Henry make up the Bolton bench against the Yorkshire side.

And on Twitter, the question of how left-backs John and Gordon will line up in this team is the main topic of conversation among Wanderers fans on the social media platform.

Scott Bowers wrote: "Hmm wonder what’s happening with John and Gordon maybe John further forward?"

@bwfcarchie posted: "Really hope @Liam_Gordon15 plays well. Was looking over at him at Wycombe and he looks like he cares and I just felt bad for him. COYWM."

@brendanBWFC posted: "Not sure what formation that is, someone must be playing in completely new position, Gordon and John but with 2 CB's, hope one of them isn't in a back 3."

Of John and Gordon, Matthew Pendlebury wrote: "Either one is playing left wing (Dapo behind Doyle,Kachunga right wing,Izzy right back) or right back (Izzy right wing,Dapo left wing,Kachunga behind Doyle)."

Simon Irving wrote: "Gordon playing left wing?"

Ian Rowbottom wrote: "Well that' John/Gordon right back. Kacha behind Doyle. Thomasson and Lee holding."

Connor Davidson wrote: "Isgrove right back, Gordon left wing maybe?"

Matt Clough wrote: "Slightly surprised Evatt hasn't gone with either Johnston or Aimson as one of the defensive midfield two - neither could completely fill MJ's boots but can't see Lee or Thomason offering the physical presence in there, which IMO was the big issue first half of last season."

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