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Out-wide: Can Bolton Wanderers wingers step up in the Championship?

Bolton Wanderers' wingers have been from the level required of the last month but can they get back to form? Have any of them shown they can perform in the Championship? Or should the Whites look to move away from a formation that needs wingers?

09.11.26, 07:00 Updated 08.11.26, 23:39 6 Minute Read

Bolton Wanderers will spend much of the international break looking to lick their wounds, and figure out how to consistently turn their performances into results.

The 3-1 loss to Derby County highlighted a number of issues for Steven Schumacher's team, the majority of them have been glaring for some time.

The Whites defensive record is one thing, but another problem near the top of the alarming charts is the form, or lack of, of Bolton's wingers throughout late October and now into November.

In the second-half collapse at Pride Park, it was more than prevalent as Wanderers supposed best attacking outputs looked blank, blunt and without ideas. If left the team without any true attacking emphasis, with the wide quota far from hitting the heights that this team needs.

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Matt Bottomley

A lifelong Bolton Wanderers fan, this club is the reason I began my journalism career. Since sitting in the stands as a kid over 20 years ago, I have gone on to work for the likes of the BBC and The Telegraph before everything led me back to here, to the football club I love.

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