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Bolton Wanderers return to action this weekend - But who will be available for Steven Schumacher's side?

The international break is ending and Bolton Wanderers are finally returning to Championship action. But just who will be available for the Whites when Stoke City come to visit on Saturday?

06.10.26, 07:00 Updated 05.10.26, 21:45 3 Minute Read

Bolton Wanderers finally return to Championship action this weekend, as Stoke City visit the Toughsheet Community Stadium.

The long three-week international break is at an end and Steven Schumacher's team are getting ready to play once again. Aside from a behind-closed-doors friendly with Motherwell and a number of training sessions, the majority of the break has been spent recovering and looking over the first two months of the season.

Josh Sheehan, Eoin Toal, Thierry Gale and Gavin Bazunu have spent the last two weeks with their nation, but will all return to Bolton by Wednesday.

Luca Stephenson, Lewis Brunt and Chris Forino all spent a number of weeks out injured, but the trio have stepped up their recovery in the break, and could be available on Saturday as originally scheduled.

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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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