The First Word is back, and looking forward to a short trip to Wigan Athletic.

Well, 'looking forward' might be the wrong turn of phrase. It has been a tough old week for Bolton Wanderers and we can't be the only ones heading down the road with a pinch of scepticism on what we are going to see from Steven Schumacher's side.

We caught up with the Bolton boss at the training ground in the build-up to the game and chatted to the new Wanderers goalkeeper, Jack Bonham, who will be making his debut.

Russ Pollitt drops by with his take on an important 90 minutes and, as ever, Marc Iles will be filling the awkward silences with some irreverent nonsense.

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