WANDERERS (3-5-2).

NATHAN BAXTER…6.5.

Not an especially busy afternoon despite getting bashed in the second half, leaving him with a broken nose. Hopefully an injury which sorts itself out quickly.

EOIN TOAL…6.5.

Great to see him back in the side, even if he had to be withdrawn on the hour. Steady re-introduction and he didn’t look out of touch.

RICARDO SANTOS…7.

Wanderers may be struggling to consistency, Santos is not. There may be some frustration about how much of the ball he sees but his defensive work has been excellent.

GEORGE JOHNSTON…6.5.

Back in the side and had the bit between his teeth, getting forward and helping Schon out on the left. Will have tougher days at the office, though.

JOSH DACRES-COGLEY…6.

Popped up in some really good areas early on and had a steady game. Can’t recall Hackett giving him too many problems.

JAY MATETE…8.

The unlikely goalscoring hero, and a lick of paint away from scoring a hat-trick. Hugely influential in this type of mood. So good, we named him once.

KLAIDI LOLOS…6.5.

Involved in both goals despite not seeing a massive amount of the ball. Certainly does his best work around the penalty box.

GEORGE THOMASON…6.

Got around the pitch in his usual no-nonsense fashion but for the last couple of games his distribution has been a bit haphazard.

SZABI SCHON…6.

Like Dacres-Cogley, had a few moments, but not quite as involved as he usually has been for Bolton and was swapped for Williams midway through the second half.

JOHN MCATEE…6.5.

Better, even if he is not quite having the impact on games that we expected at this point. He does seem happier playing further forward with Collins.

AARON COLLINS…7.

Hasn't let his head go down after the miss against Barnsley, so should be applauded for even trying his luck from 30 yards for the opener.

Subs: Forrester 6, 61 (for Toal) - Maybe unlucky to be out of the side?

Osei-Tutu 72 (for Dacres-Cogley), Williams 72 (for Schon), Charles 72 (for McAtee), Mendes Gomes 79 (for Lolos).

Not used: Jones, Arfield.

Lincoln (4-2-3-1): Wickens, Darikwa, Mentsma, O’Connor, Roughan; Erhahon, McGrandles; Hamilton, House, Hackett; Cadamarteri.

Subs: Moylan 59 (for Hackett), Jackson 59 (for Caramarteri), Bayliss 59 (for Hamilton), Makama 64 (for House), Jeffries 72 (for Darikwa).

Not used: Pardington, Jeffries, Makama, Draper.

Referee: Ross Joyce 5/10: What was said to warrant the two yellow cards for Erhahon we don’t know but Mr Joyce showed much more leniency to McGrandles for a poor challenge on Schon. His over-officious nature didn’t make the game any easier to watch at times.

Attendance: 22,395.

MAN OF THE MATCH – Jay Matete.

Scrappy in the first half and imperious in the second, the Sunderland loanee can look like a million bucks when he has the confidence coursing through his veins. If he can add goals to that game too, then we really do have a player on our hands.

MOAN OF THE MATCH – Three up after 66 minutes there was a real chance to improve the goal difference by more. Charles’s disallowed goal looked a bad shout.

MAGIC MOMENT – “Shooooott!” cried the Bolton fans every time Matete picked up the ball with two goals under his belt and a third effort bounced off the bar. Wanderers scoring from distance, who would have thought?

ATMOSPHERE – Circumspect. Cheaper tickets always brings a slightly different mix of fans and coupled with the recent issues there was an undercurrent running right the way through the game that felt like it could go at any moment. No complaints with 3-0 and now a fair while until Bolton return to play at home.