Bolton Wanderers believe Declan John's back spasm which forced him off against Lincoln City will settle down quickly for this weekend's trip to MK Dons while Kieran Lee's operation on a heel spur problem was successful.
John was replaced at half-time of the 3-1 victory over the Imps last night by Kieran Sadlier as a precaution so as not to make the issue any worse.
George Johnston put Bolton ahead after the break after nodding home Aaron Morley's corner in the second half versus Michael Appleton's side.
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But the Imps equalised via Cohen Bramall when his shot appeared to take a deflection and get past James Trafford.
However, a pair of substitutes in the form of Sadlier and Amadou Bakayoko came off the bench to ensure Wanderers picked up another crucial three points to make it six wins in a row at the University of Bolton Stadium as the victory completed the double this campaign over the Imps.
Evatt is optimistic that the defender's problem is a minor one and ought to settle down after seeing a chiropractor ahead of MK Dons this weekend.
Experienced midfielder Lee meanwhile has had surgery to shave a heel spur which had been causing an issue and was a success, with the ex-Sheffield Wednesday man poised to be back by the end of March.
Evatt said: “Declan is just a small back spasm. I don’t think they’re big issues. I think we’ll get him to see a chiropractor and it’ll settle really quickly.
“Kieran’s had his operation, as I understand it everything is okay. Everything was what we deemed to be normal with what we saw on the scans, so I would think he’ll be back by the end of March.”
The win over the Imps was Bolton's eighth in their last 10 games and has reduced their deficit to the top six to just five points.
Wanderers were perhaps not at their fluid best last night against a decent Lincoln side, but Evatt believes still scoring three goals while not in top gear shows how far his side have come of late, as he spoke of his respect and admiration for the Imps boss.
He said: “When you score three at home and we’re talking about not being at our best, it’s great. We have to remember Lincoln were in the play-offs and we’re a newly promoted team.
"That’s how far we’ve come in a short space of time. I do think they’re a really good team. I think they’re really well coached. I said before Michael is a manager I rate extremely highly.
"I worked with him and he’s one of the best that I worked with. His tactical understanding, his understanding of the game and the way he goes about his work with detail is exceptional, so I knew that it was going to be really tough but the boys found a way which is great.”
