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John McDougall

Bolton Wanderers player ratings vs Chorley: Dion Charles, Aaron Morley & MJ Williams good

First half team

James Trafford - 6

Had an uncharacteristic slightly nervous moment when closed down by Mike Calveley and another when he completely missed Lamine Toure's backpass. Made great fingertip stop from Ollie Shenton.

Gethin Jones - 7.5

Wore the captain's arm in the first half and was decent on the right of a back three, getting forward where he could to support attack.

Adam Senior - 7

Lined up in the middle of a back three and put in a solid shift there against a side he played for on loan last season.

George Johnston - 7

A decent range of long and short passing from the central defender for the most part. Was taken off before the end of the first half.

Conor Bradley - 6.5

Got forward well but did not make the same inpact as he did during impressive debut against Longridge on Tuesday night.

George Thomason - 6.5

Generally solid in possession in the middle of the park but a couple of errors in quick succession led to the odd nervous moment at the back for Wanderers.

Aaron Morley -8

Picked out Charles with good ball for opening goal and delivered a fantastic cross for Bodvarsson to score the second with his second assist of the afternoon.

Declan John - 7

Saw shot saved by Chorley stopper Matt Urwin as Wanderers went close to grabbing second. Got forward down the left and put in a couple of threatening crosses.

Dapo Afolayan - 6.5

Drifted about the pitch in a bid to influence encounter but did not have a big impact in first half.

Dion Charles - 8

Clinical finish on the turn for fourth goal of pre-season early on in the game. Was usual tenacious self and was perhaps unfortunate not to get a second.

Jon Dadi Bodvarsson - 8

Some nice touches in build-up play from Iceland international and a good header for Bolton's second goal of the afternoon.

Lamine Toure - 5

Came on towards the end of the first half for Johnston.

Second half team

Joel Dixon - 6

Did not have a great deal to do in all honestly and was beatn by Hall for Chorley's goal as ball slide underneath him.

Will Aimson - 7

Some good passing range shown on the right of a back three from the former Plymouth defender, but had a tough time occasionally against one of Chorley's exciting trailists.

Ricardo Santos - 6.5

Skipper looked decent for the most part but was beaten by Connor Hall as Chorley got on the scoresheet.

Jack Iredale - 7

Did not have quite the same impact as on debut going forwards but was solid defensively at the back.

Kieran Sadlier -7

Put in several aerial deliveries throughout the second half and put in the corner from the right flank which led to Bolton's third of the afternoon.

Kyle Dempsey - 6.5

Worked hard in the middle of the park and saw shot got just wide as full-time approached from just outside the box.

MJ Williams - 7.5

Returned to action after a swollen knee kept him out of Longridge win. Added some bite into the Wanderers midfield and was up there with the best players in the second half.

Max Conway - 6

Youngster showed plenty of energy down the left flank but crosses did not manage to reach a white shirt in difficult second half for team in general.

Kieran Lee - 6

Made second pre-season appearance but struggled to make much creative impact on pitch that was quite heavy and not condusive to flowing football.

Elias Kachunga - 7

Struggled to carve out chances but took header when it came to him with good placement into the top corner.

Amadou Bakayoko - 6

Had effort on goal in coming together with Chorley goalkeeper Urwin.

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