Amadou Bakayoko played for Bolton Wanderers' B team to get minutes in his legs and played longer than anticipated originally as Matt Craddock hailed his impact on his young group of players.
Bakayoko has missed a part of pre-season owing to a slight knee problem which meant he missed a couple of the club's first team fixtures before the League One campaign starts. Wanderers begin the season on July 30 away to Ipswich Town.
The Sierra Leone international returned to action last weekend in the 3-1 loss on the road to Carlisle United. He came off the bench in the second half against the Cumbrians.
