Five things we learned from Bolton Wanderers v Rochdale

Bolton close in on the top two

Following a six-game winless run, along with financial issues off the pitch, Bolton have claimed back-to-back victories in two contrasting performances on home soil.

Having emphatically put four past Walsall on Saturday, Wanderers welcomed play-off hopefuls Rochdale, looking to keep up the pressure on the top two automatic promotion places in League One.

A most unlikely source proved to be Bolton’s match-winner late in the game. It was debatable, but Beevers’ impact has seen the Whites go into a testing few matches off the back of successive victories.

Yes, it was far from a classic, but Parkinson’s battlers showed professionalism to grind out, and see through an all-important triumph against Dale.

Bolton travel to Yorkshire in the coming weeks to face fellow promotion rivals, Bradford City and Sheffield United, games which could define their campaign.