Round 30: Bolton vs Rotherham

First off apologies for the lack of match thread Tuesday night. I wasn't able to get online from early Monday until after the match Tuesday, but from the looks of things I wasn't the only one.

Now down to business and amazingly we have managed to come out of January relatively unscathed. Okay one or two players have departed (notably Prince and Casado) but we have managed to hold on to prize assets Vela, Clough and Amos. We are also incredibly still within touching distance of safety and although our form hasn't improved that much the teams around us having been dropping points left, right and centre.

All of which conspires to leave us in a situation where a win tomorrow could leave us just a point from safety if results go our way. In short, our fate is still very much in our own hands.

The greatest of great escapes is still on.....

Don't screw it up boys!!

Team News

TEAM NEWS

Bolton trio Zach Clough, Darren Pratley and Gary Madine all hope to start after recovering from injuries.

Emile Heskey is in contention after making a comeback from a calf injury midweek but Max Clayton and David Wheater (both hamstring) are out.

Rotherham are likely to be without midfielders Lee Frecklington (hamstring) and Aymen Belaid (groin), striker Leon Best (groin) and defender Stephen Kelly (calf).

Midfielder Andrew Shinnie should start.

Predictions

Our last two league outings have seen something of an improvement in the team's performances and mental strength. The 3-1 win against MK Dons was by all accounts the best we have played all season and to come back from 2-0 down against Wolves to get a draw shows a mental strength we've not seen pretty much since relegation.

So i'm going to stick my head out and go for home advantage proving vital in a 2-1 win against our relegation rivals. Madine with the opener.