Coyle can see the light

Bolton boss Owen Coyle feels his relegation-threatened side have had a season “you could not make up”, but remains confident they can emerge at the end of it this weekend smiling.

It has been an injury-blighted campaign for the Trotters, with key players such as Stuart Holden (knee) and Lee Chung-yong (broken leg) heading a lengthy casualty list and barely able to feature.

Fellow Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered a cardiac arrest on the pitch in an FA Cup sixth round tie at Tottenham in March and defender David Wheater sustained cruciate ligament damage in his right knee in the 2-2 home draw with West Brom.