Accrington Stanley vs Bolton

Wanderers go to Accrington Stanley tonight (Wednesday) with a place in the final of the Papa Johns Trophy at stake.

“It’s a 90-minute game and we will throw everything we have got at it, like they will. The game is being shown live on Sky Sports. We have to reward their loyalty. “We need to give them their day out (at Wembley). “They are impressive, they are consistently top of charts in most things they do. We know what that entails, we just have to execute it well.

Bolton beat 10-man Accrington Stanley 2-0 in their semi-final at the Wham Stadium on Wednesday night.

Bolton's route to the final saw them pick up seven points from their three group games. Argyle have played both of their league games against Bolton this term, winning 2-0 at Home Park in August with goals from Niall Ennis and Ryan Hardie and drawing 0-0 at the University of Bolton Stadium in January. Argyle secured their place in the final by beating Cheltenham Town 3-2 on penalties at Home Park on Tuesday night following a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes. Ian Evatt's side won 3-2 at home to Barrow in the last 32 before progressing to the semi-finals with victories over Manchester United under-21s (4-0) and Portsmouth (1-0), also at the University of Bolton Stadium. With the size of the respective Argyle and Bolton fanbases there is set to be a very large attendance at Wembley for their meeting on April 2. Bolton Wanderers set up a clash against Plymouth Argyle in the Papa Johns Trophy final at Wembley on Sunday, April 2 by beating 10-man Accrington Stanley 2-0 at the Wham Stadium on Wednesday night.

The Wembley wait goes on for Accrington Stanley after falling at the final hurdle against Bolton Wanderers at the Wham Stadium.

Stanley were battling to take the game into penalties, but Bolton finally found a way through with 81 minutes on the watch. Ex-Stanley striker Dion Charles broke the offside trap in the 15th minute to run onto a Ricardo Santos pass, but Lukas Jensen stood tall and diverted the effort wide with an outstretched leg. Stanley had to play more than two thirds of the game with 10 men after Sean McConville was shown a straight red card for a foul on Conor Bradley.

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Can Wanderers secure a chance to play at Wembley in the Papa Johns Trophy? Accrington Stanley stand in the way. All the action with Marc Iles.

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