Bolton Wanderers recently managed to end a poor run of form at home by managing to win against Millwall in the Championship. The team had gone without a victory in the opening 10 matches of the season. Despite this, they have managed to collect 11 points as a result of recent form away from home. Manager Dougie Freedman has been targeting a home victory for a long time and he was finally pleased to achieve this victory. This was the first victory for the club at the Reebok stadium since April, which made it all the more special.

Bolton made a poor start to the season, but this victory means that they have now won two games in succession. They are undefeated in the last five matches and this run of form has helped them move into the 17th position. They are already five points clear of the relegation zone, which will be good news for Freedman. The fact that they have a buffer between them and the relegation zone will relieve some of the pressure on players, which in turn has been responsible for the poor run of form. Freedman has said that the team are slightly better tactically than they were at the start of the season.

“We’ve stuck together, we tried not to get too down on ourselves and we worked hard on the training ground. We had a disappointing start and let’s not shy away from that. I’m not satisfied at all with that start, but we’ve taken it on the chin. We’re tactically a bit better now and that’s resulted in a few good performances and a good few points, which I think we’ve deserved,” said the Bolton manager to the BBC after the match on Saturday. He says that he is pleased with the progress.