A Ricardo Vaz-Te double and a rare goal from Rhys Powell sent the second string on their way to a 3-2 victory against the Black Cats at the end of October and reserve boss Jimmy Phillips is hopeful of a similar scoreline this evening.

This game comes just a couple of days after the Trotters mini Lancashire derby with Blackburn Rovers was postponed due to the fact that Morecambe's Christie Park was waterlogged.

Bolton name a side consisting of youth academy players with defender Jarostaw Fojut and midfielder Robert Sissons the only players with any degree of first team experience.

Opponents Sunderland include a lot of senior players in their team including the likes of Nyron Nosworthy, Tommy Miller, Dan Smith, Christian Bassila and Ben Alnwick, all of whom where involved in the sixteen man squad when the Wearsiders travelled to the Reebok Stadium for the Premiership game earlier in the month.

On-loan Liverpool midfielder Anthony Le-Tallec and trialist Jerome Watt of Blackburn Rovers also make up the Black Cats squad.

Bolton Wanderers Reserves: Chris Howarth, Bradley Hill, Scott Jamieson, Matthew Cassidy, Mark Ellis, Jarostaw Fojut, Robert Sissons, Dale Whitehead, Johann Smith, James Sinclair, Danny Stott

Subs From: Blazej Augustyn, Przemyslaw Kazmierzak, Karl Luisi, Michael Roddy, Nathan Wolfe

Sunderland Reserves: Ben Alnwick, Sean Taylor, Dan Smith, Christian Bassila, Nyron Nosworthy, Ben Christensen, Jerome Watt, Tommy Miller, Anthony Le Tallec, Kevin Smith, Daryl Murphy

Subs From: Trevor Carson, Billy Dennehy, Ian Graham, Jay Martin

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