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Key Events
- The season begins this afternoon for Dons at the University of Bolton Stadium
Back in the squad - the forgotten man
Hiram Boateng is back in the matchday squad for the first time since... well, ages! Unwanted by Russell Martin, he wasn’t even given a squad number until earlier this week.
MK Dons team news: Four changes for Lewington
Dean Lewington makes four changes to his side to face Bolton Wanderers on the first day of the season.
Laurie Walker replaces Franco Ravizzoli in goal, Zak Jules in defence for Aden Baldwin, Ethan Robson for injured David Kasumu and Troy Parrott for Charlie Brown.
MK Dons: Walker, Jules, Darling, O'Hora, Harvie, Watson, Robson, O'Riley, Twine, Parrott, Eisa
Subs: Ravizzoli, Brown, Baldwin, Boateng, Freeman, Bird, Ilunga
The best time to play MK Dons? Evatt thinks so
Bolton boss Ian Evatt believes taking on MK Dons in the first game of the season is ideal for his side... because they have plenty of time to prepare for it.
Dons, known to play a tough brand of football to defend against, travel to the University of Bolton Stadium this afternoon to take on the newly promoted side, and their manager believes it could be the best time to play them.
“This is probably the game you’d want first because it does give you time to analyse,” he told Bolton News.
“They do things very differently, the way they play out from the back, the way they rotate and move, it is quite technical and detailed, so you need to spend time working on your pressing strategy and how we go about the game.”
Darling on Lewington: I think it’s the perfect man for this situation to be honest
Dons have 'the perfect man' for the job in Lewington
Darling backs his skipper to succeed as a manager... but not quite yet
Is Dean Lewington the right man for the job? Harry Darling certainly thinks so
Fisher is a maybe, but Watters misses out
Andrew Fisher faces a late fitness test to be ready in time to face Bolton this afternoon. The goalkeeper limped out of a pre-season friendly earlier this summer, but returned to training this week. Dean Lewington confirmed the keeper would be a late inclusion as he sees how his injury settles after training on Friday.
Max Watters meanwhile will miss out after also picking up an injury which required a scan.
Who will replace Russell Martin?
Odds on MK Dons' next manager as Dons approach first game of the season
The race to replace Russell Martin as MK Dons manager is underway.
The hunt goes on for MK Dons’ next manager - here’s who the bookies think is in pole position to replace Russell Martin