Bolton Wanderers v Salford City

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It might be a well-worn cliché when a team plummeting down the league meets one that has risen from nowhere but ten years ago, who thought Bolton would face Salford in the league in 2020?

Rewind a decade and Bolton were an established Premier League side, with memories still fresh of beating Atletico Madrid and drawing at Bayern Munich on their way to the UEFA Cup last 16 in 2007-08.

That same campaign, Salford were earning promotion from the ninth tier of English football. Since then, of course, their ascent has been rapid – bankrolled by Manchester United’s Class of 92, the Ammies achieved four promotions in five seasons to reach Sky Bet League Two.

And that’s where their more illustrious Greater Manchester neighbours Bolton now find themselves after four relegations inside a decade and, more recently, one financial crisis after another.

If hopes were high of a fresh chapter under new boss Ian Evatt – recruited after leading Barrow to the National League title – those have been tempered by a lacklustre start with just two wins in their opening 15 games in all competitions.

They scored just twice in their first five League Two games and while that record has improved, their defensive problems have not, with 14 goals shipped in their most recent seven games.