Why Kieran Lee was taken off at half-time of Bolton Wanderers' win vs Shrewsbury Town explained
manchestereveningnews.co.ukKieran Lee was withdrawn at half-time of Bolton Wanderers' victory on the road against Shrewsbury Town because of a slight hip injury.
The former Manchester United and Sheffield Wednesday man started the League One clash against Salop, but did not emerge after the break.
Top scorer Dapo Afolayan came on in his place and teed up Dion Charles for what proved to be the winning goal with a remarkable strike, his first for Wanderers since joining from Accrington Stanley at the start of the January transfer window. READ MORE: Shrewsbury Town boss Steve Cotterill's claims about Bolton Wanderers' winning goal After the game, Wanderers boss Ian Evatt said that the midfielder picked up a hip injury in the first half but it is not a serious problem.
After struggling to stretch his groin, Bolton opted to play it safe and take him off rather than risk a more serious injury developing, but it was a show of the new found strength in the squad when bringing on a player of Afolayan's calibre.
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