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Bolton Wanderers vs Bury; Sky Bet League One

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Bolton v Bury preview: Hosts aim to edge closer to automatic promotion

Bolton Wanderers Gary Madine scores his teams first goal past Gillingham FC's Stuart Nelson
Image: Bolton Wanderers are hoping Gary Madine will be fit for a match key to their automatic promotion hopes

Bolton are sweating on the fitness of Gary Madine ahead of their crunch derby clash with Bury.

The striker suffered a setback in his recovery from a shoulder problem and missed Saturday's loss to Oldham, with his availability to be determined closer to kick-off.

Boss Phil Parkinson is expected to be able to call on Andrew Taylor, though, with the defender having missed four fixtures due to a calf complaint.

Though Bradford's automatic hopes were dented by defeat at Sheffield United on Easter Monday, Fleetwood's win over Millwall means Wanderers cannot seal promotion on Tuesday night - though a win would stretch their lead over Uwe Rosler's side to four points with six left to play for.

Taylor Moore could come back into Bury's squad.

The on-loan defender missed Thursday's derby loss to Rochdale having not trained with a thigh problem but the additional rest period may have worked in his favour in terms of coming back for the visit to the Macron Stadium.

Craig Jones will not play again this season because of a calf problem, while Andrew Tutte (hamstring), Nathan Cameron (knee), Zeli Ismail (hamstring) and Danny Mayor (hip) are all long-term absentees.

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Boss Lee Clark had opted for a midfield diamond against Dale and may try to experiment again with a team that has scored just once in five matches.