After Bolton’s superb 3-0 win in Cardiff on Easter Monday, Lennon believes the Norwich game will be a test of their aspirations to find themselves competing at the top next year.

Bolton manager Neil Lennon brought Iceland’s record goalscorer back to Bolton almost 15 years after he had left the club for Chelsea, with the 36-year-old signing a six-month deal in December and since notching up six goals in 20 appearances.

Former Wigan Athletic defender Gary Caldwell will be the third manager of the club this season after Malky Mackay got the sack last weekend and Uwe Rosler suffered the same fate before him.

Bolton are 10 points clear of relegation but manager Neil Lennon knows how quickly the league table can change and wants a minimum of five points from the remaining seven games.

Tom Walker’s goal looked to be bringing Bolton a smash-and-grab victory back from the DW Stadium, but Martyn Waghorn’s acrobatic in injury-time for Wigan meant the visitors had to settle for a single point.

Although Adam El-Abd’s last minute winner sealed a comeback for 10-man Bury against Northampton, Flitcroft bemoaned the standard of the surface in a week when Shakers chairman Stewart Day reiterated their ambition for Championship football.

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The Latics currently sit 22nd in the table and six points adrift of safety with just eight games left of the season and welcome the Trotters to the DW Stadium.

Bolton have two wins out of two this season against Wigan, having ran out 3-1 winners at the Macron Stadium in November which spelled the end of Uwe Rosler’s reign less than a week later.

Lennon blasted several senior Bolton Wanderers’ players as the club, guilty of missing numerous good opportunities in front of goal, suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss against Ipswich Town at Portman Road.

Stockport-born striker Adam Le Fondre scored with two classy finishes to propel the Trotters to a 2-0 win over the Lions at the Macron Stadium.