Bolton are confident Fabrice Muamba and Jack Wilshere will be fit to face Wigan on Saturday while Tamir Cohen returns from suspension.
Muamba and Wilshere both picked up knocks in the 4-0 defeat to Sunderland in midweek but should be available for Saturday's crunch game.
Cohen returns having missed the trip to Wearside after his sending off against West Ham the week before, but Sam Ricketts is unavailable after his red card on Tuesday.
Owen Coyle will be pleased to see the trio of midfielders return with long-term absentees Gavin McCann and Stuart Holden still some way off getting back to full fitness.
Gary Cahill's recovery from a blood clot will not come soon enough to face the Latics but he should be back in action by the end of the month.