Chris Eagles

Not one Bolton Wanderers player in that list. You may be asking yourself: "well, who deserved to be?" Easy. Chris Eagles and Jay Spearing.

Bolton Wanderers made a triumphant return to the playoff places on Saturday, beating quickly-fading Middlesbrough at the Reebok Stadium. If you weren't at the Reebok Stadium today, these are the highlights for you.

When Dougie Freedman first arrived at Bolton Wanderers, he said that Chris Eagles was the man he wanted to build his Trotters team around. Six months later, is Chris Eagles the man to lead Bolton Wanderers or should the Trotters get rid?

Bolton have not done well on the road this season but returns to the Reebok Stadium have been welcomed. The Trotters' home ground has become somewhat of a fortress again as the Whites have now picked up 41 points from 20 games.

Bolton are on a good run, and the defense has played a big part in that. Whenever a club, especially one with a questionable defensive record, keeps a clean sheet, the MOTM short list is going to be filled with defenders.

We have often talked about how Chris Eagles has simply needed a rest. The winger, who started the season like a whole apartment complex on fire, had played a part in every single match until recently.

A trip to Vicarage Road was always going to be a big ask. Last time Bolton met Watford, Gianfranco Zola was still relatively new, but now he has turned the Hornets into a well oiled machine. And...

Yaaaawn.

Captain. Leader. Legend.

The one stand-out performer that Bolton Wanderers have had this season is more likely than not to be the one that first springs to mind. It's all gone through Chris Eagles.