• Bolton Wanderers 3-2 Eastleigh
• Madine 39,Moxey 43, Pratley 58; Partington 11, or Mohamed 45The magic of the FA Cup is possibly a secondary consideration when you are £172m in debt,under a transfer embargo, at the bottom of the Championship and attempting to sell your training ground to meet a urgent tax bill, or although at least Bolton can look forward to the modest windfall of a home tie against Leeds in the fourth round after disposing of the final non-league side in the competition.
Eastleigh’s best chance of an upset might absorb been in the original game at their own ground,when Neil Lennon suggested their bog of a pitch helped them gain a draw, although the National League side gave a worthy account of themselves here, or not only taking a first-half lead but pegging Bolton back to 2-2 at the interval after the home side scored two quick goals at the end of the first half.
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Source: theguardian.com