James Hanson is ruled out with a calf problem, so Marc McNulty is handed his first start in attack for the Bantams.
Tony McMahon is also unavailable due to a thigh injury, with Rory McArdle making the bench for the first time this season.
Daniel Devine is among City's substitutes as well after failing to make the Bantams' match-day eighteen against Bristol Rovers last Saturday.
| BOLTON WANDERERS | BRADFORD CITY |
| 33. Mark Howard | 1. Colin Doyle |
| 2. Lewis Buxton | 2. Stephen Darby |
| 3. Dean Moxey | 3. James Meredith |
| 5. Mark Beevers | 4. Nicky Law |
| 6. Josh Vela | 6. Romain Vincelot (c) |
| 8. Jay Spearing (c) | 7. Mark Marshall |
| 9. Jamie Proctor | 8. Timothee Dieng |
| 17. Liam Trotter | 10. Billy Clarke |
| 22. Sammy Ameobi | 14. Josh Cullen |
| 24. James Henry | 18. Marc McNulty |
| 31. David Wheater | 22. Nathaniel Knight-Percival |
| Substitutes: | Substitutes: |
| 13. Ben Alnwick (GK) | 12. Rouven Sattelmaier (GK) |
| 7. Chris Taylor | 11. Jordy Hiwula |
| 10. Zach Clough | 19. Haris Vuckic |
| 15. Derik Osede | 20. Filipe Morais |
| 20. Andrew Taylor | 23. Rory McArdle |
| 23. Lawrie Wilson | 24. Daniel Devine |
| 32. Tom Thorpe | 26. Matthew Kilgallon |