So far it has been a very mixed season for Neil McDonald's young Wanderers side who are still in search of their first FA Premier Reserve league win having lost twice and drawn once in their opening matches of the campaign.
McDonald is has named a mixture of senior and academy players in his team tonight with run outs for Kevin Poole, Danny Livesey and recently signed World Cup star Khalilou Fadiga.
Frenchman Florent Laville features as he looks to continue the next stage of his recovery following a year on the sidelines due to a knee ligament injury.
Birmingham reserve boss Keith Bertschin names an inexperienced team with only Belgian goalkeeper Nico Vaesen having had any extensive first team experience.
BOLTON RESERVES: Kevin Poole, Ricky Shakes, Rhys Powell, Danny Livesey, Florent Laville, Bradley Hill, Joey O'Brien, Khalilou Fadiga, Ricardo Vaz Te, Reda Kribib, Duong Thach
SUBS: James Sinclair, Chris Howarth, Jaroslaw Fojut, Luke Magill, Jamie Gibb
BIRMINGHAM RESERVES: Nico Vaesen, James Blake, Sam Alsop, Samuel Oji, Marcos Painter, Asa Hall, Tom Parratt, Neil Kilkenny, Andrew Barrowman, Dean Curtis, Carl Motteram
SUBS: David Howland, Colin Doyle, Liam Reynolds, Davion Hamilton, Nathan Howell