Trotters midfielder Derek Niven had given the Wanderers the perfect start when he headed the Wanderers in front on four minutes to give Bolton a 1-0 lead but on 22 minutes the scores where level when Leon Osman fired home his first of the night scoring from the rebound from Stephen Schumacher's free kick to bring the away side back into the game, Everton started to control and this was evident when on 30 minutes Osman added a second.
The young forward turned home Kevin McLeod's cross to increase Everton's lead, Alan Moogan made it 3-1 for Everton a few minutes later when he picked up a neat lay off from Osman on 34 minutes to fire past Bolton keeper Jeremy Bon, however this was Bon's last action of the game and the Wanderers goalkeeper who left the field through injury and he was replaced by Ashley Timms between the sticks. Bolton offered little in the way of a response with Delroy Facey, Cleveland Taylor and Jermaine Johnson all unable to find a way through, and a miserable night was complete when Osman bagged his hat trick from the spot having been upended two minutes from time by stand in keeper Timms.
BOLTON WANDERERS RESERVES 1 Niven 4
EVERTON RESERVES 3 Osman 22,30,87 (pen), Moogan 34
BOLTON RESERVES: Jeremy Bon (Ashley Timms), Dale Whitehead, Simon Charlton, Danny Livesey, Charlie Comyn-Platt, Gareth Farrelly, Derek Niven, Jeff Smith, Delroy Facey, Jermaine Johnson (Reda Kribib), Cleveland Taylor
SUBS NOT USED: Jason Talbot, Reece Jones, Lewis Hamlin
EVERTON RESERVES: Paul Gerrard, Sean O'Hanlon, Brian Moogan, Anthony Gerrard, Peter Clarke, Stephen Schumacher, Niclas Alexandersson, Alan Moogan, Craig Garside (Michael Symes), Leon Osman (Anthony Barry), Kevin McLeod
SUBS NOT USED: Iain Turner, Morgan Jones, Daniel Fox