Bolton Wanderers boss Owen Coyle is happy to have Tyrone Mears back in action.

Mears played his first game for Wanderers after six months out with a broken leg and acquitted himself fairly well in a rather abject Bolton back four in defeat to Norwich City.

His manager is just glad of his return and said: "It's great to have Tyrone back. He sustained a broken leg in the summer and he's worked hard to get back to a good level now. Gretar Steinsson had a hamstring injury and Joe Riley has hurt his groin and had to miss out so Tyrone came in.

"He's played three or four reserve matches and a couple of behind-closed-doors games. But it's playing in the Barclays Premier League - that really brings you on and he'll improve because of the outing today. If there is a positive to come out of the game it's having Tyrone back."