Arsenal winger Wellington Silva was handed a start in Bolton Wanderers' 1-1 draw with Nottingham Forest.

Trotters boss Neil Lennon gave the Brazilian 84 minutes for his competitive debut on English soil.

Lennon said: "We should have won the game.

"Our football was good and we contained Forest to the odd counter-attack. But we lost a goal to another wonder strike and you hold your hands up and say, 'Good hit'. But the reaction was excellent.

"They showed a lot of character and we did more than enough to win the game which has been the story of our season so far. We didn't look like a team who are second bottom."

Ahead of his debut, Wellington tweeted:

Thank you all for the messages. Happy to be part of this club and I look forward hoping saturday's match. @OfficialBWFC ! — Wellington Silva (@wsilva11) August 20, 2015