SOME of Bolton Wanderers’ first team stars squared off against the club’s young fans at the Macron last week – and this was no friendly!

Sammy Ameobi, David Wheater, Keshi Anderson and Tom Thorpe took up the challenge of a match on FIFA17, donated by Game Bolton, with some of the Junior Whites at their annual Christmas party.

Manager Phil Parkinson and 16 senior players attended the event at the Lion of Vienna Suite, joining in with some of the games, signing autographs and posing for pictures.

“It was really great to see so many young fans turn out at the party,” said club captain Darren Pratley. “Having been here for quite a few years now, these kind of events are the ones that we all look forward to because these are the fans for the future.

“Everybody seemed to enjoy themselves too and it was nice to get the lads together in an environment that is quite relaxed and get us all in the festive mood.

“There seemed to be a lot of smiles on faces too and hopefully we’ll see some of the fans who turned up to the party down at Macron Stadium during the rest of the season.”