Bolton Wanderers star has "struck fear into the hearts" of Bradford City ahead of play-off clash | OneFootball

FLW's Bradford City expert Boris Thomson has identified Bolton Wanderers winger Ibrahim Cissoko ahead of their encounter in the League One play-offs.

Bradford City and Bolton Wanderers will lock horns in the first leg of the League One play-off semi-finals on Saturday evening, with the latter looking to lay down the gauntlet in their home leg.

Both league fixtures between the two promotion rivals ended in stalemate this season, with a 0-0 being played out at the Toughsheet Community Stadium back in November, and the reverse fixture ending 1-1 just a couple of weeks ago.

This will make for a close-fought contest between the two sides, as both will be sensing an opportunity to beat either Stevenage or Stockport County under the famed Wembley arch.

The Bantams have been strong at home, falling to defeat just three times on their own patch, but before they can get back to the comfort of their own home, a trip to Bolton awaits on Saturday evening, and it's fair to say Graham Alexander's side have been much less successful on their travels, with 10 defeats on the road.

With plenty of quality on show for both sides, there will be plenty of difference-makers on the pitch which supporters will be keeping an eager eye on ahead of what will be a tense encounter over the two legs.

Bradford City sent Ibrahim Cissoko warning ahead of Bolton Wanderers clash

Ahead of the crunch play-off clash, FLW spoke to their resident Bradford fan pundit, Boris Thomson, to see if he had his eye on a particular Bolton player who could hurt his side over the next 180 minutes.

"I think this is a bit of an obvious answer really," Boris told FLW.

"I think Ibrahim Cissoko, what he did to us at our spot a few weeks ago — it struck fear into our hearts, to say the least.

"He's an incredibly talented player who, with a bit of refinement, could go right to the very top.

"I think Johnny Kenny is another one that we need to look out for, obviously he scored against us.

"I think we're really going to be put through our paces against Bolton, not saying I don't have full belief in our players and that we don't have equally talented players to go on and do something in that game.

"If we can go to their spot and get a draw, I back us to get to Wembley 100%.

"So we'll see, I'm very much looking forward to it," Boris concluded.

Ibrahim Cissoko has a point to prove in play-off battle for Bolton Wanderers

Bolton is Cissoko's third club in England, with the winger having previously spent time on loan at Plymouth Argyle and Sheffield Wednesday last season, where he didn't have the impact he would've hoped.

Despite scoring some memorable goals for the Pilgrims, the Dutchman's time in England has been largely inconsistent, which has shown in his time at Bolton, with just three league goals in just 11 starts.

However, Cissoko ended the season strongly, with two goals in his last three matches, and an excellent performance against Bradford which showed the quality that he possesses.

With the frustrations of a disappointing season and a strong vein of form heading into the play-offs, Cissoko will certainly be looking to prove a point over the next two games and become a hero for his loan club.