Owen Coyle believes Bolton can look forward with confidence after their transfer window business and goalless draw against Arsenal.

Bolton are now two points clear of the bottom three following Wednesday night's draw and with a trio of new signings and injured players on their way back.

Coyle said of the Arsenal game: "The great thing for me was we went toe-to-toe with a great side and the last 15 minutes we were the team looking to win the game.

"I think we have had a decent window and to get the quality of the likes of Marvin Sordell, an England Under-21 international, augurs well for the second half of the season.

"The personnel we have available now and the level they are playing at were not available at the start of the season.

"The bottom line is you have to address what is front of you but we have stayed consistent as we have belief, we have good players and know what we are doing."

Coyle also stressed club captain Kevin Davies has an important part to play in the rest of the season despite finding his first-team opportunities limited in recent weeks.

He was the subject of interest from Sunderland late in the window but Coyle never doubted the striker's intentions.

"He wants to be at Bolton, I want him at Bolton and it was a no-brainer what was going to happen in the January window," added Coyle.

"Sunderland were accredited with an initial interest through the media before I got a phone call but we said to them I wanted him to be here and he wanted to be here.

"He is bursting to play and the experienced players have a big part to play with the younger ones and that keeps David Ngog on his toes and allows us to change systems as well."