Bolton Wanderers manager Neil Lennon has praised his team for climbing out of the relegation zone with a convincing win over Wigan Athletic.

The Trotters moved up to 18th place in the Championship table on Friday night thanks to a 3-1 triumph at the Reebok Stadium.

Following three wins in their last four games, Lennon believes that other teams are starting to fear his resurgent Bolton side.

"For the first time in eight, nine weeks we are out of the bottom three and actually looking up the table," he is quoted as saying by BBC Sport.

"I think they've put a marker down this week in terms of the level of performances against Wigan and on Tuesday night to show they can certainly play and compete at this level very, very well.

"We've set a benchmark; the game's live on TV across the nation so people are starting to talk about Bolton in a positive way, rather than a negative way. That's the first part of the job done."

Bolton continue their Championship campaign next Saturday when they travel to Blackpool.