The midfielder, signed from Lincoln City this summer, has appeared off the bench in both of Bolton’s League One games so far and played in last week’s B Team friendly at Liverpool.
But with Steven Schumacher looking to make changes and keep his whole squad match-ready for the weekend trip to Barnsley, Erhahon is one of the players who will get their chance at the Toughsheet.
Eoin Toal reported some cramp after Saturday’s win against Plymouth Argyle and the club is also keeping an eye on Jordi Osei-Tutu, who missed some of pre-season because of a back issue.
“We have to be mindful that we don’t overdo it with some of them,” Schumacher said. “We will make changes against Sheffield Wednesday because I also want people to stake a claim too.
“Ethan Erhahon has been in the building for a week or two now and he has shown some really good signs. He definitely played well against Liverpool through the week.
“I think everyone should be champing at the bit, so whatever changes we make and personnel we play, I don’t see it as weakening the team. It just isn’t going to be that.
“We want to win the game and we have to have a good attitude because it’s Sheffield Wednesday – a Championship outfit – and we need to make sure we’re prepared.”
Wednesday have endured a torrid summer of financial issues and calls for the club’s owner Dejphon Chansiri to move on.
Reports of late payments to HMRC, delayed salaries for players and staff members, and transfer embargos at Hillsborough will bring back some bad memories for Bolton supporters, who were going though exactly the same issues six years ago.
Schumacher will be using the game to get more of his players up to top speed and is looking for the same sort of reaction from those coming back into the starting line-up as he got at the weekend.
“It is going to be a squad game,” he said. “It can’t be that we just pick 11 players and that’s my best team, I’ve never done that.
“You need the whole squad, when people are in form, they’ve got to play, and when they’re tired in games or when it’s not quite working out how you wanted to plan, you’ve got to be able to adjust and change it.
“But I think the most pleasing thing is that, for example, George Johnston was left out of the team last week, and I told him on Thursday he wasn’t playing, and he trained unbelievably well. He showed a great attitude, like a leader, that’s why he’s in the leadership group.
“He was unlucky not to play against Stockport but then he came into the team and was excellent. And then Chris Forino over the last two days has been brilliant, encouraging the other lads about set-pieces, making sure they were organised, his body language has been good.
“And that’s an example that should go through the whole squad, because when you’re not playing it’s tough, but you’ve just got to get on with it and make sure you make an impact when you are selected.”