Bolton to Resume Play While Muamba Recovers Bolton will return to the field in the English Premier League on Saturday, a week after midfielder Fabrice Muamba suffered cardiac arrest during a match. With Muamba recovering in a hospital, Bolton decided to go ahead with the match Saturday against Blackburn. The game Tuesday at Aston Villa was postponed. Bolton manager Owen Coyle spent much of his time since Muamba collapsed at Tottenham last Saturday at the player's bedside. Coyle returned to practice on Wednesday. "We spoke together with the players as a group this morning and I talked with Fabrice's family last night," Coyle said. Fabrice's father Marcel and his fiancee Shauna were keen that we fulfill our fixtures. Once the players knew this, there was no doubt in our minds that we would play the matches. No date has been set for the return to White Hart Lane, where Muamba fell to the ground just before halftime. Bolton team doctor Jonathan Tobin said Wednesday that it took 15 shocks to Muamba's heart to get it starting again. On Monday, Muamba started breathing independently again and communicating in intensive care. "I'm glad to say that the early signs of recovery have continued," Tobin said. I went to see Fabrice last night. I went in and he said 'Hi, doc.' I asked him how he was and he said 'Fine.' Dr. Tobin said Muamba has been discussing cardiac arrest, which prompted an outpouring of concern throughout the soccer world. "I explained to him what had happened," he said. That's the sort of level of communication I have had with Fabrice.