Lescott is yet to impress at City since joining the club in a big-money move from Everton last summer.
The England international has been out for 12 games with a niggling knee injury.
“It is great to be back and good to be part of a clean sheet,” he told City’s official website.
“Injuries are always frustrating but after five years pretty much free of serious problems you forget how frustrating it is sitting on the sidelines and watching.
“Funnily enough I had always pencilled in the Bolton game for a return to action, so from that point of view I am bang on track.”
“While I was injured and Kolo (Toure) was away at the African Cup of Nations, Vincent Kompany and Dedryck Boyata have both come in and done exceptionally well,” he added.
“Dedryck may have been a bit of a surprise but he has taken his chance well and is a really promising young player, while everyone knows about Vincent’s ability wherever he plays.
“He is a quality centre-half as well as a midfielder and will be hard to shift from the side.
“All I can do is work as hard as I possibly can in training and take my chance when it comes. With so much at stake here and the World Cup coming at the end of the season, I obviously want to be playing regularly.”
