Gary Locke scored the last time City played in London.

Locke's goal could not save the Bantams from defeat at Millwall in October - another trip to the capital without reward.

But it sticks in the memory of the abrasive Scottish midfielder because he has not hit the net since.

Locke, whose only other strike was the winner against Coventry back in August, admits he should be on the scoresheet more.

As he prepares to return quicker than expected from injury tomorrow, Locke said: "Playing in the middle of midfield you should score a few.

"It would be very nice to score again because Millwall was a long time ago now. It's disappointing I haven't got more but hopefully the goals will come.

"The main thing is that the team puts in a good performance and gets the right result, which hasn't happened too much this season."

Locke has sat out the last seven games since damaging ankle ligaments in the first half of City's defeat at basement boys Stockport.

It was feared at the time he would be ruled out for the season, allowing him to have the hernia operation he had been putting off until the summer.

But an early recovery, speeded up no doubt by the sudden loss of Jamie Lawrence with a fractured thumb, has pushed the former Hearts battler back into the squad for Selhurst Park.

Wimbledon's current home was the scene of one of City's best away performances against Crystal Palace, although they were thwarted by the excellence of former team-mate Matt Clarke.

Locke said: "We've not had much luck and that was shown up on Monday against Norwich. It wasn't a great game but if any team was going to win it was us - and then they sneaked it with their only shot on goal.

"But it's not been a great season and the players are more disappointed about it than anybody. At the start we all expected to be up there and it's just not worked out.

"I'm keeping my fingers crossed that 51 points will be enough for safety, especially with the run-in teams below us have got.

"But we have to make sure and the least we can do is finish the season strongly. Then we can look to do much, much better when we start again."