THE blinkers will be on when City's players board the coach bound for the west country this morning.

Phil Parkinson insists the trip to Yeovil is the only game that will be occupying their minds.

After the euphoria of hammering Millwall and booking next week's mouth-watering FA Cup date at Stamford Bridge, Parkinson wants the sole focus turned back to maintaining their League One play-off chase.

It is familiar territory for the City boss from two years ago, when he had to juggle the promotion push with unforgettable Capital One Cup occasions.

There were mixed results around the times of the biggest cup ties then – but Parkinson is confident that all thoughts will be on Yeovil, not Chelsea.

He said: "There will be only one focus on that coach. It was a tremendous night on Wednesday and it was so pleasing how we controlled the game.

"But now everything is concentrated on going to Yeovil. It's good to get back to winning ways and we want to build on that.

"It helps when you have the lads away in a hotel because you can control everything like what they eat. I'm looking forward to enjoying the trip down."

The team that beat Millwall had a recovery session in the pool yesterday. The rest of the squad were in training and Parkinson planned to make a late call on whether Billy Clarke is ready to travel.

The City boss said: "The lads know what they've got to do in terms of recovery. We're training on route so that we prepare as thoroughly as we possibly can, given the time constraints.

"We know we are up against a team fighting for their lives and we've got to focus the minds.

"The aim now is to go to Chelsea with another good league performance under our belts. We've got our own personal mini-goals and there is so much at stake in terms of our league position.

"I thought the lads were magnificent against Millwall. You have to understand how much effort they had put in for the Rochdale game to end up getting nothing.

"What a blow that was – but the strength they showed to go again, both physically and psychologically, was tremendous. That shouldn't be under-estimated.

"We pride ourselves on being a strong team physically and I think that certainly showed against Millwall."

Yeovil punished City for some defensive lapses when the teams met at Valley Parade in September. Gary Johnson's side have failed to kick on from then and are still battling against the drop.

Parkinson said: "I'm sure a lot of the supporters, like myself, watched Yeovil's FA Cup game against Manchester United and they played well.

"They've freshened things up this week with a couple of signings, which we expected. Gary is doing that because of their recent form.

"We've seen that there is very little difference between the sides in this league and we have to make sure that the application and attitude of the team we pick is absolutely right."

Meanwhile, Millwall have decided to refund the away fans who made the trip to Valley Parade.

Chairman John Berylson issued a statement to thank them for their "continued support during difficult times."