City showed three changes from Tuesday for this afternoon's trip to Paolo Di Canio's Swindon.

And Phil Parkinson restored the 4-4-2 formation.

Luke O'Brien made his first league start of the season in place of the injured Robbie Threlfall.

There was also a change at the other full back where Marcel Seip moved across to accommodate the return of Andrew Davies at centre half. It meant that Liam Moore dropped to the bench - and there are no more ever-presents in the squad.

Michael Bryan was back on the right wing and took the place of Adam Reed, who was not involved at all on the final day of his month's loan from Sunderland.

Jamie Devitt was another notable absentee from the 16. But Ross Hannah was a welcome addition to the subs after recovering from his recent knee injury.

CITY: Duke, Seip, Oliver, Davies, O'Brien, Bryan, Flynn, Jones, Reid, Hanson, Fagan. Subs: Hannah, Compton, Mitchell, Moore, McLaughlin.