Rob Kozluk passed a late test to give Phil Parkinson a defensive boost ahead of Burton's visit.

So with right back sorted, the City chief had to make only one change to the back four. With Luke Oliver out with a slight hamstring strain, Lee Bullock returned to the heart of defence for his first start since the opening day.

New signing Deane Smalley was named on the bench as Parkinson stuck with the James Hanson and Nahki Wells partnership that has done so well up front.

CITY: McLaughlin, Kozluk, Bullock, Davies, Seip, Fagan, Ravenhill, Jones, Haworth, Wells, Hanson. Subs: Hannah, Smalley, Taylor, Mitchell, Duke.