Town boss Mick McCarthy has handed Ben Pringle and Kevin Foley their Blues debuts in today’s game against Bristol City at Ashton Gate.

The line-up implies Town will start in a 3-5-2 system with Foley and Jonas Knudsen wing-backs, however, the former Wolves man can also operate in midfield.

Ryan Fraser (hamstring), Cole Skuse (toe), Luke Hyam (calf), Giles Coke (knee), David McGoldrick (hamstring) and Teddy Bishop (hamstring) all miss out through injury, while Jonathan Douglas serves the final game of his three-match ban.

TWTD’s report may lack its usual detail in the first half with our reporter still on a train, services from Paddington having been suspended for more than an hour shortly after noon due to a fatality at Slough.

Bristol City: O’Donnell, Little, Flint, Baker, Golbourne, Pack, Smith, Tomlin, Bryan, Freeman, Kodjia. Subs: Fielding, Vyner, Pearce, Reid, Wagstaff, Agard, Wilbraham.

Town: Bialkowski, Foley, Chambers (c), Berra, Smith, Knudsen, Pringle, Bru, Maitland-Niles, Sears, Murphy. Subs: Henly, Kenlock, Digby, Tabb, Toure, Varney, Pitman. Referee: Tony Harrington (Cleveland).

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Guthrum added 00:07 - Feb 14 Impressed with Pringle. Was probably our best player today.
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