Bristol City travel to promotion hopefuls Sheffield United in a challenging start to the new Championship season.
The Robins finished last term in sixth position and qualified for the play-offs for the first time since 2007/08. Meanwhile, the Blades despite flirting with automatic promotion for large chunks of the season, finished in third position, 10 points behind second placed Burnley.
This fixture marks a repeat of the Championship play-off semi-final where the Blades came out as comfortable 3-0 winners at Bramall Lane after also triumphing by the same scoreline at Ashton Gate. However, plenty has changed in both dugouts since then with Bristol City’s Gerhard Struber arriving to replace Liam Manning, and Ruben Selles coming in to succeed Chris Wilder over the summer.
The fixture marks the first competitive outing of both managers tenures with their new club, and could potentially mark debuts for a number of new signings. With that in mind, we take a look at how Bristol City could line-up against Sheffield United this afternoon.
1. Goalkeeper: Radek Vítek
Radek Vítek comes in for his first start in between the posts. The loanee has been signed to cover for Max O'Leary who will miss the first few months with an ankle injury. | Manchester United via Getty Imag
2. Defence: Rob Dickie
Rob Dickie is likely to be a regular starter at centre back. He scored twice in 37 Championship appearances last term. | Getty Images
3. Defence: Zak Vyner
Zak Vyner played in all 48 matches last season and is expected to be an everpresent again this term. | Getty Images
4. defence: George Tanner
George Tanner is expected to remain as the first choice right-back this term. He scored twice in 34 appearances last season. | Getty Images