Bristol City welcome Cardiff City to Ashton Gate for the second Severnside Derby clash of the season in the EFL Championship.
The Robins are seeking revenge on the Bluebirds who defeated them 2-0 at the end of October. Perry Ng and Rubin Colwill were on target for the Welsh side and the defeat ended up costing Nigel Pearson his job as just a day later his departure from the Gate would be announced.
Liam Manning is now tested with his first taste of a Severnside Derby, and wants a response from his players. Bristol City last week lost 2-1 to relegation threatened Sheffield Wednesday, despite having a man advantage for the final 15 minutes after Di'Shon Bernard's red card.
The Championship standings have Bristol City smack back in the middle in 12th with 44 points on the board. They are ahead of Cardiff City on the virtue of goal difference, having conceded nine goals fewer. Middlesbrough and Watford are both on 44 points too and a victory against Cardiff would perhaps lift them over the Hornets should there be a large margin of victory and putt hem level with Sunderland. City are 11 points off of the play-offs and nine points clear of the nearest relegation spot.
Saturday's clash should muster up a winner as in the last 14 league meetings between the two sides, there has been a victor with eight wins for Cardiff and six for Bristol City. Bristol City have won the last two home matches at the Gate against Cardiff, but have picked up just four points in their last five home league matches.
Bristol City are second when it comes to the most goals Karlan Grant has scored against an opponent but he is likely to be unavailable to Erol Bulut after sustaining an injury against Stoke City. Here's the latest injury and team news ahead of the Severnside Derby in the Sky Bet Championship, which kicks off at 12.30 pm on Saturday.
1. Scott Twine - out
Dealing with a quad injury that has kept him out for five games. He was an unused substitute in the defeat to QPR however. | Getty Images
2. Scott Twine - out (continued)
"Twiney can't seem to shake this thing in his quad despite the fact we've scanned it, checked it and reviewed what's been presented to us," Manning said on February 29. "He is not quite there yet which, after you see the impact he had in the first game, the period of time he's been out now is frustrating for us all but at the same time we have to make sure he gets back right." | Getty Images
3. Aaron Ramsey - out
The Wales captain is out for the Severnside derby. He was injured with a knee problem from September to February and having returned for two games, he is now out with a calf injury. | Getty Images
![Erol Bulut said on February 20: "They [medical staff] told me four to six weeks," said Bulut.
"I got a report it was a strain but yesterday I heard it was not a strain on the muscle, it was on the tendon.
"He will be available maybe the end of March."](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2023/11/27/10/32/GettyImages-1685253544.jpg.jpg?crop=4:3&trim=&width=800)
4. Aaron Ramsey - out (continued)
Erol Bulut said on February 20: "They [medical staff] told me four to six weeks," said Bulut. "I got a report it was a strain but yesterday I heard it was not a strain on the muscle, it was on the tendon. "He will be available maybe the end of March." | Getty Images