Bristol City begin the New Year with an away trip to Coventry City in the Midlands. The Robins finished 2022 with a 0-0 draw at Millwall and will now look to start 2023 with a win.
City improved their performance and were unlucky not to win after chances for Andi Weimann and Antoine Semenyo. More than 1,000 fans travelled to South London, and the club will be pleased with the response after their Boxing Day defeat to West Brom.
Coventry, in their last match were held by City’s Severnside rivals Cardiff City in a goalless draw. The Sky Blues are 14th in the current standings, five places higher than City. They’ve only won once in their last five matches, beating West Brom, whilst City have had the same fate, picking up five points from a possible 15.
This afternoon’s match at the Coventry Building Society Arena will be the third meeting between the two at a third venue. In August, City comfortably won in the Carabao Cup, winning at Burton’s Pirrelli Stadium after issues with Coventry’s pitch. A goalless draw then took place in October. Kasey Palmer, sold by City in the summer, could face his former club, having been frozen out of the picture by Nigel Pearson.
Palmer is one of several players City will want to keep an eye on, but both teams are still dealing with injuries from last year, with several players out. Here is the latest on the injury front for both Bristol City and Coventry City.
Bristol City injury news
There’s no change on the injury front for City, who are without injured trio Tomas Kalas, Ayman Benarous, and Kane Wilson. All have long-term injuries or have suffered setbacks when closing in on a return.
