Peter Jackson solved City's defensive dilemma by naming the same back four that finished the Northampton game.
David Syers got the nod again at right back while Lewis Hunt moved into the middle to cover for the injured Luke Oliver.
Kevin Ellison's absence meant a recall for Scott Dobie and Tom Adeyemi came in for the banned Jon Worthington.
Two untried rookies were included in a young subs' bench - Darren Stephenson and winger Dominic Rowe.
CITY: McLaughlin, Syers, Hunt, Williams, O'Brien, Evans, Flynn, Adeyemi, Dobie, Speight, Hanson. Subs: Osborne, Bullock, Horne, Threlfall, Stephenson, Rowe, Pidgeley.
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