Check out our game preview as the Bantams are back at home against Scunthorpe.

Kick-off: Saturday, January 18 (3pm)

Venue: Valley Parade

Possible line-ups

CITY

GK Luke McGee, CH Anthony O'Connor, CH Paudie O'Connor, CH Ben Richards-Everton, RWB Dylan Connolly, CM Callum Cooke, CM Matty Palmer, CM Chris Taylor, LWB Connor Wood, F Eoin Doyle, F James Vaughan.

Substitutes: Oteh, McCartan, Reeves, Akpan, Pritchard, Henley, Sykes-Kenworthy.

Team news: Luke McGee makes his debut in goal. Callum Cooke and Jamie Devitt return to the squad and Harry Pritchard has an outside chance.

Leading scorer: James Vaughan, nine

League position: Sixth

Last four matches: Crawley (a) L1-2, Swindon (a) D1-1, Morecambe (h) W1-0, Mansfield (h) W2-0.

SCUNTHORPE

GK Rory Watson, RB Jordan Clarke, CH Harrison McGahey, CH Rory McArdle, LB Junior Brown, RM Alex Gilliead, CM James Perch, CM Matty Lund, LM Abo Eisa, AM John McAtee, F Kevin van Veen.

Substitutes: Miller, Butler, Colclough, Sutton, Bedeau, Proctor, Collins.

Team news: Rory McArdle and Alex Gilliead hope to be back after illness and Kevin van Veen from a dead leg. Lee Novak is suspended.

League position: 15th

Leading scorer: Kevin van Veen, eight

Last four matches: Newport (h) L1-2, Man City under-21s (h) W3-1, Plymouth (h) L1-3, Oldham (a) W2-0.

One to watch: Speedy winger Abo Eisa has been in sparkling form recently with eight goals, many of them from long range.

Referee: Anthony Backhouse will be in charge of his third City game of the season, most recently against Michael Flynn's Newport.

Odds: City evens, Scunthorpe 11/4, draw 23/10.

Last time sides met: City had the extra man for over 70 minutes but were still held to a 1-1 draw at Glanford Park in September.