Bristol City v Preston North End team news: PNE debuts for Daniel Iversen and Ben Whiteman

Iversen, signed on loan from Leicester City, replaced Connor Ripley in goal - Ripley having played in last week's FA Cup defeat at Wycombe.

Midfielder Whiteman came straight into the side after his £1.5m signing from Doncaster Rovers on Thursday.

Jayson Molumby was named on the bench after starting the Wycombe game, while there was a place among the substitutes too for Ched Evans.

Whiteman was set to partner skipper Alan Browne in midfield, with Daniel Johnson further ahead of them.

Scott Sinclair returned after a hamstring strain, with Tom Barkhuizen resuming after a spell of self-isolation.

The side showed 10 changes from the Wycombe game, Andrew Hughes the only survivor in the starting XI.

Bristol City: Bentley, Vyner, Mawson, Kalas, Hunt, Nagy, Palmer, Adelakun, Rowe, Diedhiou, Martin. Subs: Mariappa, Wells, Moore, Bakinson, Morton, Bell, Edwards, Massengo, O'Leary.

PNE: Iversen, Fisher, Huntington, Davies, Hughes, Browne, Whiteman, Barkhuizen, Johnson, Sinclair, Maguire. Subs: Earl, Gallagher, Rafferty, Ledson, Riis, Molumby, Evans, Potts, Ripley.

Referee: Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)

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