Gary Johnson isn't fazed by City's lack of goalscoring prowess this season and insists his side can make history.

City have scored 47 goals to date, five goals less than bottom-placed Colchester United have bagged in the Coca-Cola Championship this season.

No English team has ever secured promotion with fewer goals than the bottom club* - but Gary insists that could all change this season.

"It would have been lovely to have scored 100 goals and not let in any," the manager told Bristol City World with a smile.

"Let's not forget we're in the Championship and it's important if you don't score many goals that you don't let in many.

"I think we'd much prefer being second in the table with 40-odd goals than bottom of the division.

"You just can't guage it. A lot of the strikers we've had haven't hit form for long enough to be playing regularly anyway. You're not really going to get to the 20 goals mark without playing regularly.

"All we can do is make sure that come the end of the season our points tally is the best, or at least second best, after 46 games. At the moment it is.

"As I've said, we would have liked to score 100 goals. That's not happened and it's the Championship, so it won't happen for a lot of teams. We have to hang in there and not let in goals - the boys work very hard off the ball to ensure we can win a game 1-0 if needs be."

City will give late fitness checks to Lee Johnson (ankle) and Jamie McCombe (hip) before selecting a side to face Norwich City tomorrow at Ashton Gate (3pm).

* It has happened once before in England, but with a rather sizeable caveat. In 1967/68 Peterborough United finished a respectable ninth in the Third Division, but following the discovery of irregular bonus payments made to players the Posh were docked 19 points, sending them to the foot of the table. Oxford United, who finished top, scored 69 goals; Peterborough, who the records will show finished bottom, scored 79.