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Eliasson makes first league start
Friday, October 13th 2017
Niclas Eliasson has been handed his first league start for City against Burton Albion at Ashton Gate.
The Swedish winger comes in for Callum O'Dowda as the only change made to the starting XI following the 3-1 win at Ipswich Town before the international break.
Bailey Wright has passed a fitness test to start after returning from international break with a glute injury.
City: Fielding, Wright, Flint, Baker, Bryan, Eliasson, K.Smith, Brownhill, Paterson, Diedhiou, Reid. Subs: Steele, Magnusson, Hegeler, Pack, Leko, O'Dowda, Woodrow.
Burton Albion: Bywater, Warnock, Buxton, McFadzean, Akins, Akpan, Murphy, Allen, Warnock, Mason, Varney. Subs: Ripley, Lund, Scannell, Dyer, Flanagan, Naylor, Sordell.
Referee: Mr J Linington.
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