Patrick Agyemang is looking forward to forging one of the Championship's most potent striking partnerships with Bristol City marksman Nicky Maynard.

Signed on loan from Queens Park Rangers until the end of the season, the Ghanaian international forward will go straight into City's team to face Cardiff in tonight's Severnside derby at Ashton Gate (7.45pm).

And he is confident he and 11-goal top scorer Maynard can fire the club's play-off ambitions.

Agyemang trained with his new team-mates for the first time yesterday and immediately hit it off with Maynard, who is expected to partner him in attack against the Bluebirds.

"Nicky is the kind of striker I like to play alongside," said Agyemang. "He is quick, has good movement and scores good goals from just about anywhere.

"I see my role as making goals as well as scoring them and I reckon Nicky and I will do well together.

"We've only trained together the once, but we've already built a good understanding. We seemed to be finding each other all of the time and things just clicked into place.

"Hopefully, we can take that onto the pitch, score goals and help the club get into the play-offs."

Relieved to have escaped a club which has gone through six managers in a little over two years, Agyemang hopes to make his move to Ashton Gate a permanent one.

He said: "It's been difficult at QPR with the managerial situation and me being in the team one week and not the next.

"I felt it was time for a fresh start and I was really pleased when I found out Bristol City wanted me. If the next few months goes well for me and the team, then I'd like to think I can earn a long-term deal."

City manager Gary Johnson hopes Agyemang will have a similar impact to that made by big Dele Adebola two years ago.

Signed from Coventry during the January transfer window in 2008, Adebola proved an instant success and helped City reach the Championship play-off final five months later.

Johnson said: "I'd like to think Patrick can do something similar for us. Dele came in at the same stage of the season and did very well for us and Patrick is another good player with Championship experience.

"Although he is big and tall, he is not exactly the same kind of player as Dele. But we're hoping he has the same effect on us.

"Patrick gives us two or three things we need. He's been there and done it in the Championship, he has great pace, he is a constant threat and he scores goals.

"He scored a couple of times against us when we played at QPR two seasons ago and we were shocked by his pace. But like Dele, he also has a presence, is very direct and good in the air."

Johnson is also expected to hand Jamal Campbell-Ryce a debut tonight and the Jamaica international, signed from Barnsley a week ago, is likely to start on the left wing in a 4-4-2 formation.

Bristol City's manager said: "Jamal and Patrick have every chance (of playing). I'm pleased with both the new signings and I feel they will strengthen us. They give us different options."