​City boss Gary Johnson made two changes to his starting line-up at Nottingham Forest.

If the return of Scottish international Paul Hartley at the expense of Lee Johnson in the centre of midfield came as little surprise, the same coulod not be said of the manager's decision to omit centre-back Jamie McCombe and recall Costa Rica striker Alvaro Saborio.

Those changes signalled a switch to a 4-3-3 formation with Saborio joining Danny Haynes and leading scorer Nicky Maynard in a three-pronged attack.

McCombe was dropped to a bench which featured fit-again defender Liam Fontaine and teenage forward John Akinde.

Unbeaten in their last seven games, Forest retained the side which started at Cardiff last time out, a selection which meant former City striker Dele Adebola remaining on the bench.

Forest (4-2-1-3): Camp; Gunter, Morgan, Wilson, Cohen; McKenna, Moussi; Makewski; Garner, McGoldrick, Anderson.

City (4-3-3): Gerken; Skuse, Carey, Nyatanga, McAllister; Elliott, Hartley, Sno, Haynes, Maynard, Saborio.

Referee: A Taylor