BRISTOL CITY 0, NORWICH CITY 0 (half time)

Bristol City have been unable to break the deadlock against Norwich in the first half at Ashton Gate.

City boss Gary Johnson made three changes to the team beaten 3-0 at Sheffield United last time out, recalling fit again centre-back Jamie McCombe and midfielder Gavin Williams and handing striker Lee Trundle his first start of the season.

Requiring a confidence-restoring win following two defeats and a draw, the home side certainly had chances to score during an eventful first half, most notably when Marvin Elliott contrived to mis-cue his shot from eight yards out after being set up by the hard-working Dele Adebola.

Returning to Ashton Gate for the first time since his £1m move to Reading three years ago, Leroy Lita made his presence felt when out-foxing McCombe and forcing Adriano Basso into a smart save at his near post.

When Basso and Liam Fontaine were involved in a misunderstanding inside the 18-yard box and the ball ran loose to Matt Pattison, the midfielder's shot flew inches wide of goal with City's defence at sixes and sevens.

It was City who created the better openings and Canaries keeper David Marshall turned aside Michael McIndoe's floated free kick and Fontaine's fierce volley before pulling off a spectacular fingertip save to divert Trundle's flicked header behind for a corner.

Lee Johnson burst through on goal, only to be halted by John Kennedy's timely challenge, while Bradley Orr's first-time shot flashed across the face of goal without any red-shirted player quite managing to apply a finishing touch.

Full-time report to follow.