The City boss has resisted the temptation to bring back Andy Dawson, fit again after recovering from an ankle injury.
City line-up (4-3-3): Boaz Myhill; Sam Ricketts, Michael Turner, Danny Coles, Damien Delaney; Ray Parlour, Ian Ashbee, David Livermore; Nicky Forster, Dean Windass, Stuart Elliott.
Subs: Matt Duke, Nathan Doyle, John Welsh, Dean Marney, Jon Parkin.