Steve McPhee and Bryan Hughes come into the starting line-up to replace the veteran pair.
Hughes comes into the squad at the expense of Nicky Featherstone, who loses his place on the bench.
City line-up (4-4-2): Boaz Myhill; Sam Ricketts, Michael Turner, Wayne Brown, Damien Delaney; Richard Garcia, Dean Marney, Ian Ashbee, Bryan Hughes; Fraizer Campbell, Steve McPhee.
Subs: Matt Duke, Andy Dawson, David Livermore, Jay-Jay Okocha, Dean Windass.