Bristol City predicted team vs Preston: Struber faces late Atkinson call after Bird injury blow View 2 Images

While the new Championship season is already a month and a half old, Bristol City's campaign truly hits its stride this week, as for the first time under Gerhard Struber, the Robins face the challenge of three league games in the space of just eight days. Up first, Preston North End.

The Reds make the near-200-mile trip north to Deepdale to face Paul Heckingbottom's side this afternoon with one goal in mind: to get back to winning ways after suffering their first league defeat of the term. Less than a week ago, City's unbeaten start to the Championship campaign was brought to an end by Oxford, as the U's ran out 3-1 winners at Ashton Gate on Sunday afternoon.

Although both

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