There are still nine games of the season remaining but with an international break on the horizon and an injury list that appears to show no sign of abating, at least in time for today, it feels like a bit of a struggle to the line for Bristol City.
Resources were so thin in midweek that Nigel Pearson had to name six substitutes although the manager has assured everyone that won’t be the case again for today’s game.
City’s progress can be measured in very clear terms that they are five points better off than they were after 37 matches in 2021/22, and with a Swansea City side badly out of form - five defeats in six - and a degree of pressure on Russell Martin, certainly from supporters, it represents a good chance for the Robins to go into the March recess having crossed the 50-point barrier.
