Bristol City captain Dan Bentley has set the record straight following speculation as to why he was left out of the side.
A minority of supporters took to social media to suggest manager Nigel Pearson dropped the goalkeeper in favour of Max O'Leary after breaching disciplinary rules surrounding Covid-19.
Bentley, 28, was benched following the 3-2 defeat with Huddersfield on December 18 and was forced to wait just under two months for his next opportunity when O'Leary was forced off injured against Swansea in February. He has since started the last three matches and remains determined to keep the No1 spot after revealing how he "hated" his time on the substitute bench.