Nigel Pearson has handed Sam Bell an FA Cup start against Manchester City over captain Andi Weimann following his goalscoring success in the competition so far.
The academy prospect was the hero of the third round when he scored a dramatic extra-time winner in the third-round replay at Swansea, his first for Bristol City. He then followed that up with two goals in the fourth round 3-0 victory over West Brom to book a tie with Pep Guardiola's Premier League champions.
Bell, 20, will line up on the left of the front three with Nahki Wells in the centre and Mark Sykes to his right with deadline day signings Anis Mehmeti and Harry Cornick both cup-tied. The City manager has kept a largely consistent starting XI in the competition so far.
