Manager Nigel Pearson has talked about addressing the elephant in the room of defending set-pieces in his press conferences, now it seems he has put a successful plan into action on the pitch.
After the New Year defending corners, in particular, emerged as a major Achilles heel with opponents sussing out a way to punish City's set-up.
It was the match against Barnsley last month that triggered a change in tactics when Poya Asbaghi's team scored two corners in 10 minutes to condemn the Robins to a 2-0 defeat.