A 2-0 victory over Rotherham United on Sunday got the monkey off their back in terms of their winless start to the season, however it’s been five games since they even scored a goal away from home, and you have to go back to April’s win over Shrewsbury Town to find their last win at an away stadium.
It’s clear that manager, Danny Röhl, isn’t afraid to shift things about - he’s already used a back three and a back four - but as the old saying goes, ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’.
There may well be a couple of tweaks to his XI, maybe a change here or there, but here is the XI that we think the German might go for at Ashton Gate tomorrow:
9. Anthony Musaba - AM
If there’s one player that everyone would be shocked to see left out for this one, it’d be Musaba. He was electric on Sunday and got everyone on their feet. He’s playing as one of two number 10s, while bing encouraged to get wide too. | UGC / Steve Ellis
10. Josh Windass - AM
He may not have scored yet, but Windass has been excellent for the Owls since Röhl’s arrival at the club. Like Musaba he’s seen as a number 10 behind the strikers, but as seen v the Millers there’s a lot of time spent in wide positions. | UGC / Getty Images
11. Michael Smith - ST
You don’t drop a striker who has just grabbed a brace, do you? There was plenty of narrative surrounding Smith’s brace at S6 last week, but the whole situation will have given him bags of confidence. | UGC / Getty Images