Bristol City verdict: Mark Sykes needs time to adapt as a No10 and Pring makes a statement

It's good to be back.

Soaking up the sunshine at the High Performance Centre, City's new boys were in action for the first time as the Robins got off to winning ways in pre-season thanks to substitutes George Tanner and Cam Pring.

Nigel Pearson opted for a strong starting XI which is probably a clear indication as to how the Robins will line up against Hull City away on the opening day of the season barring one or two tweaks.

Kane Wilson and Jay Dasilva occupied the wing-back roles with Dan Bentley behind the three central defenders Timm Klose, Kal Naismith and Rob Atkinson. Tomas Kalas remains injured and failed to make the squad.

Matty James partnered Joe Williams in the midfield while Mark Sykes was deployed in the No10 role behind strikers Chris Martin and Nahki Wells with Antoine Semenyo watching on from the sidelines.

It took a while to break the deadlock, coming in the 68th minute after City made 10 substitutions. Cam Pring was the architect for both goals when his first cross was tucked home by George Tanner while the second on the 90th-minute mark landed at the feet of Tommy Conway.

City probably could and should have had more. Chris Martin blazed a penalty over the bar and keeper Max Harris made a handful of decent saves to deny Wilson, Nahki Wells and Joe Williams.

Here's the verdict with the first win under their belt.

It was intriguing to see the roles of all three players but particularly Sykes having arrived with uncertainty as to how he would fit into the set-up.

He predominantly played out on the right at Oxford United although with Nigel Pearson's favoured three at the back formation with wing-backs, Sykes' position is likely to change under the current set up.

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