Sitting fifth in the table, Burnley can be relatively satisfied with their position at present, but Vincent Kompany and co will be rueing several missed opportunities already this season, having dropped points in six of their opening nine matches.
The Clarets were forced to settle for a 1-1 draw against Lancashire rivals Preston on Tuesday, after a 10th-minute opener from Taylor Harwood-Bellis was cancelled out just five minutes later by Jordan Storey.
Burnley have now drawn five times this term, with only goal-shy Preston and West Bromwich Albion drawing more at this stage (six), and they currently sit six points behind Sheffield United at the summit.
Kompany’s side claimed their first home victory of the season in their most recent Turf Moor outing when they beat Millwall 2-0 at the end of last month.
The Clarets will be keen to head into the international break on a high and they will fancy their chances off success on Saturday as they have won each of their previous three home meetings against Bristol City, scoring nine goals in the process.
Bristol City saw their eight-game unbeaten run across all competitions come to an end on Wednesday night when they were beaten 3-2 away at Norwich.
Tommy Conway and Antoine Semenyowere both on the scoresheet at Carrow Road, with the former netting his fifth league goal in six games, but it was the Canaries who came out on top to condemn the Robins to their third defeat of the campaign.
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Nigel Pearson’s side have had no problems finding the net so far this season, as they have scored in all of their opening nine Championship matches and have racked up a total of 18 goals in the process – more than any other side in the division.
Their form in front of goal has been particularly pleasing on the road, where they have netted at least two goals in five of their seven away games across all competitions this term.
Continuing their scoring spree on Saturday could prove challenging, however, as they have lost each of their last five encounters with Burnley and have drawn a blank in front of goal in their last two visits to Turf Moor.
