Skubala targets Norwich City's weaknesses at Ashton Gate

The Canaries head west on the back of three successive wins, while Bristol Cty went down 2-1 at home to Wolves on Wednesday, having led with eight minutes of normal time remaining.

The Robins boss – appointed in the summer having led Lincoln City to promotion from League One – is keen to stifle City’s attacking instincts.

“They've been good on the road,” he said. “Good team, good team last season. Really good coach. Have some excellent players in the side. Paris Maghoma is one that's hit form. (Andre) Brooks on the side. They can cause you problems. They're a very open team, very good on transition.

“They haven't drawn a game this season, so they've either lost or won. So I think it can bring itself to be a very open game, which can be quite exciting, but we need to make sure we stick to our game plan because I think like any team, they have their weaknesses. We have our strengths and we want to show what we can do.”

The Robins are 15th in the Championship table with just one win in their last six and only two at home, where they have managed just four goals, joint worst in the division alongside bottom club Derby.

For Skubala, it is all about substance over style.

“Every game is about winning,” he said. “For me, all my jobs I've ever had, style comes second to winning for me, because you can have a great style and not win football matches.

“Here we're trying to build something that we want to win. If you win football matches it doesn't matter so much, but when you're losing and they (fans) think that the style is not what it needs to be, it's a double whammy.

“But the reality is we first and foremost go out to try and win football matches. And then when it doesn't look like we want it to look, we could be agreeing on some things, we could be not. But the reality is, first and foremost, we try and put a team out there - and we do put a team out there - that we think can win the game.”