Gary Bowyer has made four changes to the starting 11 which drew 1-1 away at Macclesfield Town, last weekend, ahead of this afternoon's meeting with Newport County.
Defenders Paudie O'Connor and Kelvin Mellor begin in defence, with Callum Cooke and Aramide Oteh also returning.
Chris Taylor also makes his first home Sky Bet League Two appearance in today’s game.
Jake Reeves also makes his second consecutive league start in midfield, while Shay McCartan and Matt Palmer return among Bowyer's substitutes.
1. Richard O’Donnell
2. Kelvin Mellor
4. Paudie O’Connor
6. Anthony O’Connor
8. Jake Reeves
12. James Vaughan (c)
22. Adam Henley
23. Connor Wood
25. Aramide Oteh
26. Callum Cooke
29. Chris Taylor
CITY SUBSTITUTES
30. George Sykes-Kenworthy
11. Zeli Ismail
14. Shay McCartan
15. Tyler French
16. Matt Palmer
18. Jermaine Anderson
19. Dylan Connolly