Matty James: Bristol City captain says 'nothing to lose' against Nottingham Forest
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Bristol City would reach the last 16 of the FA Cup if they beat Nottingham Forest
Bristol City captain Matty James says they have nothing to lose when they go to Nottingham Forest for their FA Cup fourth-round replay on Wednesday.
The Robins drew 0-0 with the Premier League side in the initial tie at Ashton Gate.
They beat fellow top-flight club West Ham in the previous round.
"It's a tough game again, Premier League opposition is always very difficult," James told BBC Radio Bristol.
"But the confidence we've had from three games in the cup, we'll be there and we've got nothing to lose."
The winner of Wednesday's tie faces a home draw in the fifth round against Manchester United.
"I think we've conducted ourselves in the cup very well and we have taken a lot of confidence from that," James said.
"We've just got to go there and do the exact same thing as we have been doing and you need a little bit of luck on the night against a Premier League team, with the players they have.
"We're excited about it and hope we can get a result."
While Bristol City have enjoyed a good run of results in the cup, in the Championship it is a different story - where they are on a winless run of six games.
They lost 1-0 to promotion-chasing Leeds on Friday, where they were outplayed for the majority of the game.
Yet James said confidence within the squad was still high.
"Since the gaffer's [Liam Manning] come in it was one of them where we've been a little bit annoyed with ourselves," James said.
"I thought Leeds were really, really good and sometimes you've just got to take your hat off and say that they were excellent on the night and we weren't at our level that we've been at.
"In the league probably the results aren't quite going for us at the moment, but performance wise the gaffer's really happy and we've just got to try and turn some of the performances into wins."