Adebola joined Bristol City from Coventry in January 2008

Bristol City striker Dele Adebola hopes his performance in Saturday's 2-2 draw with Wolves can earn him a recall to the Robins' starting XI.

Adebola lost his place in the City team after a month out with a dead leg but came off the bench to score one goal and make another at Ashton Gate.

The 33-year-old told BBC Radio Bristol: "It's down to the manager.

"Coming back from injury, I feel fit but I can only put my case forward by doing it on the pitch."

There is a distance between us and the play-offs but that is a realistic aim for us. We have to battle for every point that's available Bristol City striker Dele Adebola

The draw with Wolves leaves City lying 14th in the Championship, 10 points off the play-offs.

Nigeria-born Adebola said the Robins need to repeat the performance of coming from 2-0 down against the league leaders if they are to get into the end-of-season scramble for the Premier League.

"There is a distance between us and the play-offs but that is a realistic aim for us," said Adebola.

"If we are going to do that then we have to battle for every point that's available.

"We haven't got a game for 10 days, so we'll go away and reflect and then come back fired up," he added.

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