Davies will be in charge of the Reds for the first time since losing 3-1 at Swansea in the second leg of the npower Championship play-off semi-final on May 16, 2011.
The Scot, sacked a month after that defeat in south Wales, became the Al-Hasawi family's third managerial appointment since their takeover of the club in the summer when he signed a three-and-a-half-year deal last week.
Rob Kelly oversaw the 2-0 defeat at Bristol City last Saturday, which saw Algerian midfielder Adlene Guedioura go straight back into the starting line-up following his return from the African Nations Cup in South Africa.
Kuwaiti goalkeeper Khaled Al-Rashidi, defender Elliott Ward, midfielders Simon Gillett, Henri Lansbury and Lewis McGugan and strikers Darius Henderson and Simon Cox were on the bench at Ashton Gate and are options for Davies should he want to make changes.
