Preston North End vs Bristol City, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Preston North End

25': Tom Barkhuizen
25': Tom Barkhuizen
47': Aiden McGeady (P)
47': Aiden McGeady (P)
53': Tom Clarke
54': Tom Clarke
64': Callum Robinson
64': Callum Robinson
68': Callum Robinson
68': Callum Robinson

FT
5 - 0

Bristol City

Preston North End 5-0 Bristol City

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
3': Foul by Chris Maxwell (Preston North End).
3': Tammy Abraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
4': Chris Maxwell (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
5': Attempt saved. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
5': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Frank Fielding.
6': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Korey Smith.
7': Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
7': Foul by Jens Hegeler (Bristol City).
10': Attempt missed. David Cotterill (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
12': Attempt saved. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
12': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Frank Fielding.
14': Attempt saved. David Cotterill (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
16': Foul by Joe Bryan (Bristol City).
16': Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Ben Pearson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
18': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
18': Offside, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
21': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
21': Marlon Pack (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
22': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Tom Clarke.
22': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
22': Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Paul Gallagher.
23': Foul by Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City).
23': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
25': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
25': Goal! Preston North End 1, Bristol City 0. Tom Barkhuizen (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Robinson with a cross.
26': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Bailey Wright.
28': Foul by Ben Pearson (Preston North End).
28': Jens Hegeler (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
29': Attempt saved. Bailey Wright (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
30': Attempt missed. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
33': Bailey Wright (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
34': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Bristol City).
34': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).
34': Tom Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Marlon Pack (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
35': Hand ball by Lee Tomlin (Bristol City).
39': Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
39': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
41': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
43': Offside, Bristol City. Lee Tomlin tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
45': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
45': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 1, Bristol City 0.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 1, Bristol City 0.
46': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
46': Penalty Preston North End. Callum Robinson draws a foul in the penalty area.
46': Penalty conceded by Aden Flint (Bristol City) after a foul in the penalty area.
47': Goal! Preston North End 2, Bristol City 0. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
49': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Korey Smith.
49': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Aden Flint.
50': Attempt saved. Greg Cunningham (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
52': Attempt blocked. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
52': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Korey Smith.
53': Foul by Marlon Pack (Bristol City).
53': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
54': Goal! Preston North End 3, Bristol City 0. Tom Clarke (Preston North End) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Paul Gallagher with a cross following a set piece situation.
55': David Cotterill (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Foul by Greg Cunningham (Preston North End).
56': Callum O'Dowda (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Paul Gallagher (Preston North End).
57': Substitution, Bristol City. Aaron Wilbraham replaces Callum O'Dowda.
57': Substitution, Bristol City. Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson replaces Marlon Pack.
58': Foul by Jens Hegeler (Bristol City).
58': Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
60': Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
60': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
60': Attempt missed. Jens Hegeler (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by David Cotterill.
62': Offside, Preston North End. Paul Gallagher tries a through ball, but Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
62': Attempt missed. Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
64': Goal! Preston North End 4, Bristol City 0. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
66': Attempt blocked. Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
67': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
67': Attempt blocked. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
67': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson.
68': Goal! Preston North End 5, Bristol City 0. Callum Robinson (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
70': Attempt saved. Aiden McGeady (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
71': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Frank Fielding.
71': Substitution, Preston North End. Daryl Horgan replaces Aiden McGeady.
71': Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Johnson replaces Ben Pearson.
72': Offside, Bristol City. Lee Tomlin tries a through ball, but Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
72': Substitution, Bristol City. Josh Brownhill replaces Jens Hegeler.
73': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
73': Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Lee Tomlin (Bristol City).
73': Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt missed. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
75': Foul by Daniel Johnson (Preston North End).
75': Korey Smith (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76': Attempt blocked. Daniel Johnson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
76': Attempt saved. Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
78': Attempt blocked. Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
78': Substitution, Preston North End. Jermaine Beckford replaces Tom Barkhuizen.
80': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson.
81': Attempt missed. Alex Baptiste (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Daryl Horgan with a cross following a corner.
82': Bailey Wright (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
82': Attempt blocked. Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
83': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Alex Baptiste.
83': Attempt missed. Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
83': Aden Flint (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
84': Foul by Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City).
84': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
85': Attempt saved. Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
87': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Preston North End).
87': Hördur Bjorgvin Magnusson (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Bailey Wright (Bristol City).
90'+1': Jordan Hugill (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Attempt blocked. Paul Gallagher (Preston North End) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
90'+2': Aaron Wilbraham (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Paul Huntington (Preston North End).
90'+2': Paul Huntington (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+3': Attempt missed. Lee Tomlin (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Preston North End 5, Bristol City 0.
90'+4': Match ends, Preston North End 5, Bristol City 0.

Statistics

BRC		PNE
14	Fouls	16
2	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	4
54.6	Possession	45.4
15	SHOTS	23
4	ON GOAL	9
0.3	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
301	Accurate Passes	227
395	Passes	320
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	6
22	Crosses	23
0.2	Cross %	0.3
68	Long Balls	81
31	Accurate Long Balls	33
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
6	Blocked Shots	7
7	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	15
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
31	Effective Clearances	32
31	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 10,224

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Preston North End (4-4-2)

No.	Name
22	Chris Maxwell (GK)
23	Paul Huntington
27	Alex Baptiste
3	Greg Cunningham
5	Tom Clarke
4	Ben Pearson
12	Paul Gallagher
14	Aiden McGeady
29	Tom Barkhuizen
25	Jordan Hugill
37	Callum Robinson

Preston North End Substitutes:

Daryl Horgan, Alan Browne, Andrew Boyle, Anders Lindegaard, Daniel Johnson, Simon Makienok, Jermaine Beckford.

Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Frank Fielding (GK)
42	Bailey Wright
4	Aden Flint
3	Joe Bryan
7	Korey Smith
10	Lee Tomlin
21	Marlon Pack
31	Jens Hegeler
9	Tammy Abraham
11	Callum O'Dowda
32	David Cotterill

Bristol City Substitutes:

Aaron Wilbraham, Josh Brownhill, Bobby De Cordova-Reid, Jamie Paterson, Matt Taylor, Fabian Giefer, Hördur Magnússon.

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