Daniel Johnson’s first-half penalty was enough for Preston North End to beat Bristol City and hand the Robins their third straight Championship loss.
Johnson placed his spot kick down the middle after top scorer Scott Sinclair was brought down by the dangling leg of Robins defender Taylor Moore.
Former Celtic and Swansea striker Sinclair also saw a low shot deflected wide and volley well saved by Daniel Bentley as Preston deserved their lead at the break.
Dean Holden’s visitors were a different side after the half-time introduction of Antoine Semenyo who, along with midfielder Callum O’Dowda, forced several excellent stops from Declan Rudd as Preston held out for victory.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Preston
- 1Rudd
- 2FisherBooked at 51minsSubstituted forRaffertyat 69′minutes
- 23Huntington
- 6Davies
- 3Earl
- 12GallagherSubstituted forBaylissat 76′minutes
- 8Browne
- 29Barkhuizen
- 11JohnsonSubstituted forStockleyat 80′minutes
- 31Sinclair
- 24MaguireSubstituted forRiis Jakobsenat 69′minutes
Substitutes
- 7Bayliss
- 10Harrop
- 14Storey
- 15Rafferty
- 19Riis Jakobsen
- 20Stockley
- 25Ripley
- 27Holland-Wilkinson
- 32O’Reilly
Bristol City
- 1Bentley
- 26Vyner
- 22Kalas
- 23MooreSubstituted forSemenyoat 45′minutes
- 2Hunt
- 42MassengoSubstituted forBakinsonat 45′minutes
- 4Nagy
- 11O’Dowda
- 25Rowe
- 21Wells
- 7Martin
Substitutes
- 12O’Leary
- 18Semenyo
- 19Mariappa
- 24Smith
- 27Edwards
- 28Pearson
- 30Bakinson
- 33Bell
- 34Towler
- Referee:
- Geoff Eltringham
Match Stats
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Match ends, Preston North End 1, Bristol City 0.
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Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Bristol City 0.
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Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Tom Bayliss.
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Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Alan Browne.
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Attempt blocked. Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Rowe.
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Foul by Jayden Stockley (Preston North End).
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Tomas Kalas (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Joseph Rafferty.
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Attempt blocked. Chris Martin (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyreeq Bakinson.
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Attempt missed. Joshua Earl (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joseph Rafferty with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
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Attempt saved. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Scott Sinclair.
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Attempt missed. Jayden Stockley (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
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Attempt missed. Emil Riis Jakobsen (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Barkhuizen.
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Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Declan Rudd.
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Attempt saved. Callum O’Dowda (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Hunt with a cross.
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Attempt missed. Tom Bayliss (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Emil Riis Jakobsen following a fast break.
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Attempt missed. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tommy Rowe.
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Joshua Earl (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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