Match Day Thread Preston North End v Bristol City Deepdale 28/9/19

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LAST TIME OUT
PRESTON NORTH END 0 MANCHESTER CITY 3

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BRISTOL CITY 0 SWANSEA CITY 0

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LAST SEASON
PRESTON NORTH END 1 BRISTOL CITY 1

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City arrivals during transfer window
Kalas and Massengo both for fees well over £7 million, Plamer, Nagy, DaSilva and Bentley for substantially more than a million, also picked up Rowe and Smodiczs for free.
As with Brentford a couple of weeks ago have financed these deals by selling a couple of players for big fees.

Probably the match of the day in the Championship 3rd v 4th, City have not lost in the league since the opening day of the season when coming second to Leeds however as always when it does go a bit tits up for Lee his team tends to go on lengthy runs without a win, be nice to start that on Saturday.
City have lost Afobe to a season ending injury but still have a useful goal scorer in Diedhiou, rate this lad scored on his last two appearences at the ground.
At present they have sold 500 tickets for the game,
For us Pearson, Bauer, Maguire and Hughes I would assume will be back after missing the cup game.

Match Officials: Bristol City Home

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Making his first trip to Deepdale this season is a match official we have not seen for 12 months, with Andy Davies appointed as referee.

We last saw Andy in PR1 for the early season local derby with Bolton Wanderers last season; the game finishing 2-2.

That was the officials’ second-only time of taking charge at Deepdale and he’ll be making the long trip up from Hampshire for the game.

His first trip here was back in January 2018, when he was referee for a 1-1 draw with Birmingham City.

Whilst that was his first game as Deepdale, the match official has taken charge of North End games in the past, including the opening game of the 2016/17 at Reading.
This is his eighth year on the EFL lists, but only his sixth ever PNE game. He took charge of 2015/16’s goalless draw at Brighton & Hove Albion back in October 2015, having previously been the match official for a Lilywhites fixture back in 2012 at Leyton Orient.
This will be his eighth game of the new season, having issued 19 cautions and no red cards in the previous seven games, including one yellow in the other Bristol City game he has done this season, their thrilling 3-3 draw with QPR in the first round of the Carabao Cup.

He will be assisted by Darren Blunden and Michael George and the fourth official will be experienced official Andy Haines.

Mr Davies sent Pearson off for having his eyebrow bitten off by a Bolton player as you do.

 

Preston North End 3 Gallagher pen, Johnson pen, Bauer Bristol City 3 Moore Weimann, Baker

PNE: Rudd, Fisher, Bauer, Davies, Rafferty, Pearson, Gallagher (Browne 62), Maguire (Ginnelly 80), Johnson, Harrop (Nugent 62), Barkhuizen. Subs (not used): Storey, Ledson, Potts, Ripley.

Bristol City: Bentley, Baker, Williams, Moore (Wakins 57), Brownhill, Semenyo (Diedhiou 57), Palmer (O'Dowda 62), Rowe, Weimann, Massengo. Subs (not used): Wright, Eliasson, Pereira, Maenpaa.

Referee: Andy Davies (Hampshire)

Attendance: 12,005 (735 away) Leeds would have brought more

Well that was fun, six goals two disallowed and a referee who by the end of the game had managed to upset everyone in the ground and add into the mix a couple of downpours during the game the second of which threatened to drown Rudd at the Kop End.
City will probably feel the more disappointed of the two sides, probably in the main the better side during the match, will be a bit miffed about the Diedhiou disallowed goal late on which might have won them the game however we seem to have issues with both the two first half City goals, possible fouls on the keeper couldn't tell from were I was although thought before the corner leading to the second we should have the throw in.
City started well we found it hard to get past two banks of four and five which Johnson seems to have adapted too this season, we were far too slow with our passing and didn't relly keep the ball well.
Defensively we were all over the place Fisher had bailed us out with a last ditch clearance and Rudd had made two good saves so it wasn't a surprise when Moore fired home from a corner although North End claimed the ball was kicked out of Rudd's hand.
Second also from corner when the ball came in massive shout from behind the goal before Weimann's header went in off the underside of the bar

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We had only one really degent chance Maguire hit the side netting should have scored.
Back in the game in first half injury time Johnson foukd Gally did the rest.
Level after half time another penalty hand ball Johnson did the rest this time.
Level not for long City had had one disallowed for offside, another dead ball we didn't deal with Baker from eight yards through Rudd.
Personal view thought City woukd win from here but from our first corner in two league games second phase ball back post BFG headed home.
End to end from thn on in City disallowed goal both sides had chances to win it, take the draw we were not at our best today.

 

Preston manager Alex Neil told BBC Radio Lancashire:

"The biggest disappointment is the fact that we conceded three set-play goals. So far this season, before today's game, we were the best team in the league for defending our box for set-plays.

"If you'd have to me today that would have happened, I wouldn't have believed you but we didn't defend our box well enough.

"We scored three goals, could have scored more. When it was 3-3 if anyone was going to score I thought it would be us."

Bristol City head coach Lee Johnson told BBC Radio Bristol:

"I don't feel ecstatic with a point, having had a 2-0 lead, but I don't feel disappointed with my team in anything they've done today.

"We had a good away performance in terms of we were reasonably slick on the break, we had many shots on target.

"They knew they were in a game today and their home form has been top notch."