Date:05 Feb 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Deepdale
Attendance:11,784

Keogh (4) Clarkson (55)
Clarkson (64) Pitman (84)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins Unfair challenge on Nathan Ellington by Joe Edwards results in a free kick. Sean St. Ledger takes the direct free kick.

91mins Brett Pitman gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Billy Jones. Free kick taken by Wayne Brown.

90mins The ball is swung over by Joe Edwards, Wayne Brown makes a clearance. Jamie McAllister decides to take a short corner.

89mins The ball is swung over by Sean St. Ledger, Paul Parry has a headed effort at goal from just inside the area that misses to the right of the goal.

88mins Danny Mayor sends in a cross.

87mins Louis Carey leaves the field to be replaced by Joe Edwards.

85mins The ball is sent over by Paul Parry, clearance made by Steven Caulker.

84mins Brett Pitman fires in a goal from the edge of the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. Preston 0-4 Bristol City.Martyn Woolford provided the assist for the goal.

84mins Billy Jones crosses the ball, Jamie McAllister gets a block in.

83mins Danny Mayor sends in a cross, save by David James.

79mins Effort from the edge of the area by Leon Cort goes wide of the right-hand upright.

78mins Nathan Ellington fouled by Kalifa Cisse, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Wayne Brown.

77mins David Clarkson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Andy Lonergan restarts play with the free kick.

75mins Andrew Keogh takes a shot. Leon Cort gets a block in.

75mins Louis Carey produces a cross, save by Andy Lonergan.

74mins Leon Cort challenges Andrew Keogh unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Steven Caulker.

72mins Andrew Keogh produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty area which goes wide of the right-hand post.

71mins Centre by Danny Mayor, clearance made by Liam Fontaine.

70mins Paul Parry is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by David James.

69mins Brett Pitman takes a shot. Save by Andy Lonergan. Effort on goal by Brett Pitman from deep inside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.

68mins Ian Ashbee challenges Marvin Elliott unfairly and gives away a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Jamie McAllister, clearance made by Leon Cort.

67mins Wayne Brown gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Brett Pitman. Jamie McAllister crosses the ball in from the free kick, Leon Cort manages to make a clearance.

66mins Danny Mayor comes on in place of Darel Russell.

65mins Paul Parry joins the action as a substitute, replacing Leon Clarke.

64mins David Clarkson fires in a goal from inside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Preston 0-3 Bristol City.Andrew Keogh takes a shot. Save made by Andy Lonergan. Assist by Andrew Keogh.

64mins Nathan Ellington delivers the ball, blocked by Steven Caulker.

63mins Centre by Jamie McAllister.

63mins Eddie Johnson produces a cross, save made by David James.

61mins Kalifa Cisse challenges Darel Russell unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Andy Lonergan.

61mins Brett Pitman takes a shot. Blocked by Leon Cort.

60mins The ball is delivered by Adam Barton, Header from deep inside the area by Nathan Ellington goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

60mins Corner taken short by Sean St. Ledger.

60mins Sean St. Ledger sends in a cross, Liam Fontaine gets a block in.

59mins Outswinging corner taken by Adam Barton from the right by-line.

59mins Leon Clarke crosses the ball, Jamie McAllister makes a clearance.

55mins David Clarkson finds the net with a headed goal from inside the penalty area. Preston 0-2 Bristol City.Assist on the goal came from Brett Pitman.

54mins Andrew Keogh takes a shot. Wayne Brown gets a block in. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Brett Pitman from the left by-line, save by Andy Lonergan.

52mins David Clarkson produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

52mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Andrew Keogh.

52mins Andrew Keogh sends in a cross, clearance made by Sean St. Ledger.

51mins Louis Carey delivers the ball.

50mins Ian Ashbee gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Martyn Woolford. Jamie McAllister takes the direct free kick.

50mins The ball is swung over by Billy Jones, save made by David James.

49mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Adam Barton, Nathan Ellington takes a shot. Save by David James.

48mins Leon Clarke produces a cross, Eddie Johnson takes a shot. Blocked by Jamie McAllister.

48mins Andrew Keogh is caught offside. Andy Lonergan takes the direct free kick.

47mins Centre by Leon Clarke.

47mins Kalifa Cisse produces a cross, clearance made by Leon Cort.

47mins The ball is crossed by Andrew Keogh.

46mins Effort on goal by Brett Pitman from just inside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the target.

46mins Centre by Jamie McAllister.

45mins Brett Pitman on for Albert Adomah.

51mins Centre by Adam Barton, Steven Caulker makes a clearance.

50mins Wayne Brown challenges Andrew Keogh unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jamie McAllister takes the direct free kick.

50mins A cross is delivered by Albert Adomah, save by Andy Lonergan.

49mins Nathan Ellington fouled by Kalifa Cisse, the ref awards a free kick. Nathan Ellington has an effort direct from the free kick, David James makes a save.

48mins Adam Barton takes a shot. Save made by David James. Short corner taken by Darel Russell.

47mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Martyn Woolford on Billy Jones. Billy Jones restarts play with the free kick.

46mins Wayne Brown on for Conor McLaughlin.

40mins Effort on goal by Eddie Johnson from outside the penalty box goes harmlessly over the bar.

39mins Foul by Conor McLaughlin on Martyn Woolford, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by David James.

39mins Centre by Leon Clarke, blocked by Louis Carey.

37mins Nathan Ellington delivers the ball, clearance made by Jamie McAllister.

35mins Billy Jones sends in a cross.

35mins The ball is sent over by Billy Jones, blocked by Louis Carey.

34mins A cross is delivered by Conor McLaughlin.

33mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Sean St. Ledger by David Clarkson. Sean St. Ledger takes the free kick.

33mins A cross is delivered by Marvin Elliott.

32mins Leon Clarke is caught offside. Direct free kick taken by David James.

32mins Ian Ashbee fouled by Marvin Elliott, the ref awards a free kick. Sean St. Ledger takes the direct free kick.

31mins Shot from just outside the box by Leon Cort goes over the target.

30mins Corner taken by Adam Barton from the right by-line.

30mins Leon Clarke takes a shot. Louis Carey gets a block in.

30mins Foul by Louis Carey on Eddie Johnson, free kick awarded. Darel Russell restarts play with the free kick.

29mins Outswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Adam Barton, save by David James.

28mins Nathan Ellington takes a shot. David James makes a save.

26mins Leon Clarke delivers the ball.

26mins Eddie Johnson crosses the ball, save made by David James.

24mins Foul by Albert Adomah on Adam Barton, free kick awarded. The ball is crossed by Adam Barton, Nathan Ellington has a headed effort at goal from close range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

23mins Martyn Woolford gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Conor McLaughlin. Direct free kick taken by Andy Lonergan.

23mins Adam Barton takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Sean St. Ledger has a header from close in and clears the crossbar.

22mins Nathan Ellington takes a shot. Brilliant save by David James.

21mins Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Jamie McAllister, Leon Cort makes a clearance.

20mins The ball is sent over by Leon Clarke, clearance by Jamie McAllister.

20mins A cross is delivered by Leon Clarke.

18mins The ball is sent over by Leon Clarke, Header by Eddie Johnson from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the goal.

18mins Unfair challenge on Sean St. Ledger by Andrew Keogh results in a free kick. Sean St. Ledger takes the direct free kick.

17mins Ian Ashbee crosses the ball, save made by David James.

16mins Foul by Andrew Keogh on Sean St. Ledger, free kick awarded. Andy Lonergan takes the direct free kick.

16mins Darel Russell takes a shot. David James makes a save.

13mins Leon Clarke challenges Louis Carey unfairly and gives away a free kick. David James restarts play with the free kick.

13mins Martyn Woolford crosses the ball.

12mins A cross is delivered by Conor McLaughlin, save by David James.

9mins Adam Barton is caught offside. Free kick taken by David James.

8mins Caution for Jamie McAllister. Foul by Jamie McAllister on Nathan Ellington, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Darel Russell.

7mins Billy Jones has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box which goes wide left of the goal.

4mins Andrew Keogh finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Preston 0-1 Bristol City.Steven Caulker provided the assist for the goal.

3mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Jamie McAllister from the left by-line, clearance by Sean St. Ledger.

3mins Shot from just outside the area by David Clarkson misses to the left of the target.

3mins A cross is delivered by Jamie McAllister, Sean St. Ledger makes a clearance.

2mins Andrew Keogh takes a shot. Blocked by Conor McLaughlin.

2mins Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Jamie McAllister from the left by-line to the near post.

1mins Shot from deep inside the area by Eddie Johnson clears the bar.

1mins A cross is delivered by Louis Carey, clearance by Leon Cort.

Match Preview

Johnson set for debut Preston boss Phil Brown is set to hand new signing Eddie Johnson his debut in the crunch home clash with relegation rivals Bristol City. The United States international joined the division's bottom club on loan from Fulham but was signed too late to play in Tuesday night's 2-0 defeat at Barnsley. Yet Brown has confirmed the American is in line to face City at Deepdale, leaving him with plenty of attacking options. At Oakwell he started with Leon Clarke, Nathan Ellington and Iain Hume in a three-pronged attack, although fellow forward Chris Brown remains sidelined with a knee injury . Clarke and Ian Ashbee should make their home debuts, but on-loan Blackburn midfielder Amine Linganzi remains sidelined with a groin injury. Bristol City look certain to be without Cole Skuse for the trip. Injured during the warm-up prior to Tuesday night`s Anglo-Welsh clash with Swansea, the influential midfielder has finally admitted defeat in his quest to play through the pain barrier. Having struggled to overcome a persistent toe injury for several weeks, the Bristolian faces a spell on the sidelines while he recovers fully. "Skuse has had a bad toe for a couple of weeks now and he hasn't been able to train properly," said City boss Keith Millen. "We've been patching him up and getting him out there for games, but it has not been ideal. "He's got away with it for a couple of games but Swansea was one too many and that's him out now until it has healed." Lee Johnson or Kalifa Cisse will replace Skuse, who will be joined on the sidelines by Jamal Campbell-Ryce after the winger was forced off at half-time against Swansea with a damaged hamstring. His absence opens the door for new signing Martyn Woolford to make his debut.

Formation:433Manager: Phil Brown

Preston

Formation: 442Manager: Keith Millen

Bristol City

Andy Lonergan
Conor McLaughlin
Sean St. Ledger
Leon Cort
Billy Jones
Darel Russell
Ian Ashbee
Adam Barton
Nathan Ellington
Eddie Johnson
Leon Clarke
SUBS
Andreas Arestidou
Wayne Brown
Paul Hayes
Barry Nicholson
Danny Mayor
Paul Parry
Darren Carter

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David James
Louis Carey
Steven Caulker
Liam Fontaine
Jamie McAllister
Albert Adomah
Marvin Elliott
Kalifa Cisse
Martyn Woolford
Andrew Keogh
David Clarkson
SUBS
Dean Gerken
Damion Stewart
Lee Johnson
Ivan Sproule
Lewin Nyatanga
Joe Edwards
Brett Pitman

Match Report

Brown is hit for four Phil Brown's woes continued as Bristol City condemned rock-bottom Preston to a 4-0 defeat, their 17th npower Championship loss of the season. Andy Keogh opened the scoring in the fifth minute and David Clarkson struck twice in the second half before substitute Brett Pitman added a late fourth as the Robins ran out emphatic winners. The result left Brown still searching for his first victory since taking the helm at Deepdale and was another major blow to his side's hopes of avoiding relegation to League One. To make matters worse, rookie defender Conor McLaughlin suffered a suspected broken leg in the first half. The teenage right-back was hurt in a tackle in the 41st minute and was eventually carried off on a stretcher after lengthy treatment. Brown gave striker Eddie Johnson his debut after signing from Fulham on loan late on transfer deadline day, while there were returns to midfield for Adam Barton and Darel Russell. Martyn Woolford was handed his City debut following his arrival from Scunthorpe but Preston went close inside the second minute when Johnson fired over the bar from 12 yards out. Moments later Keogh tried his luck from 25 yards only to see his effort blocked by McLaughlin. Clarkson then dragged a shot wide of Andy Lonergan's goal but moments later the visitors led when Keogh collected a pass from Steven Caulker and hit a right-foot shot into the net from 12 yards. Preston's Billy Jones then sought to find an immediate response but his 25-yard shot missed the target. City goalkeeper David James was called into action in the 16th minute when he saved from Russell and three minutes later Preston went close again. Leon Clarke crossed dangerously and Johnson greeted his delivery with a header from 12 yards that flew wide of the mark. Yet North End continued to probe and in the 23rd minute Nathan Ellington sent a superb right-footed shot from 18 yards which drew a brilliant save from James who tipped the ball round the post. From the subsequent corner by Barton, Sean St Ledger headed over from six yards out. Ellington was similarly wasteful moments later when he headed wide from six yards and Ellington then had a shot tipped round the post by the impressive James. Johnson fired over and Preston were dealt a blow on the stroke of half-time when McLaughlin was replaced by Wayne Brown. Clarkson was a lively figure for City and headed over in the 53rd minute but he made no mistake three minutes later when he nodded in a left-wing cross from Pitman. Preston tried to respond but Ellington headed over and in the 65th minute City had their third when Keogh's shot was parried and Clarkson swept home the rebound from 12 yards out. Pitman added a fourth in the 85th minute when he collected a pass from Woolford and drove home right-footed from 18 yards.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Bristol City 1 - 1 Preston 06/11/2010 Bristol City 4 - 2 Preston 16/01/2010 Preston 2 - 2 Bristol City 08/08/2009 Bristol City 1 - 1 Preston 04/04/2009 Preston 2 - 0 Bristol City 29/11/2008 Bristol City 3 - 0 Preston 04/05/2008

Top Scorers

Preston I Hume 5 B Jones 4 K Treacy 4 C Morgan 2 P Hayes 1 A Barton 1 Bristol City J Stead 6 B Pitman 5 M Elliott 3 A Adomah 3 D Clarkson 2 S Caulker 2 J McAllister 1 L Johnson 1 J Campbell-Ryce 1 D Stewart 1

Goals

Preston Total goals 78 Goals per game 29 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 2 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 11 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Bristol City Total goals 80 Goals per game 31 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 8 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins