PRESTON. Preston North End beats Bristol City 2-0 after W. Keane scores a double.
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 14,929 spectators. The referee was Samuel Barrott who was helped by Jonathan Hunt and Daniel Leach. The 4th official was Simon Mather. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.66 degrees Celsius or 43.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 12 Total 15
- 7 On Target 6
- 2 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 114 Attack 120
- 46 Dangerous attack 44
- 85 Ball safe 81
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 6
Fouls
- 4 Total 4
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Preston North End was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Bristol City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Preston North End won the match.
Preston North End shot 12 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Bristol City shot 15 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 1 yellow card (Will Keane). On the other side, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (Cameron Pring and Harry Cornick).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Preston North End has 38 points like Norwich City to remain in the 11th place. On the other side, Bristol City will stays with 36 points like Watford to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will play away against Leeds United on the 20th of January with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Leeds United (6 draws).
Bristol City will host Watford on the 20th of January with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Watford (8 draws).
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Ched Evans , Freddie Woodman , Brad Potts , Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Ben Whiteman , Duane Holmes , Alan Browne , Ali McCann , Liam Millar and Milutin Osmajić .
The home team had on the bench: Will Keane , Greg Cunningham, Mads Frökjaer-Jensen , Robbie Brady , Layton Stewart, Ryan Ledson, Emil Riis , David Cornell and Kian Best.
Preston North End could not rely on the presence of Robbie Brady (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 4 changes: Alan Browne for Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (46′), Milutin Osmajić for Will Keane (46′), Duane Holmes for Emil Riis (46′) and Brad Potts for Robbie Brady (80′).
Player of the match: Will Keane
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Will Keane.
His rating is with 2 goals, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4.
His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Liam Manning played with: Max O’Leary , George Tanner , Zak Vyner , Robert Dickie , Sam Bell , Joe Williams , Taylor Gardner-Hickman , Cameron Pring , Jason Knight , Anis Mehmeti , Tommy Conway .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ross McCrorie , Matty James , Harry Cornick, Andy King, Nahki Wells , Stefan Bajić, Haydon Roberts and Jamie Knight-Lebel.
Substitutions
Bristol City made 5 changes: Taylor Gardner-Hickman for Matty James (75′), Sam Bell for Nahki Wells (75′), Anis Mehmeti for Ross McCrorie (76′), Tommy Conway for Harry Cornick (89′) and Jason Knight for Andy King (89′).
Player of the match: Max O’Leary
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol City was the goalkeeper: Max O’Leary. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Blackburn Rovers – 4-1
- Southampton – Sheffield Wednesday – 4-0
- Rotherham United – Stoke City – 0-1
- Preston North End – Bristol City – 2-0
- Millwall – Middlesbrough – 1-3
- Ipswich Town – Sunderland – 2-1
- Huddersfield Town – Plymouth Argyle – 1-1
- Coventry City – Leicester City – 3-1
- Cardiff City – Leeds United – 0-3
- Birmingham City – Swansea City – 2-2