Preston North End 5-0 Bristol City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 4 April 2017

Result

Preston North End 5-0 Bristol City

Championship · Tuesday 4 April 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Preston North End 5-0 Bristol City: match report

Preston North End defeated Bristol City 5-0 in the Championship on Tuesday 4 April 2017. The half-time score was 1-0.

Tom Barkhuizen opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Preston North End's goals came from Tom Barkhuizen (25'), Aiden McGeady (47', penalty), Tom Clarke (53'), Callum Robinson (64') and Callum Robinson (68'). Bristol City did not score.

Discipline: Preston North End received 2 yellow cards; Bristol City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 8th on 59 points from 39 and Bristol City 22nd on 39 points from 39. Preston North End went on to finish that season 12th with 63 points, and Bristol City 20th with 52.

Preston North End lined up in a 4-4-2 and Bristol City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Callum Robinson of Preston North End (9.0), ahead of Tom Barkhuizen (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Preston North End wins, 4 draws and 2 for Bristol City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Yellow card · Chris MaxwellPreston North End
  • 25'Goal · Tom BarkhuizenPreston North End · 1-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Marlon PackBristol City
  • 47'Penalty goal · Aiden McGeadyPreston North End · 2-0
  • 53'Goal · Tom ClarkePreston North End · 3-0
  • 64'Goal · Callum RobinsonPreston North End · 4-0
  • 68'Goal · Callum RobinsonPreston North End · 5-0
  • 73'Yellow card · Lee TomlinBristol City
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Paul HuntingtonPreston North End

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Preston North End 4, draws 4, Bristol City 2.

Team news

Preston North End line-up (4-4-2)

Chris Maxwell, Tom Clarke, Alex Baptiste, Paul Huntington, G. Cunningham, Tom Barkhuizen, Paul Gallagher, Ben Pearson, Aiden McGeady, Callum Robinson, Jordan Hugill

Bristol City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Frank Fielding, Korey Smith, Aden Flint, Bailey Wright, Joe Bryan, Jens Hegeler, Marlon Pack, David Cotterill, Lee Tomlin, Callum O'Dowda, Tammy Abraham