BRISTOL CITY 3
PATRICK BAUER celebrated his first goal for Preston in this six-goal thriller – and North End’s comeback kept up their amazing jinx over Bristol City.
Bauer’s late leveller – plus two penalties – kept Preston in the top six and preserved their unbeaten home record.
In addition, North End’s unbeaten run against the Robins now goes to 13 games over the past eight years, though it looked like that would be shattered as Lee Johnson’s men roared into a two-goal lead.
Johnson kept his cool when he admitted: “To be honest, I feel neutral about the result. I’m not ecstatic, even though we’ve kept our good run of results going. But it was as good as any performance, especially against a side whose home form is top notch. We were slick on the break and showed courage.”
Preston boss Alex Neil was pleased with his side keeping their home unbeaten run going, but added: “My biggest disappointment is that we conceded three goals from setpieces. Until now, we had the best record in that department.
“So I have really mixed emotions.”
Taylor Moore was both hero and villain.
PRESTON