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Lee Johnson has admitted he brought on Matty Taylor during Bristol City's defeat to Preston North End because fans have a song for him.

The Robins manager sent Taylor on in the 64th minute as they tried to find a way back into the game after Callum Robinson's 35th minute goal for Preston.

Yet City were unable to find the net and went down to a 1-0 defeat as their poor form at Aston Gate continued.

Post-match, Johnson admitted the move to bring Taylor on came as a way to try and kick-start the atmosphere among City fans.

He said: "I’m quite pleased we’re away now for a couple of games now because sometimes when you’re away you can create that cause but when you’re at home, you can feel like the atmosphere’s edgy. We’ve lost four or five players with a song!

"I’ll be honest, I put Matty Taylor on because I know they’ve got a song for him! It’s up to the players, of course, to get the fans going and we didn’t. That was part of it. We need to create an atmosphere with our intensity.

"And last year we sat off the game on the counter attack, we had a lot of speed on the counter-attack and this year it’s a bit of a different game where we have to build due to the strengths and weaknesses of our own team.

"That doesn’t mean you can’t run your hardest, you haven’t got to be quick to run your hardest. That’s the bit that hurts because I thought in transition, they were waiting for someone else to do."

It was an admission that did not go down well with Robins fans.

@Jackhennessy19: What kind of comment is that? Johnson really doesn't have a clue what he's doing any more.