Bristol City vs Preston North End

Bristol City

Ashton Gate Stadium

04 Jan 2026, 16:00

0:2

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Lewis Dobbin(J. Thompson)

Goal

8'

J. Storey

34'

2ND HALF

B. Potts

Pol Valentín

46'

54'

C. Pring

Rob Atkinson

54'

S. Morsy

S. Twine

55'

Emil Riis

A. Mehmeti

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

67'

Lewis Dobbin

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

67'

J. Thompson

69'

Alfie Devine

Goal

70'

J. Thompson

A. McCann

73'

Oddel Offiah

Injured

76'

Oddel Offiah

L. Lindsay

77'

78'

Sam Bell

S. Armstrong

91'

Y. Hirakawa

Ross Mccrorie

Match statistics

63%Possession37%

609Passes Attempted352

519Completed Passes253

6Corners3

19Throw-ins13

11Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

M. O’Leary

#1M. O’Leary

Robert Dickie

#16Robert Dickie

Rob Atkinson

#5Rob Atkinson

Zak Vyner

#14Zak Vyner

Jason Knight

#12Jason Knight

A. Randell

#4A. Randell

Ross Mccrorie

#2Ross Mccrorie

Neto Borges

#21Neto Borges

S. Twine

#10S. Twine

A. Mehmeti

#11A. Mehmeti

S. Armstrong

#30S. Armstrong

Starting XI

M. O’Leary #1
Robert Dickie #16
Rob Atkinson #5	54'
Zak Vyner #14
Jason Knight #12
A. Randell #4
Ross Mccrorie #2	91'
Neto Borges #21
S. Twine #10	54'
A. Mehmeti #11	55'
S. Armstrong #30	78'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
George Tanner #19
C. Pring #3	54'
H. Roberts #24
S. Morsy #40	54'
Y. Hirakawa #7	91'
Leo Pecover #29
Emil Riis #18	55'
Sam Bell #20	78'

Will not play

Adam Fletcher

Adam Fletcher Randell

Midfielder

Back injury

Return: Early March 2026

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

M. O’Leary

#1M. O’Leary

Robert Dickie

#16Robert Dickie

Rob Atkinson

#5Rob Atkinson

Zak Vyner

#14Zak Vyner

Jason Knight

#12Jason Knight

A. Randell

#4A. Randell

Ross Mccrorie

#2Ross Mccrorie

Neto Borges

#21Neto Borges

S. Twine

#10S. Twine

A. Mehmeti

#11A. Mehmeti

S. Armstrong

#30S. Armstrong

Starting XI

M. O’Leary #1
Robert Dickie #16
Rob Atkinson #5	54'
Zak Vyner #14
Jason Knight #12
A. Randell #4
Ross Mccrorie #2	91'
Neto Borges #21
S. Twine #10	54'
A. Mehmeti #11	55'
S. Armstrong #30	78'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
George Tanner #19
C. Pring #3	54'
H. Roberts #24
S. Morsy #40	54'
Y. Hirakawa #7	91'
Leo Pecover #29
Emil Riis #18	55'
Sam Bell #20	78'

Will not play

Adam Fletcher

Adam Fletcher Randell

Midfielder

Back injury

Return: Early March 2026

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Preston North End

Formation

3-4-3

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Jamal Lewis

#18Jamal Lewis

B. Potts

#44B. Potts

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
J. Storey #14	34'
A. Hughes #16
Oddel Offiah #42	76' 77'
J. Thompson #15	73' 69' 🎯8'
B. Whiteman #4
Jamal Lewis #18
B. Potts #44	46'
Lewis Dobbin #17	67' ⚽8'
M. Osmajić #28	67'
Alfie Devine #21	⚽70'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
Pol Valentín #2	46'
L. Lindsay #6	77'
Thierry Small #26
A. McCann #8	73'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10	67'
Daniel Jebbison #9	67'
Michael Smith #24
W. Keane #7

Will not play

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

38 matches

Bristol City

Bristol City

10

Wins

15

Draws

13

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Paul Tierney

Venue:

Ashton Gate Stadium

Capacity:

27 000

Bristol City vs Preston North End match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Bristol City and Preston North End. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.

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