Preston vs Bristol City match stats & report

1–3 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 4 · Deepdale, Preston · Ref Rueben Ricardo, England

Preston stats & fixtures · Bristol City stats & fixtures

Preston lost to Bristol City 1–3 in the Championship on 1 September 2026. Expected goals finished 1.91–1.78. Preston had 52% of the ball.

Preston vs Bristol City match statistics

PrestonBristol City

52% Ball possession 48%
1.91 Expected goals (xG) 1.78
18 Total shots 12
4 Shots on target 7
9 Shots off target 4
5 Blocked shots 1
9 Shots inside the box 9
5 Corners 2
11 Fouls 14
2 Offsides 3
2 Yellow cards 0
403 Passes 388
78% Pass accuracy 79%
4 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

4' Goal S. Twine (assist L. Tolaj) Bristol City
9' Yellow card J. Thompson Preston
51' Goal C. Wiley Preston
79' Goal L. Eissat (assist Rio Cardines) Bristol City
83' Yellow card L. Lindsay Preston
86' Goal D. Ballard Bristol City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Preston

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Paul Heckingbottom

1 D. Iversen

19 L. Gibson 6 L. Lindsay 4 H. Clarke

12 C. Wiley 15 J. Thompson 27 L. Leroy 17 S. Mills

37 D. Burgzorg 7 A. Devine

9 J. Erabi

Bench L. Nicholls , A. Vukčević , O. Offiah , J. Storey , Pol Valentín , T. Small , A. Moran , C. Lang , G. Gryba

Bristol City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Roy Hodgson

1 S. Tickle

21 Rio Cardines 2 L. Eissat 16 R. Dickie 38 N. Eile

4 A. Randell 12 J. Knight

20 S. Greenwood 10 S. Twine 7 Y. Hirakawa

9 L. Tolaj

Bench B. Collins , C. Pring , J. Williams , T. Horvat , G. Yah , J. Wallace , E. Adebayo , D. Ballard , S. Bell

Out and doubtful

A. McCann Preston Out — Injury
B. De Keersmaecker Bristol City Out — Shoulder Injury
L. McNally Bristol City Out — Knee Injury
B. Potts Preston Out — Ankle Injury
T. Carroll Preston Out — Ankle Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Preston at home

2–1–7 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.0 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 2.6 per game

20% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Bristol City away

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.4 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 4.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

44% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Preston vs Bristol City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
4 Jan 26	Bristol City v Preston	0–2
27 Sep 25	Preston v Bristol City	0–0
3 May 25	Bristol City v Preston	2–2
2 Nov 24	Preston v Bristol City	1–3
13 Jan 24	Preston v Bristol City	2–0
5 Aug 23	Bristol City v Preston	1–1

The full Preston vs Bristol City head-to-head record