Championship

Preston 1-3 Bristol City

Preston vs Bristol City finished 1-3 in Championship. Key event: 4' S. Twine (assist L. Tolaj · Normal Goal). Head to head: H2H last 8: 2-3-3. Venue: Deepdale. Home form: L L L L D; Away form: W D L L D. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

PRE 1 - 3 Finished

Competition Championship Season 2026 Country England Venue Deepdale, Preston

Your time 01 Sep 2026, 18:45 Venue time 01 Sep 2026, 19:45 BST

Match preview 2 facts

Home form L L L L D 1 pts, goals 3-11, 0.60 scored/match, 2.20 conceded/match

Away form W D L L D 5 pts, goals 5-7, 1.00 scored/match, 1.40 conceded/match

Timeline 15 events

4' Goal S. Twine 0–1 BRI assist L. Tolaj · Normal Goal

9' Yellow Jordan Thompson PRE Foul

51' Goal C. Wiley 1–1 PRE Normal Goal

59' Sub N. Eile BRI on for C. Pring

59' Sub A. Randell BRI on for G. Yah

59' Sub Y. Hirakawa BRI on for J. Wallace

66' Sub C. Wiley PRE on for A. Vukcevic

67' Sub J. Erabi PRE on for C. Lang

69' Sub S. Greenwood BRI on for D. Ballard

79' Goal L. Eissat 1–2 BRI assist R. Cardines · Normal Goal

82' Sub A. Devine PRE on for A. Moran

83' Yellow Liam Lindsay PRE Foul

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84' Sub L. Tolaj BRI on for J. Williams

86' Goal D. Ballard 1–3BRI Normal Goal

90' Sub S. Mills PRE on for T. Small

Head-to-head H2H last 12: 3-4-5

Bristol City leads the last 12 head-to-head meetings: 4 wins, 3 losses, 5 draws. Latest meeting: 04 Jan 2026 · Bristol City vs Preston · 0 - 2.

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Showing 8 of 12 head-to-head matches.

Bristol City 0 - 2 Preston

Preston 0 - 0 Bristol City

Bristol City 2 - 2 Preston

Preston 1 - 3 Bristol City

Preston 2 - 0 Bristol City

Bristol City 1 - 1 Preston

Preston 1 - 2 Bristol City

Bristol City 2 - 1 Preston

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Preston 2 - 2 Bristol City

Bristol City 0 - 0 Preston

Bristol City 2 - 0 Preston

Preston 1 - 0 Bristol City

Team statistics 13 metrics

52% Ball Possession 48%

52% 48%

1.91 Expected Goals 1.78

51% 48%

18 Total Shots 12

60% 40%

4 Shots on Goal 7

36% 63%

5 Corner Kicks 2

71% 28%

11 Fouls 14

44% 56%

2 Yellow Cards 0

100% 0%

4 Goalkeeper Saves 3

57% 42%

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403 Passes 388

315 Accurate passes 306

78% Pass accuracy 79%

5 Blocked shots 1

2 Offsides 3

Lineups

1 D. Iversen GK

4 H. Clarke DEF

6 L. Lindsay DEF

19 L. Gibson DEF

17 S. Mills MID

27 L. Leroy MID

15 J. Thompson MID

12 C. Wiley MID

7 A. Devine FWD

37 D. Burgzorg FWD

9 J. Erabi FWD

1 S. Tickle GK

38 N. Eile DEF

16 R. Dickie DEF

2 L. Eissat DEF

21 R. Cardines DEF

12 J. Knight MID

4 A. Randell MID

7 Y. Hirakawa MID

10 S. Twine MID

20 S. Greenwood MID

9 L. Tolaj FWD

Preston

3-4-2-1 · Manager Paul Heckingbottom

1

D. Iversen GK 4

H. Clarke DEF 6

L. Lindsay DEF 19

L. Gibson DEF 17

S. Mills MID 27

L. Leroy MID 15

J. Thompson MID 12

C. Wiley MID 7

A. Devine FWD 37

D. Burgzorg FWD 9

J. Erabi FWD

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L. Nicholls GK 3

A. Vukcevic DEF 24

O. Offiah DEF 14

J. Storey DEF 2

P. Valentin DEF 11

T. Small DEF 23

A. Moran MID 10

C. Lang FWD 30

G. Gryba FWD

Bristol City

4-2-3-1 · Manager Roy Hodgson

1

S. Tickle GK 38

N. Eile DEF 16

R. Dickie DEF 2

L. Eissat DEF 21

R. Cardines DEF 12

J. Knight MID 4

A. Randell MID 7

Y. Hirakawa MID 10

S. Twine MID 20

S. Greenwood MID 9

L. Tolaj FWD

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40

B. Collins GK 3

C. Pring DEF 8

J. Williams MID 14

T. Horvat MID 27

G. Yah MID 17

J. Wallace MID 45

E. Adebayo FWD 23

D. Ballard FWD 11

S. Bell FWD