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Preston North End vs Bristol City: result, lineups and stats

Preston North End 24 · 5 points
1 - 3
Bristol City 14 · 15 points
  • 51' Caleb Wiley
  • 4' Scott Twine
  • 79' Lisav Naif Eissat
  • 86' Dom Ballard

Lineups Preston North End vs Bristol City

Preston North End 3-4-2-1 · Paul Heckingbottom
1 Iversen
19 Gibson
6 Lindsay
4 Clarke
12 Wiley
15 Thompson
27 Leroy
17 Mills
37 Burgzorg
7 Devine
9 Erabi
  • 66' Andrija Vukcevic Caleb Wiley
  • 67' Callum Lang Jusef Erabi
  • 82' Andrew Moran Alfie Devine
  • 90' Thierr Small Stanley Mills

Lineup for Preston North End: Iversen, Gibson, Lindsay, Clarke, Wiley, Thompson, Leroy, Mills, Burgzorg, Devine, Erabi

Bench
  • 21 L. Nicholls
  • 3 A. Vukcevic 66'
  • 24 O. Offiah
  • 14 J. Storey
  • 2 P. Valentin
  • 11 T. Small 90'
  • 23 A. Moran 82'
  • 10 C. Lang 67'
  • 30 G. Gryba
Absentees Preston North End

McCann, Clarke, Gibbs (injured), Lindsay, Carroll (doubtful), Gibson (unavailable)

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 · Roy Hodgson
1 Tickle
21 Cardines
2 Eissat
16 Dickie
38 Eile
4 Randell
12 Knight
20 Greenwood
10 Twine
7 Hirakawa
9 Tolaj
  • 59' Cameron Pring Noah Eile
  • 59' Gibson Yah Adam Randell
  • 59' Jed Wallace Yu Hirakawa
  • 69' Dom Ballard Sam Greenwood
  • 84' Joe Williams Lorent Tolaj

Lineup for Bristol City: Tickle, Cardines, Eissat, Dickie, Eile, Randell, Knight, Greenwood, Twine, Hirakawa, Tolaj

Bench
  • 40 B. Collins
  • 3 C. Pring 59'
  • 8 J. Williams 84'
  • 14 T. Horvat
  • 27 G. Yah 59'
  • 17 J. Wallace 59'
  • 45 E. Adebayo
  • 23 D. Ballard 69'
  • 11 S. Bell
Absentees Bristol City

Eile (injured), Adebayo, Tolaj, Dickie (doubtful)

Stats Preston North End vs Bristol City

Preston North End Match Bristol City
  • 1.91 xG 1.78
  • 52% Possession 48%
  • 18 Shots 12
  • 4 Shots on target 7
  • 9 Shots off target 4
  • 5 Corners 2
  • 11 Fouls 14
  • 2 Offsides 3
  • 2 Yellow cards 0
  • 0 Red cards 0

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists this season.

All stats

Preston North End

  1. Callum Lang 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Johnny Kenny 2 goals 0 assists
  3. Jordan Thompson 1 goals 1 assists
  4. Alfie Devine 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Delano Burgzorg 0 goals 2 assists

Bristol City

  1. Rio Cardines 0 goals 6 assists
  2. Dom Ballard 3 goals 0 assists
  3. Scott Twine 3 goals 0 assists
  4. Lorent Tolaj 2 goals 1 assists
  5. Jason Knight 1 goals 0 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Preston North End

Player Starts Min. Form
Daniel Iversen 5/5 450 poor
Jordan Storey 5/5 450 mixed
Andrew Hughes 5/5 450 mixed
Leo Leroy 5/5 427 poor
Alfie Devine 5/5 365 solid
Odeluga Offiah 4/5 361 poor
Jordan Thompson 4/4 360 poor
Andrija Vukcevic 4/4 341 poor

Bristol City

Player Starts Min. Form
Jason Knight 5/5 420 mixed
Dom Ballard 5/5 419 solid
George Tanner 5/5 390 mixed
Rio Cardines 4/5 375 mixed
Sam Tickle 4/4 360 poor
Rob Atkinson 4/4 360 mixed
Cameron Pring 3/5 315 poor
Luke McNally 3/3 270 solid

Pre-match prediction

Pre-match goals forecast
1.23 1.56
  • Predicted goals4.0
  • Both teams to score100%
  • Over 2.5 goals100%
  • Corners8.0

Team comparison

PNE home Per match BRC away
0.67 Points 1.50
0.83 Goals for 1.50
1.67 Goals against 1.50
1.42 xG for 1.49
1.47 xG against 1.29
6.5 Corners 4.8
LWLLD Home and away form WWLDD

Preston North End vs Bristol City: head-to-head record

32 previous meetings
12 Preston North End 14 draws 6 Bristol City
  • Goals per match2.59
  • Both teams scored63%
  • Over 2.5 goals44%
  • Jan 2026 Bristol City 0 - 2 Preston North End
  • Sep 2025 Preston North End 0 - 0 Bristol City
  • May 2025 Bristol City 2 - 2 Preston North End
  • Nov 2024 Preston North End 1 - 3 Bristol City
  • Jan 2024 Preston North End 2 - 0 Bristol City
  • Aug 2023 Bristol City 1 - 1 Preston North End
  • Feb 2023 Preston North End 1 - 2 Bristol City
  • Oct 2022 Bristol City 2 - 1 Preston North End
  • Jan 2022 Preston North End 2 - 2 Bristol City
  • Sep 2021 Bristol City 0 - 0 Preston North End

Frequently asked questions

Who is the referee for Preston North End vs Bristol City?

Rueben Ricardo took charge of Preston North End vs Bristol City.

Who is unavailable for Preston North End against Bristol City?

Preston North End are without Liam Lindsay (injury), Theo Carroll (ankle injury), Ali McCann (hamstring injury), Harry Clarke (knee injury), Liam Gibbs (muscle injury) and Lewis Gibson (not registered).

Who is unavailable for Bristol City against Preston North End?

Bristol City are without Elijah Adebayo (not registered), Lorent Tolaj (health problems), Rob Dickie (knee injury) and Noah Eile (illness).

What formation do Preston North End play?

Preston North End have used a 4-2-3-1 in 2 of their last 5 matches. In their last match, they played a 4-2-3-1.

What formation do Bristol City play?

Bristol City have used a 4-2-3-1 formation in their last 5 matches under Skubala.

How did the last meeting between Preston North End and Bristol City finish?

On 4 January 2026, Bristol City vs Preston North End finished 0-2.

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