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Preston North End vs Bristol City: result, line-ups and stats

Preston North End 23 · 3 points
  • 51' Caleb Wiley
1 - 3
Bristol City 13 · 10 points
  • 4' Scott Twine
  • 79' Lisav Naif Eissat
  • 86' Dom Ballard

Line-ups 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' Thierry Small Stanley Mills

Line-up 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, Potts, Carroll (injured)

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

Line-up 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

De Keersmaecker, McNally (injured)

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 Midfielder 3 goals 0 assists
  2. Jordan Thompson Midfielder 1 goals 1 assists
  3. Delano Burgzorg Midfielder 0 goals 2 assists
  4. Jusef Erabi Forward 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Caleb Wiley Defender 1 goals 0 assists

Bristol City

  1. Rio Cardines Defender 0 goals 5 assists
  2. Lorent Tolaj Forward 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Scott Twine Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  4. Dom Ballard Midfielder 2 goals 0 assists
  5. Jason Knight Midfielder 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 solid
Harry Clarke 5/5 450 solid
Jordan Thompson 5/5 437 solid
Alfie Devine 5/5 418 solid
Léo Leroy 4/5 371 solid
Lewis Gibson 4/4 360 mixed
Callum Lang 4/5 291 solid
Delano Burgzorg 3/5 289 mixed

Bristol City

Player Starts Min. Form
Sam Tickle 5/5 450 poor
Lisav Naif Eissat 5/5 450 solid
Jason Knight 5/5 450 solid
Rio Cardines 5/5 438 strong
Rob Dickie 5/5 436 strong
Lorent Tolaj 5/5 397 solid
Scott Twine 5/5 396 mixed
Yu Hirakawa 4/5 311 mixed

Stats

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

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
0.75 Points 1.75
1.00 Goals for 2.00
2.00 Goals against 2.00
1.38 xG for 1.69
1.39 xG against 1.30
7.3 Corners 4.5
LLWL Home and away form DWWL

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?

R. 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 Ali McCann (injury), Brad Potts (ankle injury) and Theo Carroll (ankle injury).

Who is unavailable for Bristol City against Preston North End?

Bristol City are without Brian De Keersmaecker (shoulder injury) and Luke McNally (knee injury).

What formation do Preston North End play?

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

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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