Bristol City vs Preston

Final score: Bristol City 0-2 Preston in the Championship, January 4, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 7 meetings: 2 wins for Bristol City, 3 draws, 2 wins for Preston.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 26
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol
Form: LDWWW Bristol City
: LLLLW Preston

8' 0-1 L. Dobbin · J. Thompson
34' Jordan Storey
HT0-1
46' ▲ P. Valentin ▼ B. Potts
54' ▲ C. Pring ▼ R. Atkinson
54' ▲ S. Morsy ▼ S. Twine
55' ▲ E. Riis ▼ A. Mehmeti
67' ▲ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ▼ M. Osmajic
67' ▲ D. Jebbison ▼ L. Dobbin
69' Jordan Thompson
70' 0-2 A. Devine
73' ▲ A. McCann ▼ J. Thompson
77' ▲ L. Lindsay ▼ O. Offiah
78' ▲ S. Bell ▼ S. Armstrong
90'+1 ▲ Y. Hirakawa ▼ R. McCrorie
FT0-2

Line-ups

Bristol City Formation: 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Gerhard Struber

1M. O'Leary 6.5
14Z. Vyner 6.9
16R. Dickie 6.3
5R. Atkinson ▼ 54' 6.9
2R. McCrorie ▼ 90' 6.5
4A. Randell 6.3
12J. Knight 6.7
21Neto Borges 7.7
10S. Twine ▼ 54' 6.3
11A. Mehmeti ▼ 55' 6.3
30S. Armstrong ▼ 78' 6.2

Substitutes 9

13J. Lumley
19G. Tanner
3C. Pring ▲ 54' 6.9
24H. Roberts
7Y. Hirakawa ▲ 90'
20S. Bell ▲ 78' 6.7
29L. Pecover
18E. Riis ▲ 55' 6.5
40S. Morsy ▲ 54' 6.6

Preston Formation: 3-4-3 · Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

1D. Iversen 6.7
42O. Offiah ▼ 77' 6.9
14J. Storey 7.2
16A. Hughes 7.3
44B. Potts ▼ 46' 6.6
4B. Whiteman 7.3
15J. Thompson ⇢ ▼ 73' 6.9
18J. Lewis 6.7
21A. Devine ⚽ 7.7
28M. Osmajic ▼ 67' 6.7
17L. Dobbin ⚽ ▼ 67' 7.2

Substitutes 9

12J. Walton
6L. Lindsay ▲ 77' 6.9
2P. Valentin ▲ 46' 6.5
26T. Small
8A. McCann ▲ 73' 6.3
10M. Frokjaer-Jensen ▲ 67' 6.3
7W. Keane
24M. Smith
9D. Jebbison ▲ 67' 6.5

Statistics

00⚑6

⚑320

64%Possession36%

11Shots12

2Shots on target3

7Shots off target5

6Shots inside box7

5Shots outside box5

2Blocked shots4

6Corners3

5Offsides4

11Fouls14

0Yellow cards2

1Saves2

0.07Goals prevented0.07

609Passes352

519Accurate passes253

85%Pass accuracy72%

0.42Expected goals (xG)1.08

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0