Bristol City vs Preston North End

Bristol City

Ashton Gate Stadium

04 Jan 2026, 16:00

0:2

Finished

Preston North End

Preston North End

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Lewis Dobbin(J. Thompson)

Goal

8'

J. Storey

34'

2ND HALF

B. Potts

Pol Valentín

46'

54'

C. Pring

Rob Atkinson

54'

S. Morsy

S. Twine

55'

Emil Riis

A. Mehmeti

M. Osmajić

Daniel Jebbison

67'

Lewis Dobbin

Mads Frökjaer-Jensen

67'

J. Thompson

69'

Alfie Devine

Goal

70'

J. Thompson

A. McCann

73'

Oddel Offiah

Injured

76'

Oddel Offiah

L. Lindsay

77'

78'

Sam Bell

S. Armstrong

91'

Y. Hirakawa

Ross Mccrorie

Match statistics

63%Possession37%

609Passes Attempted352

519Completed Passes253

6Corners3

19Throw-ins13

11Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

M. O’Leary

#1M. O’Leary

Robert Dickie

#16Robert Dickie

Rob Atkinson

#5Rob Atkinson

Zak Vyner

#14Zak Vyner

Jason Knight

#12Jason Knight

A. Randell

#4A. Randell

Ross Mccrorie

#2Ross Mccrorie

Neto Borges

#21Neto Borges

S. Twine

#10S. Twine

A. Mehmeti

#11A. Mehmeti

S. Armstrong

#30S. Armstrong

Starting XI

M. O’Leary #1
Robert Dickie #16
Rob Atkinson #5	54'
Zak Vyner #14
Jason Knight #12
A. Randell #4
Ross Mccrorie #2	91'
Neto Borges #21
S. Twine #10	54'
A. Mehmeti #11	55'
S. Armstrong #30	78'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
George Tanner #19
C. Pring #3	54'
H. Roberts #24
S. Morsy #40	54'
Y. Hirakawa #7	91'
Leo Pecover #29
Emil Riis #18	55'
Sam Bell #20	78'

Will not play

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael Williams

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robert Joseph Andrew

Robert Joseph Andrew Dickie

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Robert Philip

Robert Philip Atkinson

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

M. O’Leary

#1M. O’Leary

Robert Dickie

#16Robert Dickie

Rob Atkinson

#5Rob Atkinson

Zak Vyner

#14Zak Vyner

Jason Knight

#12Jason Knight

A. Randell

#4A. Randell

Ross Mccrorie

#2Ross Mccrorie

Neto Borges

#21Neto Borges

S. Twine

#10S. Twine

A. Mehmeti

#11A. Mehmeti

S. Armstrong

#30S. Armstrong

Starting XI

M. O’Leary #1
Robert Dickie #16
Rob Atkinson #5	54'
Zak Vyner #14
Jason Knight #12
A. Randell #4
Ross Mccrorie #2	91'
Neto Borges #21
S. Twine #10	54'
A. Mehmeti #11	55'
S. Armstrong #30	78'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley #13
George Tanner #19
C. Pring #3	54'
H. Roberts #24
S. Morsy #40	54'
Y. Hirakawa #7	91'
Leo Pecover #29
Emil Riis #18	55'
Sam Bell #20	78'

Will not play

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael Williams

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robert Joseph Andrew

Robert Joseph Andrew Dickie

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Robert Philip

Robert Philip Atkinson

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Preston North End

Formation

3-4-3

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

Oddel Offiah

#42Oddel Offiah

J. Thompson

#15J. Thompson

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

Jamal Lewis

#18Jamal Lewis

B. Potts

#44B. Potts

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
J. Storey #14	34'
A. Hughes #16
Oddel Offiah #42	76' 77'
J. Thompson #15	73' 69' 🎯8'
B. Whiteman #4
Jamal Lewis #18
B. Potts #44	46'
Lewis Dobbin #17	67' ⚽8'
M. Osmajić #28	67'
Alfie Devine #21	⚽70'

Substitutes

J. Walton #12
Pol Valentín #2	46'
L. Lindsay #6	77'
Thierry Small #26
A. McCann #8	73'
Mads Frökjaer-Jensen #10	67'
Daniel Jebbison #9	67'
Michael Smith #24
W. Keane #7

Will not play

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Head-to-head

38 matches

Bristol City

Bristol City

10

Wins

15

Draws

13

Wins

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2025 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2024 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Paul Tierney

Venue:

Ashton Gate Stadium

Capacity:

27 000

Bristol City vs Preston North End match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Bristol City and Preston North End. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.