Football› Championship› Round 26› Bristol City vs Preston North End

Bristol City vs Preston North End — result, stats & head-to-head, 4 Jan 2026

Bristol City vs Preston North EndChampionship · Round 26 · Ashton Gate Stadium0–2
Matches
Bristol City 0–2 Full time Preston North End

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Bristol City2 out
Max Bird Injurysince 17 set 2025 · 51 matches missed Luke McNally Injurysince 8 fev 2025 · 76 matches missed

Starting XI

Bristol City3-4-2-1
30↓Armstrong6.5↓ 78'
10↓Twine6.5↓ 54'
11↓Mehmeti6.4↓ 55'
2↓McCrorie6.6↓ 90'
4Randell6.4
12CKnight6.7
21Neto7.6
14Vyner6.9
16Dickie6.8
5↓Atkinson6.9↓ 54'
1O’Leary6.5

Timeline

  1. 8'
    Lewis Dobbin · 0–1assist: Jordan Andrew Thompson
  2. 34'
    Jordan Storeyyellow card
  3. 46'
    Brad Potts ↑ Pol Valentín ↓substitution
  4. 54'
    Scott Twine ↑ Sam Morsy ↓substitution
  5. 54'
    Rob Atkinson ↑ Cameron Pring ↓substitution
  6. 55'
    Anis Mehmeti ↑ Emil Riis ↓substitution
  7. 67'
    Lewis Dobbin ↑ Daniel Jebbison ↓substitution
  8. 67'
    Milutin Osmajic ↑ Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen ↓substitution
  9. 69'
    Yellow cardyellow card
  10. 69'
    Jordan Andrew Thompsonyellow card
  11. 70'
    Alfie Devine · 0–2Right foot shot
  12. 73'
    Jordan Andrew Thompson ↑ Alistair Edward McCann ↓substitution
  13. 77'
    Odeluga Offiah ↑ Liam Lindsay ↓substitution
  14. 78'
    Sinclair Armstrong ↑ Sam Bell ↓substitution
  15. 90+1'
    Ross McCrorie ↑ Yu Hirakawa ↓substitution

Bristol City left · Preston North End right

Periods

Bristol City
1st half0
2nd half0
Extra time0
Preston North End
1st half1
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

11Shots12
2Shots on target3
6Corners3
11Fouls14
16Tackles14
0Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
26Round
dom 4 jan · 15:00 UTCKickoff
Ashton Gate StadiumVenue
1,500Capacity
22,409Attendance
Paul TierneyReferee
3°C · light snowWeather

Possession

Possession
64% · 36%
Duels won
55% · 45%
Pass accuracy
85% · 72%

Breakdown

Shooting
6Shots inside box7
5Shots outside box5
2Shots blocked4
0Big chances created1
Passing
609Passes352
30Crosses7
7Accurate crosses3
50Long passes78
16Accurate long passes15
Defence
5Interceptions10
1Keeper saves2
Duels & dribbles
53Duels won43
11Dribble attempts11
6Successful dribbles4

Goalscorers

Scott Twine 11Bristol City
Lewis Dobbin 10Preston North End

Bench

Bristol City · bench

3Pring6.8↑ 54'
7Hirakawa6.5↑ 90'
13LumleyGK
18Jakobsen6.5↑ 55'
19TannerDF
20Bell6.7↑ 78'
24RobertsDF
29PecoverMF
40Morsy6.9↑ 54'

Preston North End · bench

2Sancho6.2↑ 46'
6Lindsay6.8↑ 77'
7KeaneFW
8McCann6.6↑ 73'
9Jebbison6.4↑ 67'
10Jensen6.5↑ 67'
12WaltonGK
24SmithFW
26SmallDF

Managers

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Previous meetings

In 3 recorded meetings, Bristol City have won 1 and Preston North End 0 — 2 ended level.

2025 · ChampionshipPreston North End vs Bristol City 0–0 2025 · ChampionshipBristol City vs Preston North End 2–2 2024 · ChampionshipPreston North End vs Bristol City 1–3 All 3 meetings →

Recent form

Bristol City LWWLW
Preston North End WDDLW

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Coventry City46281179745+5295
2Ipswich Town46231588047+3384
3Millwall462411116449+1583
4Southampton462214108256+2680
5Middlesbrough462214107247+2580
6Hull City462110157066+473
7Wrexham461914136965+471
8Derby County46209176759+869
9Norwich City46198196356+765
10Birmingham City461713165756+164
11Swansea City461810185759-264
12Bristol City461711185959062
13Sheffield United46186226666060
14Preston North End461515165562-760
15Queens Park Rangers461610206173-1258
16Watford461415175365-1257
17Stoke City461510215156-555
18Portsmouth461413194964-1555
19Charlton Athletic461314194458-1453
20Blackburn Rovers461313204256-1452
21West Bromwich Albion461314194858-1051
22Oxford United461114214559-1447
23Leicester City461216185868-1046
24Sheffield Wednesday46212322989-600

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
12
Bristol City
LWWLW
 6.69 62
14
Preston North End
WDDLW
 6.85 60
Market

No market on record.

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Around this match
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Bristol City – WatfordBristol City
Preston North End – Sheffield WednesdayPreston North End
Preston North End – Wigan AthleticPreston North End
Form
Bristol CityLWWLW
Preston North EndWDDLW
Match stats
64Possession36
11Shots12
2On target3
6Corners3
0Yellow cards2