Championship
·Matchday 26
Featured match
- L. Dobbin 8'
- A. Devine 70'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Preston beat Bristol City 2-0. Scorers for Preston: L. Dobbin 8', A. Devine 70'. Bristol City had 64% of possession.
Bristol City
Preston
- Full-time 0 - 2
Added time: 1 minute
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90+1'
Yu Hirakawa Out: Ross McCrorie · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: Yu Hirakawa comes on for Ross McCrorie
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78'
S. Bell Out: S. Armstrong · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: S. Bell comes on for S. Armstrong
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77'
Liam Lindsay Out: O. Offiah · Preston Substitution for Preston: Liam Lindsay comes on for O. Offiah
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73'
A. McCann Out: J. Thompson · Preston Substitution for Preston: A. McCann comes on for J. Thompson
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70'
A. Devine 0-2 Goal · Preston A. Devine finds the net for Preston (0-2)
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69'
J. Thompson Yellow card · Preston Yellow card for J. Thompson (Preston)
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67'
Daniel Jebbison Out: L. Dobbin · Preston Substitution for Preston: Daniel Jebbison comes on for L. Dobbin
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67'
M. Frøkjær-Jensen Out: M. Osmajić · Preston Substitution for Preston: M. Frøkjær-Jensen comes on for M. Osmajić
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55'
E. Riis Out: Anis Mehmeti · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: E. Riis comes on for Anis Mehmeti
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54'
Sam Morsy Out: S. Twine · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: Sam Morsy comes on for S. Twine
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54'
C. Pring Out: R. Atkinson · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: C. Pring comes on for R. Atkinson
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46'
Pol Valentín Out: B. Potts · Preston Substitution for Preston: Pol Valentín comes on for B. Potts
- Half-time 0 - 1
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34'
J. Storey Yellow card · Preston J. Storey of Preston is booked
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8'
L. Dobbin 0-1 Goal · Assist: J. Thompson · Preston J. Thompson provides, L. Dobbin finishes for Preston (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Bristol City
Preston
LWWLW
Last 5 matches WDDLW
1.6Goals scored per match1.4
0.9Goals conceded per match1.1
4Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Bristol City3-4-2-1
Preston3-4-3
16
7.3
Hughes
A. Hughes
Player profile
14
7.2
Storey
34'
J. Storey
- 34'Yellow card
- 77'Out
11
6.3
Mehmeti
55'
Anis Mehmeti
- 55'Out
- 54'Out
21
7.7
Borges
Neto Borges
Player profile
12
6.7
Knight
J. Knight
Player profile
4
6.3
Randell
A. Randell
Player profile
2
6.5
McCrorie
90+1'
Ross McCrorie
- 90+1'Out
Bristol City3-4-2-1
Coach: Gerhard Struber
Starting XI
- 1GK M. O’Leary 6.5
- 14DF Z. Vyner 6.9
- 16DF R. Dickie 6.3
- 5DF R. Atkinson54' 6.9
- 2MF Ross McCrorie90+1' 6.5
- 4MF A. Randell 6.3
- 12MF J. Knight 6.7
- 21MF Neto Borges 7.7
- 10FW S. Twine54' 6.3
- 11FW Anis Mehmeti55' 6.3
- 30FW S. Armstrong78' 6.2
Substitutes
- 13GK J. Lumley
- 19DF G. Tanner
- 3DF C. Pring54' 6.9
- 24DF H. Roberts
- 7FW Yu Hirakawa90+1'
- 20FW S. Bell78' 6.7
- 29MF L. Pecover
- 18FW E. Riis55' 6.5
- 40MF Sam Morsy54' 6.6
Preston3-4-3
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Iversen 6.7
- 42DF O. Offiah77' 6.9
- 14DF J. Storey34' 7.2
- 16DF A. Hughes 7.3
- 44MF B. Potts46' 6.6
- 4MF B. Whiteman 7.3
- 15MF J. Thompson69'73' 6.9
- 18MF Jamal Lewis 6.7
- 21FW A. Devine70' 7.7
- 28FW M. Osmajić67' 6.7
- 17FW L. Dobbin8'67' 7.2
Substitutes
- 12GK J. Walton
- 6DF Liam Lindsay77' 6.9
- 2DF Pol Valentín46' 6.5
- 26DF T. Small
- 8MF A. McCann73' 6.3
- 10MF M. Frøkjær-Jensen67' 6.3
- 7FW W. Keane
- 24FW M. Smith
- 9FW Daniel Jebbison67' 6.5
Bristol City
Preston
64%
36%
11
Shots
12
2
On target
3
7
Off target
5
6
Corners
3
11
Fouls
14
5
Offsides
4
0
Yellow cards
2
1
Saves
2
609
Passes
352
85%
Pass accuracy
72%
0.42
Expected goals
1.08
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Coventry
|
46 | 97 | 45 | 97:45 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 80 | 47 | 80:47 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |
Millwall
|
46 | 64 | 49 | 64:49 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 82 | 56 | 82:56 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 72 | 47 | 72:47 | +25 | 80 |
| 6 |
Hull City
|
46 | 70 | 66 | 70:66 | +4 | 73 |
| 7 |
Wrexham
|
46 | 69 | 65 | 69:65 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |
Derby
|
46 | 67 | 59 | 67:59 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |
Norwich
|
46 | 63 | 56 | 63:56 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 57 | 56 | 57:56 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |
Swansea
|
46 | 57 | 59 | 57:59 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 59 | 59 | 59:59 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 66 | 66 | 66:66 | 0 | 60 |
| 14 |
Preston
|
46 | 55 | 62 | 55:62 | -7 | 60 |
| 15 |
QPR
|
46 | 61 | 73 | 61:73 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |
Watford
|
46 | 53 | 65 | 53:65 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 51 | 56 | 51:56 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |
Portsmouth
|
46 | 49 | 64 | 49:64 | -15 | 55 |
| 19 |
Charlton
|
46 | 44 | 58 | 44:58 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 42 | 56 | 42:56 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |
West Brom
|
46 | 48 | 58 | 48:58 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |
Oxford United
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |
Leicester
|
46 | 58 | 68 | 58:68 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 29 | 89 | 29:89 | -60 | 0 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Bristol City wins3Draws5
Preston wins1Last meetings
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27 September 2025 · Championship
Preston
0-0
Bristol City
-
3 May 2025 · Championship
Bristol City
2-2
Preston
-
2 November 2024 · Championship
Preston
1-3
Bristol City
-
13 January 2024 · Championship
Preston
2-0
Bristol City
-
5 August 2023 · Championship
Bristol City
1-1
Preston
-
4 February 2023 · Championship
Preston
1-2
Bristol City
-
12 October 2022 · Championship
Bristol City
2-1
Preston
-
29 January 2022 · Championship
Preston
2-2
Bristol City
-
11 September 2021 · Championship
Bristol City
0-0
Preston