Championship
·Matchday 4
Featured match
- C. Wiley 51'
- S. Twine 4'
- Lisav Eissat 79'
- D. Ballard 86'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Bristol City beat Preston 3-1. Scorers for Preston: C. Wiley 51'. Scorers for Bristol City: S. Twine 4', Lisav Eissat 79', D. Ballard 86'.
Preston
Bristol City
- Full-time 1 - 3
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90'
T. Small Out: S. Mills · Preston Substitution for Preston: T. Small comes on for S. Mills
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86'
D. Ballard 1-3 Goal · Bristol City D. Ballard finds the net for Bristol City (1-3)
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84'
J. Williams Out: L. Tolaj · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: J. Williams comes on for L. Tolaj
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83'
Liam Lindsay Yellow card · Preston Liam Lindsay of Preston is booked
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82'
A. Moran Out: A. Devine · Preston Substitution for Preston: A. Moran comes on for A. Devine
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79'
Lisav Eissat 1-2 Goal · Assist: Rio Cardines · Bristol City Goal! Lisav Eissat scores for Bristol City, set up by Rio Cardines. It is 1-2
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69'
D. Ballard Out: S. Greenwood · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: D. Ballard comes on for S. Greenwood
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67'
C. Lang Out: J. Erabi · Preston Substitution for Preston: C. Lang comes on for J. Erabi
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66'
A. Vukčević Out: C. Wiley · Preston Substitution for Preston: A. Vukčević comes on for C. Wiley
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59'
J. Wallace Out: Yu Hirakawa · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: J. Wallace comes on for Yu Hirakawa
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59'
G. Yah Out: A. Randell · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: G. Yah comes on for A. Randell
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59'
C. Pring Out: N. Eile · Bristol City Substitution for Bristol City: C. Pring comes on for N. Eile
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51'
C. Wiley 1-1 Goal · Preston Goal for Preston! C. Wiley makes it 1-1
- Half-time 0 - 1
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9'
J. Thompson Yellow card · Preston J. Thompson of Preston is booked
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4'
S. Twine 0-1 Goal · Assist: L. Tolaj · Bristol City Goal! S. Twine scores for Bristol City, set up by L. Tolaj. It is 0-1
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Preston
Bristol City
DLLLL
Last 5 matches DLLDW
0.7Goals scored per match1.4
2.2Goals conceded per match1.2
0Clean sheets2
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Preston3-4-2-1
Bristol City4-2-3-1
21
7.2
Cardines
Rio Cardines
Player profile
2
8.3
Eissat
79'
Lisav Eissat
- 79'Goal
- 59'Out
12
8.0
Wiley
51'66'
C. Wiley
- 51'Goal
- 66'Out
- 9'Yellow card
- 90'Out
Preston3-4-2-1
Coach: Paul Heckingbottom
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Iversen 7.2
- 4DF H. Clarke 7.2
- 6DF Liam Lindsay83' 5.9
- 19DF L. Gibson 6.2
- 17MF S. Mills90' 6.5
- 27MF L. Leroy 6.9
- 15MF J. Thompson9' 7.2
- 12MF C. Wiley51'66' 8.0
- 7FW A. Devine82' 6.9
- 37FW D. Burgzorg 6.7
- 9FW J. Erabi67' 6.2
Substitutes
- 21GK L. Nicholls
- 3DF A. Vukčević66' 6.0
- 24DF O. Offiah
- 14DF J. Storey
- 2DF Pol Valentín
- 11DF T. Small90'
- 23MF A. Moran82' 6.5
- 10FW C. Lang67' 6.2
- 30FW G. Gryba
Bristol City4-2-3-1
Coach: Roy Hodgson
Starting XI
- 1GK S. Tickle 7.0
- 38DF N. Eile59' 6.6
- 16DF R. Dickie 7.0
- 2DF Lisav Eissat79' 8.3
- 21DF Rio Cardines 7.2
- 12MF J. Knight 6.6
- 4MF A. Randell59' 6.9
- 7MF Yu Hirakawa59' 6.3
- 10MF S. Twine4' 7.3
- 20MF S. Greenwood69' 6.5
- 9FW L. Tolaj84' 7.0
Substitutes
- 40GK B. Collins
- 3DF C. Pring59' 6.6
- 8MF J. Williams84' 6.7
- 14MF Tomi Horvat
- 27MF G. Yah59' 6.9
- 17MF J. Wallace59' 6.6
- 45FW E. Adebayo
- 23FW D. Ballard69'86' 7.9
- 11FW S. Bell
Preston
Bristol City
52%
48%
18
Shots
12
4
On target
7
9
Off target
4
5
Corners
2
11
Fouls
14
2
Offsides
3
2
Yellow cards
0
4
Saves
3
403
Passes
388
78%
Pass accuracy
79%
1.91
Expected goals
1.78
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
11 | 16 | 8 | 16:8 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 |
West Ham
|
11 | 30 | 12 | 30:12 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 |
Middlesbrough
|
11 | 22 | 16 | 22:16 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 |
Birmingham
|
11 | 20 | 11 | 20:11 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
11 | 15 | 12 | 15:12 | +3 | 20 |
| 6 |
Stoke City
|
11 | 18 | 16 | 18:16 | +2 | 19 |
| 7 |
Southampton
|
11 | 21 | 10 | 21:10 | +11 | 17 |
| 8 |
Wolves
|
10 | 18 | 15 | 18:15 | +3 | 17 |
| 9 |
QPR
|
11 | 15 | 12 | 15:12 | +3 | 17 |
| 10 |
Blackburn
|
11 | 17 | 16 | 17:16 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 |
Sheffield Utd
|
11 | 15 | 14 | 15:14 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 |
Millwall
|
11 | 18 | 18 | 18:18 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 |
Portsmouth
|
10 | 13 | 13 | 13:13 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 |
Wrexham
|
11 | 15 | 16 | 15:16 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 |
Bolton
|
11 | 15 | 18 | 15:18 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 |
Bristol City
|
11 | 12 | 15 | 12:15 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 |
Charlton
|
11 | 10 | 15 | 10:15 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 |
Lincoln
|
11 | 9 | 19 | 9:19 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 |
Cardiff
|
11 | 18 | 17 | 18:17 | +1 | 11 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
11 | 10 | 19 | 10:19 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 |
Norwich
|
11 | 17 | 21 | 17:21 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 |
Burnley
|
11 | 16 | 21 | 16:21 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
11 | 9 | 20 | 9:20 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 |
Preston
|
11 | 9 | 24 | 9:24 | -15 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Preston wins2Draws5
Bristol City wins3Last meetings
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4 January 2026 · Championship
Bristol City
0-2
Preston
-
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