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

Max Andrew

Max Andrew Bird

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late February 2026

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

Max Andrew

Max Andrew Bird

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Late February 2026

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

Bradley Michael

Bradley Michael Potts

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Robbie

Robbie Brady

Midfielder

Calf injury

Return: Unknown

Andrew

Andrew Hughes

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Daniel

Daniel Lønne Iversen

Goalkeeper

Groin injury

Return: Late February 2026

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

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	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-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.