Preston North End vs Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

27 Sep 2025, 16:00

0:0

Finished

Bristol City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Emil Riis

30'

35'

Injured

Pol Valentín

36'

B. Whiteman

36'

Oddel Offiah

Pol Valentín

2ND HALF

57'

A. Hughes

63'

H. Armstrong

A. McCann

63'

Michael Smith

Lewis Dobbin

72'

H. Armstrong

75'

Alfie Devine

83'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

84'

S. Thordarson

Alfie Devine

Emil Riis

S. Armstrong

85'

Jason Knight

George Tanner

85'

S. Twine

Y. Hirakawa

93'

Match statistics

47%Possession53%

345Passes Attempted384

252Completed Passes283

2Corners6

19Throw-ins21

7Shots On Target17

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	57'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	36'
A. McCann #8	63'
Alfie Devine #21	84' 75'
Thierry Small #26	83'
Pol Valentín #2	35' 36'
Lewis Dobbin #17	63'
M. Osmajić #28

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

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel Iversen

#1Daniel Iversen

Lewis Gibson

#19Lewis Gibson

A. Hughes

#16A. Hughes

J. Storey

#14J. Storey

B. Whiteman

#4B. Whiteman

A. McCann

#8A. McCann

Alfie Devine

#21Alfie Devine

Thierry Small

#26Thierry Small

Pol Valentín

#2Pol Valentín

Lewis Dobbin

#17Lewis Dobbin

M. Osmajić

#28M. Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	57'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	36'
A. McCann #8	63'
Alfie Devine #21	84' 75'
Thierry Small #26	83'
Pol Valentín #2	35' 36'
Lewis Dobbin #17	63'
M. Osmajić #28

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

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

Radek Vitek

#23Radek Vitek

Robert Dickie

#16Robert Dickie

Rob Atkinson

#5Rob Atkinson

Zak Vyner

#14Zak Vyner

A. Randell

#4A. Randell

Jason Knight

#12Jason Knight

M. Sykes

#17M. Sykes

Ross Mccrorie

#2Ross Mccrorie

S. Twine

#10S. Twine

A. Mehmeti

#11A. Mehmeti

Emil Riis

#18Emil Riis

Starting XI

Radek Vitek #23
Robert Dickie #16
Rob Atkinson #5
Zak Vyner #14
A. Randell #4
Jason Knight #12	85'
M. Sykes #17
Ross Mccrorie #2
S. Twine #10	93'
A. Mehmeti #11
Emil Riis #18	85' 30'

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

Head-to-head

35 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

13

Wins

13

Draws

9

Wins

Bristol City

Bristol City

Championship2024 • 1 match

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

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

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:

R. Madley

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

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