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  • Match Ended
  • 90'
    Substitution
    • Ross McCrorie
    • Yu Hirakawa

    Gerhard Struber (Bristol City) is making a fifth substitution, with Yu Hirakawa replacing Ross McCrorie.

  • 78'
    Substitution
    • Sinclair Armstrong
    • Sam Bell

    Sam Bell is replacing Sinclair Armstrong for Bristol City at Ashton Gate.

  • 77'
    Substitution
    • Odel Offiah
    • Liam Lindsay

    Liam Lindsay is on a sub for Odel Offiah for Preston.

  • 73'
    Substitution
    • Jordan Thompson
    • Ali McCann

    The away team replace Jordan Thompson with Ali McCann.

  • 70'
    Goal !
    • Alfie Devine (Scorer)

    It's now 0-2 in Bristol as Alfie Devine scores for Preston.

  • 69'
    Yellow Card
    • Jordan Thompson

    Jordan Thompson is booked for the away team.

  • 67'
    Substitution
    • Lewis Dobbin
    • Mads Frokjaer-Jensen

    Paul Heckingbottom is making the team's third substitution at Ashton Gate with Mads Frokjaer-Jensen replacing Lewis Dobbin.

  • 67'
    Substitution
    • Milutin Osmajic
    • Daniel Jebbison

    Preston make their second substitution with Daniel Jebbison replacing Milutin Osmajic.

  • 55'
    Substitution
    • Anis Mehmeti
    • Emil Riis

    Emil Riis is on a sub for Anis Mehmeti for Bristol City.

  • 55'
    Substitution
    • Robert Atkinson
    • Cameron Pring

    Gerhard Struber (Bristol City) is making a second substitution, with Cameron Pring replacing Robert Atkinson.

  • 54'
    Substitution
    • Scott Twine
    • Sam Morsy

    The home team have replaced Scott Twine with Sam Morsy. This is the first substitution made today by Gerhard Struber.

  • 46'
    Substitution
    • Brad Potts
    • Pol Valentín

    Pol Valentín is replacing Brad Potts for the away team.

  • 37'
    Yellow Card
    • Jason Knight

    Jason Knight (Bristol City) has been booked and must now be careful not to get a second yellow card.

  • 34'
    Yellow Card
    • Jordan Storey

    Jordan Storey (Preston) gets a yellow card.

  • 8'
    Goal !
    • Lewis Dobbin (Scorer)
    • Jordan Thompson (Assist)

    Preston take a 0-1 lead thanks to Lewis Dobbin.

    Great play from Jordan Thompson to set up the goal.

  • Match Started

Line-ups

Bristol City Bristol City
(3-4-2-1)
(3-4-3)
Preston Preston
1O'Leary14Vyner16Dickie5Atkinson2McCrorie4Randell12Knight21Borges10Twine11Mehmeti30Armstrong1Iversen42Offiah14Storey16Hughes44Potts4Whiteman15Thompson18Lewis21Devine28Osmajic17Dobbin
1O'Leary14Vyner16Dickie5Atkinson2McCrorie4Randell12Knight21Borges10Twine11Mehmeti30Armstrong
Bristol City Bristol City
(3-4-2-1)
1Iversen42Offiah14Storey16Hughes44Potts4Whiteman15Thompson18Lewis21Devine28Osmajic17Dobbin
(3-4-3)
Preston Preston
Bristol City Bristol City
Struber, Gerhard
Coach
Substitutes
Sam Morsy 40
54' Out: Scott Twine

Cameron Pring 3
55' Out: Robert Atkinson

Emil Riis 18
55' Out: Anis Mehmeti

Sam Bell 20
78' Out: Sinclair Armstrong

Yu Hirakawa 7
90' Out: Ross McCrorie
Preston Preston
Heckingbottom, Paul
Coach
Substitutes
Pol Valentín 2
46' Out: Brad Potts

Daniel Jebbison 9
67' Out: Milutin Osmajic

Mads Frokjaer-Jensen 10
67' Out: Lewis Dobbin

Ali McCann 8
73' Out: Jordan Thompson

Liam Lindsay 6
77' Out: Odel Offiah

Statistics

Ball possession
Bristol City62%
38% Preston
Shots
7Off goal43On goal2

3
Shots blocked
3
6
Corner kicks
3
5
Offsides
4
0
Saves
3
11
Fouls
13
1
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0

Bristol City vs Preston Betting tips

If Zachary George Onyego Vyner receives a yellow card in today's match, he will be suspended after collecting 5 yellow cards so far this season.
The most common end-result when Preston North End leads 1-0 away this season is 1-1.
Preston North End is undefeated this season when playing at home and taking the lead 1-0.
This was Alfie Sean Devine's 5th goal for the season.
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Head to head

In the last five Championship meetings between Bristol City and Preston, Bristol City have 1 win, Preston have 1 win and there have been 3 draws, with an aggregate score of 7–6 in Bristol City's favour. Bristol City are unbeaten at Ashton Gate in this run (two draws), while Preston have recorded 1 win, 1 draw and 1 defeat at Deepdale.

Bristol City
Matches:  14
Preston
29%
Wins: 4
50%
Draws: 7
21%
Wins: 3
Recent meetings
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    4 Jan 2026
    Bristol CityBristol City
    0 : 2
    PrestonPreston
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    27 Sep 2025
    PrestonPreston
    0 : 0
    Bristol CityBristol City
  3. Flag ENGChampionship
    3 May 2025
    Bristol CityBristol City
    2 : 2
    PrestonPreston
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    2 Nov 2024
    PrestonPreston
    1 : 3
    Bristol CityBristol City
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    13 Jan 2024
    PrestonPreston
    2 : 0
    Bristol CityBristol City

Form

Bristol CityBristol City
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    20 Jan 2026
    Ipswich
    2 : 0
    Bristol City
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    17 Jan 2026
    Oxford Utd
    0 : 0
    Bristol City
  3. Flag ENGFA Cup
    10 Jan 2026
    Bristol City
    5 : 1
    Watford
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    4 Jan 2026
    Bristol City
    0 : 2
    Preston
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    1 Jan 2026
    Bristol City
    5 : 0
    Portsmouth
PrestonPreston
  1. Flag ENGChampionship
    20 Jan 2026
    Preston
    0 : 3
    Hull
  2. Flag ENGChampionship
    17 Jan 2026
    Preston
    0 : 1
    Derby
  3. Flag ENGFA Cup
    9 Jan 2026
    Preston
    0 : 1
    Wigan
  4. Flag ENGChampionship
    4 Jan 2026
    Bristol City
    0 : 2
    Preston
  5. Flag ENGChampionship
    1 Jan 2026
    Preston
    3 : 0
    Sheff Wed

Bristol City vs Preston Standings

Bristol City are 8th with 39 points from 25 matches, having 11 wins, 6 draws, 8 losses and a goal difference of +11 (38 scored, 27 conceded). Preston North End are 6th with 40 points from 25 matches, having 10 wins, 10 draws, 5 losses and a goal difference of +9 (34 scored, 25 conceded), one point ahead of Bristol City.

PosTeamWDLMPts
5Millwall13782846
6Preston111072843
7Stoke125102741
...
10Derby11892841
11Bristol City117102840
12QPR117102840

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