Highlights

70'

A. Devine

69'

J. Thompson (Foul)

HT 0 - 1

34'

J. Storey (Foul)

L. Dobbin (assist J. Thompson)

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Substitutions

Starting eleven

90+1'

Y. Hirakawa (R. McCrorie - tactical)

78'

S. Bell (S. Armstrong - tactical)

77'

L. Lindsay (O. Offiah - injury)

73'

A. McCann (J. Thompson - tactical)

67'

D. Jebbison (L. Dobbin - tactical)

67'

M. Frøkjær-Jensen (M. Osmajić - tactical)

55'

E. Riis (A. Mehmeti - tactical)

54'

Sam Morsy (S. Twine - tactical)

54'

C. Pring (R. Atkinson - tactical)

46'

Pol Valentín (B. Potts - tactical)

Table

Full table

	#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L
	9	Preston	44	30	11	11	8
	10	Bristol City	43	30	12	7	11

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups

3-4-2-1

3-4-3

Stats

More stats

Possession percentage

64%

36%

Shots

Player stats

Tops & flops

Shots on target

A. Devine

A. Randell 1
J. Storey 1

Shots off target

A. Devine

Sam Morsy 1
A. Hughes 1

Fouls suffered

J. Thompson

A. Randell 3
Neto Borges 2

Tackles

Neto Borges

C. Pring 3
A. Hughes 3

Fouls

S. Twine

Pol Valentín 2
J. Thompson 2

Saves

D. Iversen

M. O’Leary 1

Passes

J. Knight

R. Dickie 84
Z. Vyner 84

Accurate passes

R. Dickie

J. Knight 76
Z. Vyner 72

Current form

Stats

W L W W L

W L D D W

Last matches

Stats & bet

27/09/25

03/05/25

02/11/24

13/01/24

05/08/23

Referees

Paul Tierney main referee

3

0

Average card count per match for 6 matches arbitrated
Tim Wood assistant referee
Tom Reeves fourth referee
Steve Meredith assistant referee

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Injured players

Bristol City

Fally N'Dofunsu Mayulu Thigh Injury

Match venue

Ashton Gate Stadium - Bristol

Year of construction: 1904
Surface: grass
Capacity: 27000
Average attendance: 18315
Maximum attendance: 25915
% sold: 67

Match result Bristol City Preston

Date 04 January 2026 15:00
Competition Championship
Season 2025/2026
Stage Regular Season - week 26
Match attendance 22409
Code BRC-PNE
Area England
Home team Bristol City
Away team Preston North End

FAQ

What is the result between Bristol City Preston?

Preston North End won the match with a 0-2 score

What are the official lineups for Bristol City Preston?

Bristol City : Coached by G. Struber, the lineup starts off in a 3-4-2-1 formation: M. O’Leary, R. Atkinson, R. Dickie, Z. Vyner, Neto Borges, J. Knight (C), A. Randell, R. McCrorie, A. Mehmeti, S. Twine, S. Armstrong

Preston North End : On the other side of the pitch, the team trained by P. Heckingbottom, is positioning themselves in a 3-4-3 : D. Iversen, A. Hughes, J. Storey, O. Offiah, J. Lewis, J. Thompson, B. Whiteman (C), B. Potts, L. Dobbin, M. Osmajić, A. Devine

Who is the referee of the match Bristol City Preston ?

Paul Tierney is the referee for this match

Where is the match Bristol City Preston?

The venue Ashton Gate Stadium in Bristol is hosting the match

At what time is Bristol City Preston?

Fixture in live on Football Today on 04 January 2026. Kick-off at 15:00

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Confirmed line-ups

Bristol City 3-4-2-1

- 1 M. O’Leary
- 5 R. Atkinson
- 16 R. Dickie
- 14 Z. Vyner
- 21 Neto Borges
- 12 (C) J. Knight
- 4 A. Randell
- 2 R. McCrorie
- 11 A. Mehmeti
- 10 S. Twine
- 30 S. Armstrong
- 1 D. Iversen
- 16 A. Hughes
- 14 J. Storey
- 42 O. Offiah
- 18 J. Lewis
- 15 J. Thompson
- 4 (C) B. Whiteman
- 44 B. Potts
- 17 L. Dobbin
- 28 M. Osmajić
- 21 A. Devine

Preston North End 3-4-3

- G. Struber Coach
Substitutes
- L. Pecover #29 - Midfielder
- 78'
  
  S. Bell #20 - Striker
- H. Roberts #24 - Defender
- 90+1'
  
  Y. Hirakawa #7 - Striker
- G. Tanner #19 - Defender
- J. Lumley #13 - Goalkeeper
- 55'
  
  E. Riis #18 - Striker
- 54'
  
  C. Pring #3 - Defender
- 54'
  
  Sam Morsy #40 - Midfielder
- P. Heckingbottom Coach
Substitutes
- T. Small #26 - Defender
- 46'
  
  Pol Valentín #2 - Defender
- 67'
  
  D. Jebbison #9 - Striker
- M. Smith #24 - Striker
- J. Walton #12 - Goalkeeper
- W. Keane #7 - Striker
- 73'
  
  A. McCann #8 - Midfielder
- 77'
  
  L. Lindsay #6 - Defender
- 67'
  
  M. Frøkjær-Jensen #10 - Midfielder

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Team stats Player stats

Main

Possession percentage

64%

36%

Accurate passes

85%

72%

Attacking

Shots

Attempts blocked

Offsides

Throws

Passing

609

Passes

352

Corner taken

Defending

Clearances

Tackles

Successful tackles

Foul

Free kicks conceded

Yellow cards

Goalkeeper

Saves

Match stats comparison

Choose player

Attacking - Tops

Fouls suffered

J. Thompson

A. Randell 3
Neto Borges 2
C. Pring 2

Attacking - Flops

Shots (%)

Neto Borges

0% 0/2

L. Dobbin 20% (1/5)

Passing - Tops

Passes (%)

R. Dickie

94% 79/84

Sam Morsy 93% (39/42)
R. Atkinson 88% (45/51)
Z. Vyner 86% (72/84)

Passing - Flops

Passes (%)

D. Iversen

35% 13/37

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Regular Season

Advanced standings

General Home Away Halftime total

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	58	30	17	7	6	63	35	28
2	Middlesbrough	58	30	17	7	6	47	29	18
3	Hull	54	30	16	6	8	48	40	8
4	Ipswich	51	29	14	9	6	49	28	21
5	Millwall	50	30	14	8	8	37	36	1
6	Wrexham	47	30	12	11	7	44	37	7
7	Derby	45	30	12	9	9	44	37	7
8	Watford	44	30	11	11	8	39	35	4
9	Preston	44	30	11	11	8	37	34	3
10	Bristol City	43	30	12	7	11	40	36	4
11	QPR	43	30	12	7	11	42	43	-1
12	Stoke	42	30	12	6	12	34	28	6
13	Birmingham	42	30	11	9	10	41	38	3
14	Southampton	40	30	10	10	10	43	41	2
15	Sheff Utd	39	30	12	3	15	43	43	0
16	Swansea	39	30	11	6	13	34	37	-3
17	Leicester	38	30	10	8	12	40	45	-5
18	Charlton	35	29	9	8	12	29	38	-9
19	Norwich	33	30	9	6	15	37	42	-5
20	Portsmouth	33	28	8	9	11	27	37	-10
21	Blackburn	32	30	8	8	14	27	38	-11
22	West Bromwich	32	30	9	5	16	32	47	-15
23	Oxford	27	30	6	9	15	28	41	-13
24	Sheff Wed	-7	30	1	8	21	18	58	-40

Promotion
Promotion Play-off
Relegation

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	35	14	11	2	1	31	11	20
2	Ipswich	35	16	10	5	1	30	12	18
3	Middlesbrough	33	15	10	3	2	25	11	14
4	Millwall	30	16	9	3	4	22	18	4
5	Watford	29	16	8	5	3	24	17	7
6	Birmingham	27	14	7	6	1	28	14	14
7	Hull	27	15	8	3	4	21	20	1
8	QPR	26	15	8	2	5	28	21	7
9	Swansea	25	15	7	4	4	20	18	2
10	Bristol City	24	16	7	3	6	25	20	5
11	Wrexham	24	15	6	6	3	26	22	4
12	Sheff Utd	23	14	7	2	5	24	15	9
13	Southampton	23	14	6	5	3	19	13	6
14	Preston	23	15	6	5	4	19	16	3
15	Portsmouth	22	15	6	4	5	18	15	3
16	Leicester	22	15	6	4	5	20	19	1
17	West Bromwich	22	14	6	4	4	18	19	-1
18	Stoke	21	15	6	3	6	19	14	5
19	Charlton	21	13	6	3	4	15	14	1
20	Derby	18	15	4	6	5	18	21	-3
21	Oxford	15	15	3	6	6	13	19	-6
22	Blackburn	14	16	3	5	8	15	22	-7
23	Norwich	13	14	4	1	9	14	20	-6
24	Sheff Wed	4	16	0	4	12	7	33	-26

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Derby	27	15	8	3	4	26	16	10
2	Hull	27	15	8	3	4	27	20	7
3	Middlesbrough	25	15	7	4	4	22	18	4
4	Coventry	23	16	6	5	5	32	24	8
5	Wrexham	23	15	6	5	4	18	15	3
6	Stoke	21	15	6	3	6	15	14	1
7	Preston	21	15	5	6	4	18	18	0
8	Norwich	20	16	5	5	6	23	22	1
9	Millwall	20	14	5	5	4	15	18	-3
10	Bristol City	19	14	5	4	5	15	16	-1
11	Blackburn	18	14	5	3	6	12	16	-4
12	Southampton	17	16	4	5	7	24	28	-4
13	QPR	17	15	4	5	6	14	22	-8
14	Ipswich	16	13	4	4	5	19	16	3
15	Leicester	16	15	4	4	7	20	26	-6
16	Sheff Utd	16	16	5	1	10	19	28	-9
17	Watford	15	14	3	6	5	15	18	-3
18	Birmingham	15	16	4	3	9	13	24	-11
19	Swansea	14	15	4	2	9	14	19	-5
20	Charlton	14	16	3	5	8	14	24	-10
21	Oxford	12	15	3	3	9	15	22	-7
22	Portsmouth	11	13	2	5	6	9	22	-13
23	West Bromwich	10	16	3	1	12	14	28	-14
24	Sheff Wed	7	14	1	4	9	11	25	-14

#	Team	Pts	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Coventry	52	30	14	10	6	30	14	16
2	Hull	47	30	12	11	7	26	21	5
3	Derby	47	30	12	11	7	21	15	6
4	Bristol City	45	30	12	9	9	22	19	3
5	Sheff Utd	45	30	11	12	7	23	13	10
6	Ipswich	45	29	11	12	6	18	13	5
7	Stoke	42	30	10	12	8	15	12	3
8	Southampton	42	30	9	15	6	23	13	10
9	Millwall	42	30	9	15	6	16	14	2
10	Middlesbrough	41	30	11	8	11	21	14	7
11	Norwich	41	30	9	14	7	17	15	2
12	Wrexham	40	30	10	10	10	18	17	1
13	Preston	40	30	10	10	10	16	18	-2
14	Leicester	39	30	11	6	13	20	26	-6
15	QPR	39	30	9	12	9	18	21	-3
16	Blackburn	37	30	8	13	9	14	17	-3
17	Birmingham	36	30	10	6	14	18	22	-4
18	West Bromwich	35	30	8	11	11	13	21	-8
19	Oxford	34	30	8	10	12	19	23	-4
20	Watford	33	30	6	15	9	18	22	-4
21	Charlton	32	29	6	14	9	11	18	-7
22	Portsmouth	31	28	7	10	11	11	17	-6
23	Sheff Wed	28	30	6	10	14	10	25	-15
24	Swansea	26	30	4	14	12	11	19	-8