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Preston North End vs Bristol City
1 Sept 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2026/2027
Referee
Ruebyn RicardoChampionship 2026/2027 · 3 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Preston North EndMin
Bristol City- 4′⚽
Scott Twine 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Lorent Tolaj
Right foot shot
Jordan Thompson
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
9′- ⚽
Caleb Wiley 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
51′ - 59′⇄
Cameron Pring
Substitution
Off: Noah Eile
- 59′⇄
Jed Wallace
Substitution
Off: Yu Hirakawa
- 59′⇄
Gibson Yah
Substitution
Off: Adam Randell
- ⇄
Andrija Vukcevic
Substitution
Off: Caleb Wiley
66′ - ⇄
Callum Lang
Substitution
Off: Jusef Erabi
67′ - 69′⇄
Dom Ballard
Substitution
Off: Sam Greenwood
- 79′⚽
Lisav Naif Eissat 1-2
Goal · Header
With: Rio Cardines
Header
- ⇄
Andrew Moran
Substitution
Off: Alfie Devine
82′ Liam Lindsay
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
83′- 84′⇄
Joe Williams
Substitution
Off: Lorent Tolaj
- 86′⚽
Dom Ballard 1-3
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Thierry Small
Substitution
Off: Stanley Mills
90′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6.76 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.78 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.48 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.62 | |
| 90 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.82 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6.94 | |
| 66 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.40 | |
| 82 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.70 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.58 | |
| 67 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6.79 | |
| 24 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 5.97 | |
| 23 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.25 | |
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| 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.39 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Preston North End
Latest: Wolverhampton Wanderers · 1–3
Match stats
22 Aug 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Wolverhampton Wanderers · 2026/2027
Bristol City
Latest: Birmingham City · 2–2
Match stats
22 Aug 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Birmingham City · 2026/2027
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Preston North End’s ground: 15 previous meetings, 5 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Preston North End’s home games with Bristol City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Preston North End
Yellow cards
Tackles
Bristol City
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Preston North End
Bristol City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Preston North End
Bristol City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Preston North End
Bristol City
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.