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Preston vs Bristol City: match report

Preston North End hosted Bristol City at Deepdale on Tuesday 1 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 4). Ruebyn Ricardo is the referee, averaging 4.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Preston 1-3 Bristol City. Goals: Scott Twine 4' for Bristol City; Caleb Wiley 51' for Preston; Lisav Eissat 79' for Bristol City; Dominic Ballard 86' for Bristol City. Attendance: 13,028.

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 4' Goal: Scott Twine (Bristol City) 0-1
  • 9' Yellow card: Jordan Thompson (Preston)
  • 51' Goal: Caleb Wiley (Preston) 1-1
  • 79' Goal: Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) 1-2
  • 83' Yellow card: Liam Lindsay (Preston)
  • 86' Goal: Dominic Ballard (Bristol City) 1-3
Match stats (contains the result)
51.9%Possession48.1%
18Shots12
4Shots on target7
5Corners3
11Fouls14
2Offsides3
4Saves3
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Preston 3-4-2-1

Coach: Paul Heckingbottom

  1. 1 Daniel Iversen GK
  2. 4 Harry Clarke DEF
  3. 6 Liam Lindsay DEF
  4. 19 Lewis Gibson DEF
  5. 17 Stanley Mills MID
  6. 27 Léo Leroy MID
  7. 15 Jordan Thompson MID
  8. 12 Caleb Wiley MID
  9. 7 Alfie Devine MID
  10. 37 Delano Burgzorg MID
  11. 9 Jusef Erabi FWD

Bench

  • 3 Andrija Vukčević DEF
  • 10 Callum Lang FWD
  • 23 Andrew Moran MID
  • 11 Thierry Small DEF
  • 21 Lee Nicholls GK
  • 14 Jordan Storey DEF
  • 24 Odel Offiah DEF
  • 2 Pol Valentín DEF
  • 30 George Gryba FWD

Bristol City 4-2-3-1

Coach: Michael Skubala

  1. 1 Sam Tickle GK
  2. 38 Noah Eile DEF
  3. 16 Rob Dickie DEF
  4. 2 Lisav Naif Eissat DEF
  5. 21 Rio Cardines DEF
  6. 12 Jason Knight MID
  7. 4 Adam Randell MID
  8. 7 Yu Hirakawa FWD
  9. 10 Scott Twine MID
  10. 20 Sam Greenwood FWD
  11. 9 Lorent Tolaj FWD

Bench

  • 3 Cameron Pring DEF
  • 17 Jed Wallace MID
  • 27 Gibson Yah MID
  • 23 Dominic Ballard FWD
  • 8 Joe Williams MID
  • 40 Bradley Collins GK
  • 14 Tomi Horvat MID
  • 45 Elijah Adebayo FWD
  • 11 Sam Bell FWD
Previous meetings
  • Sunday 4 January 2026: Bristol City 0-2 Preston North End
  • Saturday 27 September 2025: Preston North End 0-0 Bristol City
  • Saturday 3 May 2025: Bristol City 2-2 Preston North End
  • Saturday 2 November 2024: Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City
  • Saturday 13 January 2024: Preston North End 2-0 Bristol City