Bristol City vs Preston

Championship 4 Jan 2026, 15:00
Bristol City
Bristol City
0–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Preston
Preston
🏟 Ashton Gate Stadium Round 26

Match report

Preston beat Bristol City 2-0 in the Championship on 4 January 2026.

Bristol City had 12 shots to Preston's 12.

The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 12 - 12 On target 2 - 3 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 11 - 14 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Alfie Devine
Preston · 1 goal
8 Lewis Dobbin 1 goal
8 Andrew Hughes captained the side
7 Zak Vyner 80 passes (86% accurate)
7 Robert Dickie 84 passes (94% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–7 6–5
Shots On Goal 1–2 1–1
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 5–2 1–1
Attacks 45–33 79–45
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
5 Substitution 5
124 Attacks 78
44 Dangerous Attacks 32
2 On Target 3
9 Off Target 9
12 Shots Total 12
2 Shots On Goal 3
8 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 4
7 Shots Inside Box 7
5 Shots Outside Box 5
11 Fouls 14
6 Corners 3
5 Offsides 4
64% Ball Possession 36%
1 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 2
604 Passes Total 351
514 Passes Accurate 251
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol City · 3-4-2-1
1 M. O'Leary
14 Z. Vyner 16 R. Dickie 5 R. Atkinson
2 R. McCrorie 4 A. Randell 12 J. Knight 21 N. Borges
10 S. Twine 11 A. Mehmeti
30 S. Armstrong
Preston · 3-4-3
1 D. Iversen
42 O. Offiah 14 J. Storey 16 A. Hughes
44 B. Potts 4 B. Whiteman 15 J. Thompson 18 J. Lewis
21 A. Devine 28 M. Osmajić 17 L. Dobbin
Bristol City
Coach
Gerhard Struber
Substitutes
  • 3 Cameron Pring
  • 40 Sam Morsy
  • 18 Emil Riis Jacobsen
  • 20 Sam Bell
  • 7 Yu Hirakawa
  • 13 Joe Lumley
  • 19 George Tanner
  • 24 Haydon Roberts
  • 29 Leo Pecover
Preston
Coach
Paul Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 2 Pol Valentín
  • 9 Daniel Jebbison
  • 10 Mads Frøkjær-Jensen
  • 8 Alistair McCann
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 12 Jack Walton
  • 26 Thierry Small
  • 24 Michael Smith
  • 7 Will Keane
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ P. Valentin ↓ B. Potts Preston
  • 54' ↑ C. Pring ↓ R. Atkinson Bristol City
  • 54' ↑ S. Morsy ↓ S. Twine Bristol City
  • 55' ↑ E. Riis ↓ A. Mehmeti Bristol City
  • 67' ↑ M. Frokjaer-Jensen ↓ M. Osmajic Preston
  • 67' ↑ D. Jebbison ↓ L. Dobbin Preston
  • 73' ↑ A. McCann ↓ J. Thompson Preston
  • 77' ↑ L. Lindsay ↓ O. Offiah Preston
  • 78' ↑ S. Bell ↓ S. Armstrong Bristol City
  • 90+1' ↑ Y. Hirakawa ↓ R. McCrorie Bristol City
Cards
  • 34' J. Storey Preston
  • 69' J. Thompson Preston
Head-to-head
Bristol City 2 6 draws 3 Preston
2026-01-04 Bristol City vs Preston 0 - 2
2025-09-27 Preston vs Bristol City 0 - 0
2025-05-03 Bristol City vs Preston North End 2 - 2
2024-11-02 Preston North End vs Bristol City 1 - 3
2024-01-13 Preston North End vs Bristol City 2 - 0
2023-08-05 Bristol City vs Preston North End 1 - 1
Recent form
Bristol City D D W L L
Preston L D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol City vs Preston?
Bristol City lost 0-2 against Preston on 4 January 2026.
Who won Bristol City vs Preston?
Preston won the match 2-0.
Where was Bristol City vs Preston played?
The match was played at Ashton Gate Stadium.