English League Championship

FT Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Bristol City WLLDW 3
–
Preston North End WLLLL 1
1st2ndT
BRC123
PNE011
Deepdale · 13,028 att.

Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
5
3
Saves
4
48.1
Possession
51.9
12
SHOTS
18
7
ON GOAL
4
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
307
Accurate Passes
314
390
Passes
404
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
11
10
Crosses
28
0.4
Cross %
0.4
69
Long Balls
61
22
Accurate Long Balls
28
0.3
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
5
11
Effective Tackles
5
13
Tackles
6
0.8
Tackle %
0.8
5
Interceptions
8
50
Effective Clearances
22
50
Clearances
22

Head to Head

PNE leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

PNE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 6Liam LindsayCD
  3. 19Lewis GibsonCD-L
  4. 4Harrison ClarkeCD-R
  5. 15Jordan ThompsonCM-L
  6. 27Leo LeroyCM-R
  7. 12Caleb WileyLM
  8. 17Stanley MillsRM
  9. 9Jusef ErabiF
  10. 37Delano BurgzorgCF-L
  11. 7Alfie DevineCF-R

BRC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Sam TickleG
  2. 2Lisav EissatCD-L
  3. 16Robert DickieCD-R
  4. 21Rio CardinesLB
  5. 38Noah EileRB
  6. 10Scott TwineAM
  7. 4Adam RandellLM
  8. 12Jason KnightRM
  9. 9Lorent TolajF
  10. 20Sam GreenwoodAM-L
  11. 7Yu HirakawaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 4' Goal! Preston North End 0, Bristol City 1. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorent Tolaj.
  2. 7' Delay in match (Bristol City).
  3. 7'
  4. 7' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 7'
  6. 9' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 51' Goal! Preston North End 1, Bristol City 1. Caleb Wiley (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
  8. 59' Substitution, Bristol City. Gibson Yah replaces Adam Randell.
  9. 59' Substitution, Bristol City. Jed Wallace replaces Yu Hirakawa.
  10. 59' Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Noah Eile.
  11. 66' Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Caleb Wiley.
  12. 67' Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Lang replaces Jusef Erabi.
  13. 69' Substitution, Bristol City. Dom Ballard replaces Sam Greenwood.
  14. 79' Goal! Preston North End 1, Bristol City 2. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rio Cardines following a set piece situation.
  15. 82' Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Alfie Devine.
  16. 83' Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 84' Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Lorent Tolaj.
  18. 86' Goal! Preston North End 1, Bristol City 3. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  19. 90' Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Stanley Mills.

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