Preston North End vs Bristol City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

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Preston North End are hosting Bristol City at Deepdale, Preston, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zak Vyner with a through ball.
5': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Thierry Small.
6': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross.
6': Attempt saved. Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
6': Foul by Adam Randell (Bristol City).
6': Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7': Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
9': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
12': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Thierry Small.
17': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Zak Vyner.
17': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
17': Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rob Atkinson following a corner.
20': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
21': Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
21': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
22': Emil Riis (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
24': Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Mark Sykes with a cross.
25': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
25': Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
27': Attempt saved. Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City). Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
27': Attempt saved. Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner by Radek Vítek (Bristol City).
27': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Radek Vítek.
28': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
28': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Lewis Dobbin.
30': Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
30': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30': Emil Riis (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Pol Valentín.
33': Delay in match because of an injury Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
36': Substitution, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah replaces Pol Valentín because of an injury.
36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
36': Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
36': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
36': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Attempt saved. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
39': Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ross McCrorie with a cross.
41': Handball by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
42': Attempt blocked. Zak Vyner (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
42': Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Odeluga Offiah.
45'+3': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Bristol City 0.
45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Bristol City 0.
48': Handball by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
51': Attempt blocked. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
51': Offside, Bristol City. Anis Mehmeti is caught offside.
55': Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
55': Foul by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
55': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Hughes (Preston North End).
57': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
57': Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross following a set piece situation.
58': Attempt missed. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ross McCrorie with a through ball.
62': Attempt blocked. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
63': Substitution, Preston North End. Harrison Armstrong replaces Ali McCann.
63': Substitution, Preston North End. Michael Smith replaces Lewis Dobbin.
71': Emil Riis (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
72': Foul by Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End).
72': Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Harrison Armstrong (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
74': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
75': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
76': Offside, Bristol City. Rob Atkinson is caught offside.
76': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Ross McCrorie.
77': Attempt missed. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
77': Attempt blocked. Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Storey.
78': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
78': Foul by Mark Sykes (Bristol City).
79': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
79': Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80': Attempt missed. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rob Atkinson following a set piece situation.
81': Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
81': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
82': Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Thierry Small.
84': Substitution, Preston North End. Stefán Thórdarson replaces Alfie Devine.
85': Substitution, Bristol City. George Tanner replaces Jason Knight.
85': Substitution, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong replaces Emil Riis.
86': Attempt saved. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Adam Randell.
87': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
87': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
89': Foul by Michael Smith (Preston North End).
89': Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
90'+3': Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Scott Twine.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End).
90'+5': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Daniel Iversen.
90'+6': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Stefán Thórdarson.
90'+6': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Bristol City 0.
0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Bristol City 0.

Statistics

BRC		PNE
10	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	4
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	2
2	Saves	8
53.1	Possession	46.9
19	SHOTS	7
7	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
284	Accurate Passes	251
385	Passes	345
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	1
20	Crosses	13
0.3	Cross %	0.1
55	Long Balls	61
18	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
4	Blocked Shots	3
5	Effective Tackles	7
9	Tackles	15
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
8	Interceptions	11
17	Effective Clearances	35
17	Clearances	35

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 15,295

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Coventry City	46	+52	95
2	Ipswich Town	46	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	+26	80

Full Table

Line-Ups

Preston North End (3-1-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Iversen (GK)
19	Lewis Gibson
16	Andrew Hughes
14	Jordan Storey
4	Benjamin Whiteman
8	Alistair McCann
21	Alfie Devine
26	Thierry Small
2	Pol Valentín
17	Lewis Dobbin
28	Milutin Osmajic

Preston North End Substitutes:

Liam Lindsay, Michael Smith, Odeluga Offiah, Jack Walton, George Gryba, Harrison Armstrong, Mads Frökjaer, Stefán Teitur Thórdarson, Andrija Vukcevic.

Bristol City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Radek Vítek (GK)
16	Robert Dickie
5	Robert Atkinson
14	Zak Vyner
4	Adam Randell
12	Jason Knight
2	Ross McCrorie
17	Mark Sykes
18	Emil Riis Jakobsen
11	Anis Mehmeti
10	Scott Twine

Bristol City Substitutes:

Harry Cornick, Leo Pecover, George Tanner, Neto Borges, Joe Lumley, Yu Hirakawa, Sinclair Armstrong, Hayden Roberts, Fally Mayulu.

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