English League Championship

FT Sunday, January 4, 2026
Preston North End WDDLW 2
–
Bristol City LWWLW 0
1st2ndT
PNE112
BRC000
Ashton Gate · 22,409 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

14
Fouls
11
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
1
36.1
Possession
63.9
12
SHOTS
11
3
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
253
Accurate Passes
519
352
Passes
609
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
7
7
Crosses
30
0.4
Cross %
0.2
78
Long Balls
50
15
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.2
Long Balls %
0.3
4
Blocked Shots
2
10
Effective Tackles
12
14
Tackles
16
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
5
41
Effective Clearances
17
41
Clearances
17

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

BRC · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Max O'LearyG
  2. 16Robert DickieCD
  3. 5Robert AtkinsonCD-L
  4. 14Zak VynerCD-R
  5. 12Jason KnightCM-L
  6. 4Adam RandellCM-R
  7. 21Neto BorgesLM
  8. 2Ross McCrorieRM
  9. 30Sinclair ArmstrongF
  10. 11Anis MehmetiCF-L
  11. 10Scott TwineCF-R

PNE · 3-4-3

  1. 1Daniel IversenG
  2. 14Jordan StoreyCD
  3. 16Andrew HughesCD-L
  4. 42Odeluga OffiahCD-R
  5. 15Jordan ThompsonCM-L
  6. 4Benjamin WhitemanCM-R
  7. 18Jamal LewisLM
  8. 44Brad PottsRM
  9. 28Milutin OsmajicF
  10. 17Lewis DobbinCF-L
  11. 21Alfie DevineCF-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Goal! Bristol City 0, Preston North End 1. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a through ball.
  2. 34' Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Pol Valentín replaces Brad Potts.
  4. 54' Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Rob Atkinson.
  5. 54' Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Morsy replaces Scott Twine.
  6. 55' Substitution, Bristol City. Emil Riis replaces Anis Mehmeti.
  7. 67' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Lewis Dobbin.
  8. 67' Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  9. 69' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 70' Goal! Bristol City 0, Preston North End 2. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  11. 73' Substitution, Preston North End. Ali McCann replaces Jordan Thompson.
  12. 77' Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Odeluga Offiah because of an injury.
  13. 78' Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
  14. 90'+1' Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Ross McCrorie.

EFL Championship News

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