English League Championship

Preston North End vs Bristol City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Preston North End
  • 51': Caleb Wiley
FT
1 - 3
Bristol City
  • 4': Scott Twine
  • 79': Lisav Eissat
  • 86': Dominic Ballard

About

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Offside, Bristol City. Scott Twine is caught offside.
  • 1': Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines.
  • 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.
  • 7': Delay in match (Bristol City).
  • 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Clarke with a cross.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
  • 9': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 9': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 9': Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
  • 10': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
  • 10': Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 17': Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Handball by Caleb Wiley (Preston North End).
  • 18': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
  • 19': Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
  • 20': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  • 21': Attempt saved. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Sam Tickle (Bristol City).
  • 21': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sam Tickle.
  • 22': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
  • 23': Caleb Wiley (Preston North End) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Léo Leroy with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Scott Twine.
  • 26': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Harry Clarke.
  • 27': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
  • 28': Offside, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay is caught offside.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stanley Mills.
  • 32': Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Stanley Mills (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Leroy.
  • 34': Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Sam Greenwood (Bristol City).
  • 35': Attempt missed. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harry Clarke.
  • 36': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Stanley Mills.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Randell with a cross.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Scott Twine.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross.
  • 40': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 40': Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Stanley Mills (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Rio Cardines (Bristol City).
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
  • 43': Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
  • 45': Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Offside, Preston North End. Stanley Mills is caught offside.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Bristol City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Bristol City 1.
  • 46': Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  • 46': Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  • 49': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
  • 49': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rio Cardines.
  • 50': Attempt missed. Harry Clarke (Preston North End) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a corner.
  • 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.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Lewis Gibson with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg following a fast break.
  • 55': Offside, Bristol City. Sam Greenwood is caught offside.
  • 57': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yu Hirakawa.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Leroy.
  • 59': Substitution, Bristol City. Gibson Yah replaces Adam Randell.
  • 59': Substitution, Bristol City. Jed Wallace replaces Yu Hirakawa.
  • 59': Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Noah Eile.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Cameron Pring.
  • 66': Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Foul by Jed Wallace (Bristol City).
  • 66': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Caleb Wiley.
  • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Lang replaces Jusef Erabi.
  • 67': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Stanley Mills (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
  • 69': Substitution, Bristol City. Dom Ballard replaces Sam Greenwood.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Lorent Tolaj (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). Assisted by Scott Twine.
  • 73': Offside, Bristol City. Lorent Tolaj is caught offside.
  • 74': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Lisav Eissat.
  • 76': Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
  • 78': Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
  • 78': Dom Ballard (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 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.
  • 82': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Alfie Devine.
  • 83': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 83': Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 84': Harry Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 84': Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
  • 84': Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Lorent Tolaj.
  • 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.
  • 89': Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
  • 90': Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Stanley Mills.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joe Williams.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gibson Yah (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Bristol City 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Preston North End 1, Bristol City 3.

Statistics

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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

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 13,028

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
1 Daniel Iversen (GK)
6 Liam Lindsay Yellow Card
19 Lewis Gibson
4 Harrison Clarke
15 Jordan Thompson Yellow Card
27 Leo Leroy
12 Caleb Wiley
17 Stanley Mills
9 Jusef Erabi
37 Delano Burgzorg
7 Alfie Devine
Preston North End Substitutes:
Andy Moran, Thierry Small, Pol Valentín, Odeluga Offiah, Callum Lang, Lee Nicholls, Andrija Vukcevic, George Gryba, Jordan Storey.

BRC Bristol City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Sam Tickle (GK)
2 Lisav Eissat
16 Robert Dickie
21 Rio Cardines
38 Noah Eile
10 Scott Twine
4 Adam Randell
12 Jason Knight
9 Lorent Tolaj
20 Sam Greenwood
7 Yu Hirakawa
Bristol City Substitutes:
Gibson Yah, Tomi Horvat, Sam Bell, Elijah Adebayo, Cameron Pring, Dominic Ballard, Joe Williams, Jed Wallace, Bradley Collins.

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