Preston North End vs Bristol City 27/09/2025

Preston North End

Preston North End

Deepdale Stadium

27 Sep 2025, 16:00

0:0

Finished

Bristol City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Emil Riis

30'

35'

Injured

Pol Valentín

36'

B. Whiteman

36'

Oddel Offiah

Pol Valentín

2ND HALF

57'

A. Hughes

63'

H. Armstrong

A. McCann

63'

Michael Smith

Lewis Dobbin

72'

H. Armstrong

75'

Alfie Devine

83'

Andrija Vukcevic

Thierry Small

84'

S. Thordarson

Alfie Devine

Emil Riis

S. Armstrong

85'

Jason Knight

George Tanner

85'

S. Twine

Y. Hirakawa

93'

Match statistics

47%Possession53%

345Passes Attempted384

252Completed Passes283

2Corners6

19Throw-ins21

7Shots On Target17

Line-ups

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	57'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	36'
A. McCann #8	63'
Alfie Devine #21	84' 75'
Thierry Small #26	83'
Pol Valentín #2	35' 36'
Lewis Dobbin #17	63'
M. Osmajić #28

Will not play

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Preston North End

Formation

3-5-2 C

Daniel

#1Lønne Iversen

Lewis Jack

#19Gibson

Andrew

#16Hughes

Jordan

#14Ben Storey

Benjamin

#4Whiteman

Alistair Edward

#8McCann

Alfie Sean

#21Devine

Thierry

#26Small

Pol

#2Valentín Sancho

Lewis Norman

#17Dobbin

Milutin

#28Osmajić

Starting XI

Daniel Iversen #1
Lewis Gibson #19
A. Hughes #16	57'
J. Storey #14
B. Whiteman #4	36'
A. McCann #8	63'
Alfie Devine #21	84' 75'
Thierry Small #26	83'
Pol Valentín #2	35' 36'
Lewis Dobbin #17	63'
M. Osmajić #28

Will not play

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Preston North End

Paul Heckingbottom

Bristol City

Formation

3-4-2-1

Radek

#23Vitek

Robert Joseph Andrew

#16Dickie

Robert Philip

#5Atkinson

Zachary George

#14Onyego Vyner

Adam Fletcher

#4Randell

Jason Paul

#12Knight

Mark

#17Sykes

Ross

#2McCrorie

Scott Edward

#10Twine

Anis

#11Mehmeti

Emil Riis

#18Jakobsen

Starting XI

Radek Vitek #23
Robert Dickie #16
Rob Atkinson #5
Zak Vyner #14
A. Randell #4
Jason Knight #12	85'
M. Sykes #17
Ross Mccrorie #2
S. Twine #10	93'
A. Mehmeti #11
Emil Riis #18	85' 30'

Will not play

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael Williams

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Robert Joseph Andrew

Robert Joseph Andrew Dickie

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid April 2026

Robert Philip

Robert Philip Atkinson

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Luke

Luke McNally

Defender

Cruciate ligament injury

Return: Unknown

Manager

Bristol City

Gerhard Struber

Head-to-head

35 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

13

Wins

13

Draws

9

Wins

Bristol City

Bristol City

Championship2024 • 1 match

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Championship2023 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Championship2022 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Championship2021 • 2 matches

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

Championship2020 • 2 matches

Preston North End

Preston North End

Bristol City

Bristol City

Preston North End

Preston North End

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	38	23	8	7	78:40	+38	77	WWWWL
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59:37	+22	70	DWWLD
3	Ipswich Town	37	19	11	7	66:38	+28	68	WWDDW
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52:43	+9	68	WWWWL
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59:56	+3	63	WLLWL
6	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
7	Southampton	37	15	12	10	60:48	+12	57	DWWDW
8	Derby County	38	16	9	13	55:48	+7	57	LWWLW
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50:46	+4	55	LWDLW
10	Birmingham City	38	14	11	13	48:48	0	53	LLLWD
11	Swansea City	38	15	7	16	44:46	-2	52	DLWWL
12	Norwich City	37	15	6	16	51:45	+6	51	LWWWW
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45:40	+5	51	WLLDW
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49:49	0	51	WLLLD
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53:52	+1	50	LWDLD
16	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	8	16	49:60	-11	50	LLLLW
17	Preston North End	38	12	13	13	42:48	-6	49	DLLLL
18	Charlton Athletic	38	12	12	14	36:45	-9	48	DLWWD
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	9	18	36:49	-13	42	LLDLW
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36:48	-12	40	LLDLL
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39:54	-15	40	DLDDW
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36:49	-13	39	LWWWD
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51:60	-9	38	DLDWL
24	Sheffield Wed	38	1	9	28	23:76	-53	-6	LLLDL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

R. Madley

Venue:

Deepdale Stadium

Capacity:

23 408

Preston North End vs Bristol City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Preston North End and Bristol City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.