Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City · Championship
Preston North End lost to Bristol City 1-3 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Preston North End and Bristol City met in the Championship at Deepdale in Preston on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Preston North End: C. Wiley 51'. Bristol City: S. Twine 4'; L. N. Eissat 79'; D. Ballard 86'.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Preston North End had 18 shots with 4 on target, Bristol City 12 with 7 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to Preston North End and 2 to Bristol City. Preston North End conceded 11 fouls, Bristol City 14. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Preston North End, 0 for Bristol City).
Line-ups
Preston North End started in a 3-5-2: Daniel Iversen, Harry Clarke, Liam Lindsay, Lewis Gibson, Stanley Mills, Alfie Devine, Jordan Thompson, Leo Leroy, Caleb Wiley, Jusef Erabi, Delano Burgzorg.
Bristol City started in a 4-2-3-1: Sam Tickle, Noah Eile, Rob Dickie, Lisav Naif Eissat, Rio Cardines, Jason Knight, Adam Randell, Yu Hirakawa, Scott Twine, Sam Greenwood, Lorent Tolaj.
More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.