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Bristol City 2-2 Preston North End · Championship

Bristol City drew 2-2 with Preston North End in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Bristol City and Preston North End met in the Championship at Ashton Gate in Bristol on Saturday, 3 May 2025.

Goalscorers

Bristol City: R. McCrorie 69', 74'. Preston North End: E. R. Jacobsen 28'; M. Osmajić 60'.

How the match went

The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Bristol City, 4 for Preston North End).

Line-ups

Bristol City started in a 3-4-2-1: Max O'Leary, George Tanner, Rob Dickie, Zak Vyner, Yu Hirakawa, Joe Williams, Jason Knight, Ross McCrorie, Max Bird, Scott Twine, Nahki Wells.

Preston North End started in a 3-1-4-2: David Cornell, Jordan Storey, Liam Lindsay, Lewis Gibson, Ben Whiteman, Kaine Kesler-Hayden, Ryan Ledson, Robbie Brady, Andrew Hughes, Milutin Osmajić, Emil Riis Jacobsen.

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Minute by minute

  1. 28'Goal! Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End. E. R. Jacobsen (Preston North End) scores, assisted by R. Brady.
  2. 45'Half-time. Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End.
  3. 60'Goal! Bristol City 0-2 Preston North End. M. Osmajić (Preston North End) scores, assisted by B. Whiteman.
  4. 69'Goal! Bristol City 1-2 Preston North End. R. McCrorie (Bristol City) scores, assisted by N. Wells.
  5. 74'Goal! Bristol City 2-2 Preston North End. R. McCrorie (Bristol City) scores, assisted by J. Knight.
  6. 90'Full-time. Bristol City 2-2 Preston North End.
Full commentary (56 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Bristol City vs Preston North End.
  2. 0'Yellow card for T. Mawene (Preston North End) for unallowed field entering.
  3. 1'Attempt blocked. B. Whiteman (Preston North End), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  4. 5'Attempt missed. R. Brady (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  5. 7'Attempt missed. R. Brady (Preston North End), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  6. 9'Attempt missed. N. Wells (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 13'Attempt blocked. E. R. Jacobsen (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 14'Attempt blocked. R. Brady (Preston North End), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 22'Yellow card for R. Ledson (Preston North End) for foul.
  10. 24'Attempt blocked. R. McCrorie (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  11. 25'Attempt missed. Y. Hirakawa (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  12. 27'Attempt blocked. K. Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  13. 28'Goal! Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End. E. R. Jacobsen (Preston North End) scores, assisted by R. Brady.
  14. 29'Attempt missed. S. Twine (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 31'Attempt blocked. J. Williams (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  16. 32'Yellow card for R. Brady (Preston North End) for foul.
  17. 33'Attempt missed. R. McCrorie (Bristol City), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  18. 33'Attempt blocked. S. Twine (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  19. 36'Attempt missed. R. Brady (Preston North End), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  20. 40'Attempt missed. S. Twine (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  21. 45'Attempt blocked. E. R. Jacobsen (Preston North End), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  22. 45'1 minute of added time.
  23. 45'Half-time. Bristol City 0-1 Preston North End.
  24. 46'The second half is under way.
  25. 46'Attempt saved. M. Osmajić (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  26. 47'Attempt missed. B. Whiteman (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  27. 50'Yellow card for K. Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End) for time wasting.
  28. 52'Attempt saved. K. Kesler-Hayden (Preston North End), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  29. 53'Attempt blocked. M. Bird (Bristol City), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  30. 54'Attempt missed. J. Williams (Bristol City), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  31. 57'Substitution, Bristol City: G. Earthy comes on for S. Twine.
  32. 57'Substitution, Bristol City: A. Mehmeti comes on for M. Bird.
  33. 58'Substitution, Bristol City: H. Roberts comes on for G. Tanner.
  34. 58'Attempt missed. R. McCrorie (Bristol City), header. xG 0.03.
  35. 60'Goal! Bristol City 0-2 Preston North End. M. Osmajić (Preston North End) scores, assisted by B. Whiteman.
  36. 65'Attempt blocked. Y. Hirakawa (Bristol City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  37. 65'Attempt blocked. N. Wells (Bristol City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  38. 69'Goal! Bristol City 1-2 Preston North End. R. McCrorie (Bristol City) scores, assisted by N. Wells.
  39. 71'Attempt blocked. G. Earthy (Bristol City), header. xG 0.24.
  40. 71'Off the woodwork! J. Knight (Bristol City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  41. 72'Substitution, Preston North End: S. T. Þórðarson comes on for R. Ledson.
  42. 74'Goal! Bristol City 2-2 Preston North End. R. McCrorie (Bristol City) scores, assisted by J. Knight.
  43. 75'Attempt blocked. E. R. Jacobsen (Preston North End), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  44. 78'Substitution, Preston North End: S. Greenwood comes on for M. Osmajić.
  45. 79'Attempt missed. A. Mehmeti (Bristol City), header from a corner. xG 0.24.
  46. 80'Substitution, Bristol City: M. McGuane comes on for J. Williams.
  47. 82'Attempt saved. A. Hughes (Preston North End), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  48. 84'Substitution, Bristol City: S. Armstrong comes on for N. Wells.
  49. 84'Substitution, Preston North End: C. Evans comes on for R. Brady.
  50. 88'Attempt blocked. C. Evans (Preston North End), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  51. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  52. 90+1'Yellow card for R. McCrorie (Bristol City) for foul.
  53. 90+6'Yellow card for H. Roberts (Bristol City) for foul.
  54. 90+7'Attempt blocked. S. Greenwood (Preston North End), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  55. 90+7'Attempt blocked. S. Greenwood (Preston North End), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  56. 90'Full-time. Bristol City 2-2 Preston North End.
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