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'

Ben Whiteman

36'

Oddel Offiah

Pol Valentín

2ND HALF

57'

A. Hughes

63'

H. Armstrong

Ali 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'

Scott 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'
Jordan Storey #14
Ben Whiteman #4	36'
Ali 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

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

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'
Jordan Storey #14
Ben Whiteman #4	36'
Ali 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

Jamal

Jamal Piaras Lewis

Defender

Thigh injury

Return: Out for season

Callum Joseph

Callum Joseph Lang

Forward

Shoulder injury

Return: Early May 2026

Alistair Edward

Alistair Edward McCann

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

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

Will not play

Joseph Michael

Joseph Michael Williams

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Max Andrew

Max Andrew Bird

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Robert Philip

Robert Philip Atkinson

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

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	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

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.