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Bristol City
FT
0–2
HT 0–1
Preston North End
Championship Sun 4 Jan, 15:00London Ashton Gate, Bristol Paul Tierney 22,409 attendance

Timeline

  1. 8' Lewis Dobbin assist Jordan Thompson
  2. 34' Jordan Storey Yellow Card
  3. 45' Pol Valentín for Brad Potts
  4. 54' Cameron Pring for Robert Atkinson
  5. 54' Sam Morsy for Scott Twine
  6. 55' Emil Riis Jakobsen for Anis Mehmeti
  7. 67' Daniel Jebbison for Lewis Dobbin
  8. 67' Mads Frökjaer for Milutin Osmajic
  9. 69' Jordan Thompson Yellow Card
  10. 70' Alfie Devine
  11. 73' Alistair McCann for Jordan Thompson
  12. 77' Liam Lindsay for Odeluga Offiah
  13. 78' Sam Bell for Sinclair Armstrong
  14. 90'+1' Yu Hirakawa for Ross McCrorie

Match stats

63.9% Possession 36.1%
11 Shots 12
2 On target 3
11 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
5 Offsides 4
1 Saves 2
519 Accurate passes 253

Lineups

Bristol City 3-4-2-1
1 O'Leary
5 Atkinson 16 Dickie 14 Vyner
21 Borges 12 Knight 4 Randell 2 McCrorie
11 Mehmeti 30 Armstrong
10 Twine
Preston North End 3-4-3
1 Iversen
16 Hughes 14 Storey 42 Offiah
18 Lewis 15 Thompson 4 Whiteman 44 Potts
17 Dobbin 28 Osmajic 21 Devine
Bristol City 3-4-2-1
  1. 1 Max O'Leary G
  2. 16 Robert Dickie CD
  3. 5 Robert Atkinson ▼ CD-L
  4. 14 Zak Vyner CD-R
  5. 12 Jason Knight CM-L
  6. 4 Adam Randell CM-R
  7. 21 Neto Borges LM
  8. 2 Ross McCrorie ▼ RM
  9. 30 Sinclair Armstrong ▼ F
  10. 11 Anis Mehmeti ▼ CF-L
  11. 10 Scott Twine ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 3 Cameron Pring ▲ SUB
  2. 40 Sam Morsy ▲ SUB
  3. 7 Yu Hirakawa ▲ SUB
  4. 18 Emil Riis Jakobsen ▲ SUB
  5. 20 Sam Bell ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 13 Joe Lumley SUB
  2. 29 Leo Pecover SUB
  3. 24 Hayden Roberts SUB
  4. 19 George Tanner SUB
Preston North End 3-4-3
  1. 1 Daniel Iversen G
  2. 14 Jordan Storey CD
  3. 16 Andrew Hughes CD-L
  4. 42 Odeluga Offiah ▼ CD-R
  5. 15 Jordan Thompson ▼ CM-L
  6. 4 Benjamin Whiteman CM-R
  7. 18 Jamal Lewis LM
  8. 44 Brad Potts ▼ RM
  9. 28 Milutin Osmajic ▼ F
  10. 17 Lewis Dobbin ▼ CF-L
  11. 21 Alfie Devine CF-R

Came on

  1. 10 Mads Frökjaer ▲ SUB
  2. 2 Pol Valentín ▲ SUB
  3. 6 Liam Lindsay ▲ SUB
  4. 9 Daniel Jebbison ▲ SUB
  5. 8 Alistair McCann ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 26 Thierry Small SUB
  2. 12 Jack Walton SUB
  3. 24 Michael Smith SUB
  4. 7 Will Keane SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Bristol City 0, Preston North End 2.
  2. 90'+7' Second Half ends, Bristol City 0, Preston North End 2.
  3. 90'+2' Attempt missed. Neto Borges (Bristol City) left footed shot from more than 35 yards is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sam Morsy.
  4. 90'+1' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  5. 90'+1' Substitution, Bristol City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Ross McCrorie.
  6. 90' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  7. 90' Jason Knight (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  8. 90' Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  9. 89' Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
  10. 89' Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  11. 88' Rob Dickie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  12. 88' Foul by Jamal Lewis (Preston North End).
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  1. 84' Attempt saved. Sam Bell (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Neto Borges.
  2. 83' Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  3. 83' Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  4. 82' Sam Morsy (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  5. 82' Foul by Daniel Jebbison (Preston North End).
  6. 78' Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  7. 78' Foul by Emil Riis (Bristol City).
  8. 78' Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Bell replaces Sinclair Armstrong.
  9. 77' Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Odeluga Offiah because of an injury.
  10. 77' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  11. 75' Delay in match because of an injury Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
  12. 74' Offside, Preston North End. Odeluga Offiah is caught offside.
  13. 73' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Cameron Pring.
  14. 73' Substitution, Preston North End. Ali McCann replaces Jordan Thompson.
  15. 72' Offside, Bristol City. Ross McCrorie is caught offside.
  16. 70' Goal! Bristol City 0, Preston North End 2. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  17. 69' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  18. 69' Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  19. 69' Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  20. 67' Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Milutin Osmajic.
  21. 67' Substitution, Preston North End. Daniel Jebbison replaces Lewis Dobbin.
  22. 66' Attempt missed. Emil Riis (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Neto Borges.
  23. 65' Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  24. 65' Foul by Jamal Lewis (Preston North End).
  25. 65' Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
  26. 63' Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  27. 63' Foul by Sam Morsy (Bristol City).
  28. 62' Attempt missed. Ross McCrorie (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  29. 61' Attempt missed. Jason Knight (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross following a set piece situation.
  30. 61' Foul by Odeluga Offiah (Preston North End).
  31. 61' Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  32. 60' Offside, Bristol City. Emil Riis is caught offside.
  33. 59' Foul by Pol Valentín (Preston North End).
  34. 59' Cameron Pring (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  35. 57' Attempt missed. Sam Morsy (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Randell.
  36. 57' Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  37. 56' Offside, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  38. 55' Substitution, Bristol City. Emil Riis replaces Anis Mehmeti.
  39. 54' Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Morsy replaces Scott Twine.
  40. 54' Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Rob Atkinson.
  41. 54' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  42. 53' Delay in match because of an injury Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
  43. 53' Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  44. 53' Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  45. 50' Attempt missed. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
  46. 50' Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrew Hughes.
  47. 49' Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  48. 49' Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  49. 47' Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
  50. 45' Substitution, Preston North End. Pol Valentín replaces Brad Potts.
  51. 45' Second Half begins Bristol City 0, Preston North End 1.
  52. 45'+2' First Half ends, Bristol City 0, Preston North End 1.
  53. 45'+1' Neto Borges (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  54. 45'+1' Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  55. 45'+1' Attempt blocked. Jamal Lewis (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alfie Devine.
  56. 45' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  57. 44' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Brad Potts.
  58. 44' Attempt blocked. Neto Borges (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Dickie.
  59. 44' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  60. 44' Attempt saved. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Max O'Leary (Bristol City). Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman with a cross.
  61. 43' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  62. 43' Attempt blocked. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Thompson.
  63. 42' Attempt missed. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brad Potts.
  64. 41' Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  65. 41' Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  66. 39' Attempt missed. Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Brad Potts with a cross following a corner.
  67. 38' Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Zak Vyner.
  68. 34' Jordan Storey (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  69. 34' Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  70. 34' Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
  71. 33' Offside, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic is caught offside.
  72. 32' Attempt saved. Adam Randell (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Neto Borges.
  73. 29' Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  74. 29' Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
  75. 27' Foul by Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City).
  76. 27' Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  77. 24' Attempt missed. Rob Atkinson (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Anis Mehmeti.
  78. 22' Offside, Bristol City. Sinclair Armstrong is caught offside.
  79. 20' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  80. 20' Foul by Rob Atkinson (Bristol City).
  81. 20' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  82. 19' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
  83. 19' Attempt blocked. Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jason Knight.
  84. 18' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  85. 17' Offside, Preston North End. Brad Potts is caught offside.
  86. 14' Handball by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
  87. 10' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  88. 10' Foul by Adam Randell (Bristol City).
  89. 8' Goal! Bristol City 0, Preston North End 1. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a through ball.
  90. 7' Foul by Anis Mehmeti (Bristol City).
  91. 7' Brad Potts (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  92. 7' Jamal Lewis (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  93. 7' Foul by Ross McCrorie (Bristol City).
  94. 6' Attempt missed. Sinclair Armstrong (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neto Borges with a cross following a fast break.
  95. 4' Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
  96. 4' Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  97. 3' Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  98. 3' Foul by Rob Atkinson (Bristol City).
  99. 2' Attempt missed. Lewis Dobbin (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Odeluga Offiah with a headed pass.
  100. 1' Offside, Bristol City. Scott Twine is caught offside.
  101. First Half begins.
  102. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Bristol City W L W W L

  • L at Coventry City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • W Middlesbrough 2-0 EFL Championship
  • W at West Bromwich Albion 2-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Millwall 2-1 EFL Championship
  • W Portsmouth 5-0 EFL Championship

Preston North End W L D D W

  • W at Oxford United 2-1 EFL Championship
  • D Norwich City 1-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Stoke City 0-0 EFL Championship
  • L at Wrexham 2-1 EFL Championship
  • W Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 EFL Championship

Head to head

Series tied 1-1-3

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  • 2 Nov 2024 Preston North End 1–3 Bristol City 2024-25 English League Championship
  • 13 Jan 2024 Preston North End 2–0 Bristol City 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 5 Aug 2023 Bristol City 1–1 Preston North End 2023-24 English League Championship