Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City: result and report

Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City

Championship · Tuesday 1 September 2026, 18:45 UTC · Deepdale, Preston · half-time 0-1

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Preston North End lost to Bristol City 1-3 in the Championship on Tuesday 1 September 2026 at Deepdale. The half-time score was 0-1.

Scott Twine opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Preston North End's goal came from Caleb Wiley (51'). Bristol City scored through Scott Twine (4'), Lisav Naif Eissat (79') and Dom Ballard (86').

Discipline: Preston North End received 2 yellow cards; Bristol City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Preston North End were 23rd on 0 points from 3 and Bristol City 13th on 4 points from 3. In the current table Preston North End are 24th on 5 points and Bristol City are 15th on 18 points.

Preston North End lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Bristol City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lisav Naif Eissat of Bristol City (7.9), ahead of Léo Leroy (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Preston North End wins, 5 draws and 3 for Bristol City.