Preston North End 1-3 Bristol City: result and goals
Bristol City beat Preston North End 3-1 on Tuesday, 1 September 2026 in the Championship.
Goals: Scott Twine 4', Caleb Wiley 51', Lisav Eissat 79', Dominic Ballard 86'.
Preston North End sit 24th on 5 points.
Bristol City sit 14th on 15 points.
Preston North End have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Bristol City have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Preston North End won 2, Bristol City won 1, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Kick-off
- Tuesday, 1 September 2026, 19:45 (UK time)
- Venue
- Deepdale, Preston
- 👥
- 13028
The match in numbers
- Bristol City beat Preston North End 3-1.
- Scott Twine opened the scoring for Bristol City on 4'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
Live commentary
- Match ends, Preston North End 1, Bristol City 3.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Preston North End 1, Bristol City 3.
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Gibson Yah (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
- 90'+2'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Joe Williams.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'Substitution, Preston North End. Thierry Small replaces Stanley Mills.
- 89'Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
- 89'Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86'Goal! Preston North End 1, Bristol City 3. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
- 84'Substitution, Bristol City. Joe Williams replaces Lorent Tolaj.
- 84'Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
- 84'Harry Clarke (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83'Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83'Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
- 82'Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Moran replaces Alfie Devine.
- 79'Goal! Preston North End 1, Bristol City 2. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rio Cardines following a set piece situation.
- 78'Dom Ballard (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78'Foul by Léo Leroy (Preston North End).
- 76'Attempt blocked. Callum Lang (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrija Vukcevic with a cross.
- 76'Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
- 76'Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Lisav Eissat.
- 73'Offside, Bristol City. Lorent Tolaj is caught offside.
- 70'Attempt saved. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Scott Twine.
- 69'Substitution, Bristol City. Dom Ballard replaces Sam Greenwood.
- 68'Foul by Cameron Pring (Bristol City).
- 68'Stanley Mills (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67'Léo Leroy (Preston North End) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box following a set piece situation.
- 67'Substitution, Preston North End. Callum Lang replaces Jusef Erabi.
- 66'Substitution, Preston North End. Andrija Vukcevic replaces Caleb Wiley.
- 66'Foul by Jed Wallace (Bristol City).
- 66'Lewis Gibson (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 64'Attempt saved. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Cameron Pring.
- 59'Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Noah Eile.
- 59'Substitution, Bristol City. Jed Wallace replaces Yu Hirakawa.
- 59'Substitution, Bristol City. Gibson Yah replaces Adam Randell.
- 57'Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Leroy.
- 57'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Yu Hirakawa.
- 55'Offside, Bristol City. Sam Greenwood is caught offside.
- 54'Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg following a fast break.
- 54'Attempt blocked. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 53'Attempt saved. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Lewis Gibson with a cross.
- 51'Goal! Preston North End 1, Bristol City 1. Caleb Wiley (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
- 50'Attempt missed. Harry Clarke (Preston North End) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross following a corner.
- 49'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Rio Cardines.
- 49'Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49'Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
- 48'Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
- 48'Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46'Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
- 45'Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Bristol City 1.
- 45'+2'First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Bristol City 1.
- 45'+2'Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Caleb Wiley.
- 45'+1'Offside, Preston North End. Stanley Mills is caught offside.
- 45'Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
- 43'Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
- 43'Adam Randell (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42'Attempt blocked. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caleb Wiley.
- 41'Foul by Rio Cardines (Bristol City).
- 41'Stanley Mills (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40'Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40'Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
- 39'Attempt saved. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Jordan Thompson with a cross.
- 39'Attempt blocked. Alfie Devine (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Delano Burgzorg.
- 39'Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Scott Twine.
- 37'Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Adam Randell with a cross.
- 36'Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Stanley Mills.
- 35'Attempt missed. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harry Clarke.
- 34'Foul by Sam Greenwood (Bristol City).
- 34'Alfie Devine (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33'Attempt blocked. Stanley Mills (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Leroy.
- 32'Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
- 32'Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30'Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Stanley Mills.
- 28'Offside, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay is caught offside.
- 27'Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
- 27'Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Harry Clarke.
- 25'Attempt saved. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Iversen (Preston North End). Assisted by Scott Twine.
- 23'Caleb Wiley (Preston North End) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Léo Leroy with a cross.
- 22'Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
- 22'Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21'Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Sam Tickle.
- 21'Attempt saved. Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Sam Tickle (Bristol City).
- 20'Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
- 20'Léo Leroy (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19'Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jason Knight with a cross.
- 18'Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
- 18'Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18'Handball by Caleb Wiley (Preston North End).
- 17'Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17'Foul by Stanley Mills (Preston North End).
- 10'Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10'Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
- 9'Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
- 9'Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'Jordan Thompson (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 9'Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'Foul by Jordan Thompson (Preston North End).
- 8'Attempt missed. Léo Leroy (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 8'Attempt missed. Jusef Erabi (Preston North End) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Harry Clarke with a cross.
- 7'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 7'Delay in match (Bristol City).
- 4'Goal! Preston North End 0, Bristol City 1. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorent Tolaj.
- 4'Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines.
- 1'Foul by Alfie Devine (Preston North End).
- 1'Rio Cardines (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1'Offside, Bristol City. Scott Twine is caught offside.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting line-ups
Preston North End · 3-4-2-1
Substitutes
23Andy MoranSUB
30George GrybaSUB
Bristol City · 4-2-3-1
16Robert DickieCD-R
Substitutes
Match stats
PNEBRC
51.9Possession (%)48.1
18Shots12
4Shots on target7
5Corners3
11Fouls14
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
2Offsides3
4Saves3
Last 5 matches
Preston North End
WHuddersfield Town1-18 Aug 2026
L@ Bolton Wanderers2-115 Aug 2026
LWolverhampton Wanderers3-122 Aug 2026
LEverton4-026 Aug 2026
L@ Charlton Athletic1-029 Aug 2026
Bristol City
WNewcastle United4-129 Jul 2026
LWalsall1-06 Aug 2026
LMillwall2-015 Aug 2026
D@ Birmingham City2-222 Aug 2026
WPortsmouth2-129 Aug 2026
Head-to-head record
2
Preston
2
Draws
1
Bristol City
Last meetings
4 Jan 2026Bristol City0 – 2Preston North End
27 Sept 2025Preston North End0 – 0Bristol City
3 May 2025Bristol City2 – 2Preston North End
2 Nov 2024Preston North End1 – 3Bristol City
13 Jan 2024Preston North End2 – 0Bristol City
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Boro | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 | DWWDW |
| 2 |  Swansea | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 23 | WWWLL |
| 3 |  West Ham | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +17 | 22 | DDWWL |
| 4 |  Wolves | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 21 | LLWDW |
| 5 |  West Brom | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 21 | LLWWD |
| 6 |  Southampton | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | +12 | 20 | LWWDW |
| 7 |  Birmingham | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DWWWL |
| 8 |  QPR | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | DDWLW |
| 9 |  Stoke | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 20 | WWLWD |
| 10 |  Blackburn | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 | DWWLW |
| 11 |  Portsmouth | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +1 | 18 | LWWDW |
| 12 |  Sheffield Utd | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +1 | 16 | LWLWD |
| 13 |  Millwall | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | DWLDL |
| 14 |  Bristol City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 15 | WLLDW |
| 15 |  Lincoln City | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 15 | LLLDW |
| 16 |  Cardiff | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | +2 | 14 | WLWDW |
| 17 |  Wrexham | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 14 | WDLWL |
| 18 |  Bolton | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -7 | 14 | WLWDL |
| 19 |  Charlton | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | -7 | 14 | LDDLL |
| 20 |  Norwich City | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 12 | LLLLW |
| 21 |  Watford | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 11 | LLLWL |
| 22 |  Burnley | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -8 | 8 | DWDLL |
| 23 |  Derby | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -11 | 7 | DDLLD |
| 24 |  Preston | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -15 | 5 | WLLLL |
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FAQ
What was the score in Preston North End v Bristol City?
Bristol City beat Preston North End 3-1 on Tuesday 1 September (Championship).
Who scored in Preston North End v Bristol City?
Goals: Scott Twine 4', Caleb Wiley 51', Lisav Eissat 79' and Dominic Ballard 86'.
When do Preston North End play next?
Preston North End play Stoke City on Saturday 31 October at 12:30 (UK time).
When do Bristol City play next?
Bristol City play Bolton Wanderers on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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