EFL Championship · Matchday 4
- Tue, 01 Sep 2026 18:45:00 UTCDeepdaleMatchday 4
Pre-match win probability — Pulse estimate
Preston North End 39%Draw 34%Bristol City 27%
Pulse model at kickoff, scaled by each side's scoring rate in this competition's own table. An estimate, not a betting market.
Match stats
Preston North EndBristol City
52Possession48
18Shots12
4Shots on target7
9Shots off target4
5Blocked shots1
9Shots inside box9
9Shots outside box3
5Corners2
2Offsides3
11Fouls14
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
4Saves3
404Passes390
314Accurate passes307
Match events
- 4'Scott Twine (assist Lorent Tolaj)
- 9'Jordan Thompson
- 51'Caleb Wiley
- 59'Noah Eile ← Cameron Pring
- 59'Adam Randell ← Gibson Yah
- 59'Yu Hirakawa ← Jed Wallace
- 66'Caleb Wiley → Andrija Vukčević
- 67'Jusef Erabi → Callum Lang
- 69'Sam Greenwood ← Dominic Ballard
- 79'Lisav Eissat (assist Rio Cardines)
- 82'Alfie Devine → Andrew Moran
- 83'Liam Lindsay
- 84'Lorent Tolaj ← Joe Williams
- 86'Dominic Ballard
- 90'Stanley Mills → Thierry Small
Preston North End · Bristol City
Starting XI · as it played — Ratings are a Pulse estimate
66.0Lindsay
15.9Iversen
376.3Burgzorg
156.0Thompson
196.3Gibson
276.3Leroy
76.3↓82'Devine
127.3↓66'Wiley
46.3Clarke
176.3↓90'Mills
96.3↓67'Erabi
166.8Dickie
107.8Twine
126.8Knight
206.8↓69'Greenwood
46.8↓59'Randell
16.8Tickle
386.8↓59'Eile
97.5↓84'Tolaj
76.8↓59'Hirakawa
27.8Eissat
217.5Cardines
Lineups — ratings are a Pulse estimate
Preston North End
- 6Liam Lindsay6.0
- 1Daniel Iversen5.9
- 37Delano Burgzorg6.3
- 15Jordan Thompson6.0
- 19Lewis Gibson6.3
- 27Léo Leroy6.3
- 7Alfie Devine6.3
- 12Caleb Wiley7.3
- 4Harry Clarke6.3
- 17Stanley Mills6.3
- 9Jusef Erabi6.3
Bristol City
- 16Robert Dickie6.8
- 10Scott Twine7.8
- 12Jason Knight6.8
- 20Sam Greenwood6.8
- 4Adam Randell6.8
- 1Sam Tickle6.8
- 38Noah Eile6.8
- 9Lorent Tolaj7.5
- 7Yu Hirakawa6.8
- 2Lisav Eissat7.8
- 21Rio Cardines7.5
Preston North EndTale of the tapeBristol City
4-4-2Formation3-5-2
3 ptsTable10 pts
-5Goal difference+2
1Head-to-head wins1
39%Pre-match odds27%
Head to head — 3 previous meetings
Preston North End 1W1D1W Bristol City
Goals 3–3
- 2026-09-01Preston North End1–3Bristol City
- 2026-01-04Bristol City0–2Preston North End
- 2025-09-27Preston North End0–0Bristol City
Seasons searched: 2025-2026, 2026-2027.
This season — other meeting
Where they stand — In a 24-team table
| Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston North End | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| Bristol City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 10 |