Preston and City meet again for the first time in the Championship since both clubs were promoted from League One at the end of last season.
The Lillywhites have one win under their belts this season in the league so far, but the last three games has seen the club suffer three defeats against Ipswich, Hull and Derby County.
Both Preston and City have struggled a bit to find their feet again in the Championship with Preston sitting in 20th place with five points while City are just one place and one point behind.
A win will be vitally important to both sides tonight as each club tries to distance themselves from the bottom three
Vital Quotes:
Steve Cotterill – “When you get promoted alongside teams you always look on them with fond memories, when last season we were fierce rivals.
“It`ll be good to go up there and see Simon (Grayson, Preston manager) and the Preston lads. We have great respect for them, probably like they do for us.
“They`re a very similar team to last year, much the same as us. We know them well but they know us well also.
“We want to go up there and win the game, make no bones about that. The handshake and glass of wine can wait until afterwards.” bcfc.co.uk
Preston N.E Team News:
Preston will be without Jermaine Beckford for this game, in fact he will be missing for some time after going through surgery on his knee.
Another player that could be out is Paul Gallagher who is rated doubtful due to a groin problem.
Jordan Hugill and Kyel Reid who both missed the defeat at the hands of Derby at the weekend are available again.
Player to watch: Joe Garner
The 27 year old Lancashire born lad is always capable of finding the net although he has no goals to his name so far in this campaign.. May have to be careful as he has four yellow cards to his name already
Bristol City Team News:
Wes Burns could be a non-starter for this game after suffering an injury to his thigh while in training.
Defenders Nathan Baker and Liam Moore will be hoping to start after they both played in their first league game of the season against Birmingham on Saturday.
Possible lineup:
Fielding, Ayling, Moore, Flint, Baker, Bryan, K.Smith, Pack, Freeman, Wilbraham, Kodjia
Player to watch: Jonathan Kodjia
Amongst the leagues leading goalscorers so far this season after bringing his tally to four with a brace against Birmingham.
Last Season
Bristol City 0-1 Preston 11 Apr 2015
Preston 1-1 Bristol City 22 Nov 2014
Match Prediction:
2-2 draw
Next Fixtures:
Sat 19 Sep 2015
Bristol City v Reading
