Preston North End will look to sustain their superb start to the Championship when they host Bristol City on Saturday (15:00 BST).
The Lilywhites have only lost one league game this season to put themselves in the top six after ending their last campaign on a winless run following their FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Aston Villa.
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It puts the hosts level on points with the visiting Robins, who are coming off a disappointing loss to Oxford United last time out.
Preston have won just two of their last 13 league games against Bristol City (D7 L4), with both victories in that run coming at home (December 2020 and January 2024).
Bristol City have won two of their last three away league games against Preston (L1), as many as in their previous 20 visits to Deepdale (D8 L10).
Preston have won three of their last five league games (D1 L1), more victories than they’d managed in their previous 18 in the Championship (W2 D8 L8).
Bristol City are unbeaten in their three away league games this season (W2 D1), last having a longer run from the start of a campaign back in 2019-20 (6).
No player has been involved in more Championship goals this season than Bristol City’s Anis Mehmeti (6 – 4 goals, 2 assists). The Albanian has been involved in five goals in his last three league appearances for the Robins (3 goals, 2 assists).
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