LONDON. Huddersfield Town managed to find the solution against Queens Park Rangers to win 2-1. J. Ruffels was the star player for his team after scoring 2 goals. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Queens Park Rangers to strike first with an early goal of L. Dykes at the 2′. Then it was a goal in the 9′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Ruffels gave the win to Huddersfield Town in the 26′ minute scoring a double. Queens Park Rangers was much better in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward with the help of Mark Russell and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 71 Ball Possession 29
Shots
- 35 Total 11
- 6 On Target 6
- 29 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 129 Attack 62
- 86 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 14 Corners 4
Fouls
- 11 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 6
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Queens Park Rangers was in firm control of the ball 71% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Queens Park Rangers was putting more pressure with 86 dangerous attacks and 35 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, Huddersfield Town was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Queens Park Rangers shot 35 times, 6 on target, 29 off target. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Queens Park Rangers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Huddersfield Town received 6 yellow cards (B. Diarra, B. Spencer, D. Ward, S. Thomas, L. Nicholls and J. Rhodes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Queens Park Rangers will stay with 31 points like Preston North End to hold in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town will have 18 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will host Bristol City on the 6th of May with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).
Huddersfield Town will host Reading on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
46'
2'
Queens Park Rangers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Michael Beale decided to play with the following team: Seny Dieng , Ethan Laird , Leon Balogun , Jake Clarke-Salter , Kenneth Paal , Tim Iroegbunam , Samuel Field , Albert Adomah , Ilias Chair , Christopher Willock and Lyndon Dykes .
The home team had on the bench: Taylor Richards , Olamide Shodipo, Robert Dickie, Macauley Bonne , Andre Dozzell, Jimmy Dunne and Jordan Archer.
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: L. Balogun for J. Dunne (46′), E. Laird for M. Bonne (71′), C. Willock for T. Richards (77′) and A. Adomah for O. Shodipo (83′).
Best player: Lyndon Dykes
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Lyndon Dykes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 22 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 17.
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
90'
Huddersfield Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Mark Fotheringham played with: Lee Nicholls , Brodie Spencer , Michał Helik , William Boyle , Josh Ruffels , Brahima Diarra , Jack Rudoni , Duane Holmes , Sorba Thomas , Daniel Ward and Ben Jackson .
These were the players on the bench: Charles Ondo, Jordan Rhodes , Connor Mahoney , Kaine Kesler , Luke Mbete, Loick Ayina and Nicholas Bilokapic.
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: B. Spencer for K. Kesler Hayden (46′), B. Diarra for J. Rhodes (58′), D. Holmes for C. Mahoney (69′) and B. Jackson for L. Mbete (90′).
Best player: Josh Ruffels
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Josh Ruffels.
His rating is with 2 goals, 18 passes (33% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Reading – 2-0
- Stoke City – Luton Town – 2-0
- Sheffield United – Rotherham United – 0-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Huddersfield Town – 1-2
- Cardiff City – Hull City – 2-3
- Blackpool – Middlesbrough – 0-3
- Birmingham City – Swansea City – 2-2
- Coventry City – Wigan Athletic – 2-0
