HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town prevails over Rotherham United with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Holmes (31′) and a goal from J. Rhodes (56′).

The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the collaboration of James Wilson and Geoffrey Liddle. The 4th official was Darren Bond. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.8 degrees Celsius or 40.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Huddersfield Town

2 - 0

Rotherham United

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 9 Total 7
  • 2 On Target 2
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 92 Attack 124
  • 32 Dangerous attack 53
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 0 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 6 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Huddersfield Town was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Rotherham United that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rotherham United was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Huddersfield Town managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Huddersfield Town shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Rotherham United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Huddersfield Town received 3 yellow cards (Jack Rudoni, Jonathan Hogg and Will Boyle). On the other side, Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Cohen Bramall and Wes Harding).

Match Timeline

Jack Rudoni- Yellow
10'
19'
31'
33'
Cohen Bramall- Yellow
42'
Jonathan Hogg- Yellow
43'
56'
Sorba Thomas- sub ->Jack Rudoni
61'
63'
Shane Ferguson- sub ->Peter Kioso
73'
74'
76'
76'
Hakeem Odoffin- sub ->Jamie Lindsay
84'
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After playing this encounter, Huddersfield Town will have 25 points like Blackpool to sit in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Rotherham United will stay with 27 points like Hull City to remain in the 20th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will host Reading on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head record in favor of Reading (6 draws).

Rotherham United will play away agasint Wigan Athletic on the 6th of May with a 6-3 head to head statistic in favor of Wigan Athletic (3 draws).

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town
G
Lee Nicholls 21.England
7.0
D
T. Lees 32.England
7.1
D
Michał Helik 39.Poland
7.4
D
Will Boyle 12.England
7.1
73'
M
Josh Ruffels 14.England
6.5
M
Kaine Kesler-Hayden 16.England
6.9
M
Jonathan Hogg 6.England
6.6
43'
M
David Kasumu 18.England
7.1
85'
F
Duane Holmes 19.United States
7.4
31'
F
Jack Rudoni 22.England
6.9
61' 10'
F
Jordan Rhodes 9.Scotland
7.7
74' 56'
Substitutes
G
N. Bilokapić 41.Australia
D
Loick Ayina 47.France
D
É. Camara 24.France
85'
D
Brodie Spencer 34.Northern Ireland
M
Connor Mahoney 11.England
84'
M
Sorba Thomas 7.Wales
6.2
61'
F
Tyreece Simpson 27.England
6.2
74'

Huddersfield Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Mark Fotheringham decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls (7.0), Tom Lees (7.1), Michał Helik (7.4), William Boyle (7.1), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (6.9), Jonathan Hogg (6.6), David Kasumu (7.1), Josh Ruffels (6.5), Jack Rudoni (6.9), Duane Holmes (7.4) and Jordan Rhodes (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Tyreece Simpson (6.2), Connor Mahoney, Loick Ayina, Nicholas Bilokapic, Etienne Camara, Sorba Thomas (6.2) and Brodie Spencer.

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: Jack Rudoni for Sorba Thomas (61′), Jordan Rhodes for Tyreece Simpson  (74′), David Kasumu for Connor Mahoney (84′) and David Kasumu for Etienne Camara (85′).

Best player: Jordan Rhodes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Jordan Rhodes.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 27 passes (70% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 11. He performed 1 cross.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United
G
Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden
6.3
D
Jamie McCart 5.Scotland
6.8
76'
D
Cameron Humphreys 24.England
6.6
D
Wes Harding 2.Jamaica
6.1
42'
M
Cohen Bramall 3.England
6.7
33'
M
Peter Kioso 30.DR Congo
6.5
63'
M
Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland
6.5
76'
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
6.8
M
Oliver Rathbone 18.England
7.1
F
Tom Eaves 9.England
6.8
19'
F
Chiedozie Ogbene 11.Republic of Ireland
6.4
Substitutes
G
R. Hemfrey 26.Scotland
D
Richard Wood 6.England
D
B. Norton-Cuffy 10.England
7.1
76'
D
Tolaji Bola 15.England
D
Hakeem Odoffin 22.England
6.5
76'
M
Shane Ferguson 17.Northern Ireland
6.7
63'
F
Conor Washington 14.Northern Ireland
6.3
19'

Rotherham United started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Matthew Taylor played with: Viktor Johansson (6.3), Wes Harding (6.1), Cameron Humphreys (6.6), Jamie McCart (6.8), Daniel Barlaser (6.8), Peter Kioso (6.5), Jamie Lindsay (6.5), Oliver Rathbone (7.1), Cohen Bramall (6.7), Chiedozie Ogbene (6.4) and Tom Eaves (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Shane Ferguson (6.7), Robbie Hemfrey, Richard Wood, Brooke Norton-Cuffy (7.1), Conor Washington (6.3), Tolaji Bola and Hakeem Odofin (6.5).

Rotherham United could not rely on the presence of Conor Washington (injured).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 4 changes: Tom Eaves for Conor Washington (19′), Peter Kioso for Shane Ferguson (63′), Jamie McCart for Brooke Norton-Cuffy (76′) and Jamie Lindsay for Hakeem Odoffin (76′).

Best player: Brooke Norton-Cuffy​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Brooke Norton-Cuffy.

His rating is (7.1) with 3 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 76′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​