WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion overcomes Huddersfield Town 1-0 after J. Swift scored a penalty (30′). West Bromwich Albion was definitely better in terms of ball possession (70%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone with the assistance of James Wilson and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.5 degrees Celsius or 38.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 13 Total 4
- 4 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 3
- 5 Shots blocked 0
- 147 Attack 91
- 65 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion had a superior ball possession 70% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was putting more pressure with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Huddersfield Town shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (Dara O’Shea). Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, West Bromwich Albion will have 54 points to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town will stay with 32 points like Blackpool and Wigan Athletic to hold in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away against Swansea City on the 6th of May with a 12-8 head to head stats in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Huddersfield Town will host Reading on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Reading (6 draws).
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
80'
75'
30'
West Bromwich Albion adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Joshua Griffiths , Darnell Furlong , Dara O’Shea , Erik Pieters , Conor Townsend , Jayson Molumby , Okay Yokuşlu , Jed Wallace , John Swift , Adam Reach and Daryl Dike .
The home team had on the bench: Oluwasemilogo Adesewo Ibidapo Ajayi, Marc Albrighton , Jovan Malcolm, Taylor Gardner-Hickman, Tom Rogić , Nathaniel Chalobah and David Button.
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 4 changes: Adam Reach for Marc Albrighton (75′), Okay Yokuslu for Nathaniel Chalobah (76′), John Swift for Tom Rogić (87′) and Jed Wallace for Semi Ajayi (90′).
Best player: John Swift
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was John Swift.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
Also Huddersfield Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Neil Warnock played with: Tomáš Vaclík , Matthew Pearson , Tom Lees , Michał Helik , Josh Ruffels , Jack Rudoni , Jonathan Hogg , Josh Koroma , David Kasumu , Ben Jackson and Martyn Waghorn .
These were the players on the bench: Joseph Hungbo , Brahima Diarra , E. Camara, Jordan Rhodes , Rarmani Edmonds-Green , Tyreece Simpson and Nicholas Bilokapic.
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: Matthew Pearson for Rarmani Edmonds-Green (63′), Martyn Waghorn for Jordan Rhodes (82′), David Kasumu for Brahima Diarra (83′) and B. Jackson for Joseph Hungbo (89′).
Best player: Tom Lees
The most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Tom Lees.
His rating is with 24 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Huddersfield Town – 1-0
- Swansea City – Middlesbrough – 1-3
- Sheffield United – Luton Town – 0-1
- Reading – Millwall – 0-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Watford – 1-0
- Preston North End – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Coventry City – Hull City – 1-1
- Burnley – Wigan Athletic – 3-0
- Bristol City – Blackpool – 2-0
- Birmingham City – Rotherham United – 2-0
