HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town tops Middlesbrough 4-2. Middlesbrough was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (74%).
The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the collaboration of Mark Dwyer and Jonathan Hunt. The 4th official was Darren Handley. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8.1 degrees Celsius or 46.6 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- ! 26 Ball Possession 74
Shots
- 12 Total 19
- 5 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 6
- 2 Shots blocked 7
- 64 Attack 94
- 25 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 9
Fouls
- 5 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 74% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. Still, Huddersfield Town was able to find the solution to win this match.
Huddersfield Town shot 12 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Middlesbrough shot 19 times, 6 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Jack Rudoni and Josh Koroma). Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (H. Hackney and T. Smith).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Huddersfield Town will have 39 points like Cardiff City to remain in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough will stay with 67 points like Luton Town to sit in the 3rd 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 statistic in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Coventry City on the 6th of May with a 4-4 head to head record.
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
46'
77'
80'
The manager Neil Warnock decided to play with the following team: Tomáš Vaclík, Tom Lees, Josh Ruffles, Matthew Pearson, Michal Helik, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Jonathan Hogg, Duane Holmes, Josh Koroma, Jack Rudoni and Danny Ward.
The home team had on the bench: Joseph Hungbo, Nicholas Bilokapic, Tyreece Simpson, Matthew Lowton, Jordan Rhodes, Ben Jackson and David Kasumu.
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of B. Jackson (injured) and David Kasumu (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: Duane Holmes for Ben Jackson (25′), Rarmani Edmonds-Green for Matthew Lowton (77′), Josh Koroma for David Kasumu (88′) and Danny Ward for Tyreece Simpson (88′).
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
Michael Carrick played with: Zack Steffen, Darragh Lenihan, Paddy McNair, Tom Smith, Jonathan Howson, Ryan Giles, Hayden Hackney, Aaron Ramsey, Chuba Akpom, Marcus Forss and Cameron Archer.
They had on the bench: Marc Bola, Daniel Barlaser, Dael Fry, Alex Mowatt, Riley McGree, Matty Crooks and Liam Roberts.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 3 changes: Cameron Archer for Matt Crooks (65′), H. Hackney for Riley McGree (65′) and Paddy McNair for Daniel Barlaser (84′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- West Bromwich Albion – Millwall – 0-0
- Preston North End – Blackpool – 3-1
- Norwich City – Sheffield United – 0-1
- Luton Town – Watford – 2-0
- Hull City – Rotherham United – 0-0
- Huddersfield Town – Middlesbrough – 4-2
- Coventry City – Stoke City – 0-4
- Cardiff City – Swansea City – 2-3
- Bristol City – Reading – 1-1
- Birmingham City – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
