HUDDERSFIELD. Nottingham Forest had a surprising win over Huddersfield Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from L. Grabban (22′) and an own goal from L. Nicholls (48′). Huddersfield Town lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (71%). It was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh who had the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Matthew Jones. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 21.2 degrees Celsius or 70.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Both teams adopted the same 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
46'
16'
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls , Matthew Pearson , Tom Lees , Levi Colwill , Sorba Thomas , Jonathan Hogg , Lewis O’Brien , Harry Toffolo , Danel Sinani , Josh Koroma and Daniel Ward .
The home team had on the bench: Nicholas Bilokapic, Alex Vallejo, Oliver Turton , Naby Sarr, Fraizer Campbell, Ademipo Odubeko and Duane Holmes .
Best player: Levi Colwill
The player that probably impressed the most for Huddersfield Town was Levi Colwill.
His rating is with 104 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
22'
On the opposite side, Steven Reid played with: Brice Samba , Joe Worrall , Tobias Figueiredo , Scott McKenna , Djed Spence , Ryan Yates , James Garner , Max Lowe , Joe Lolley , Brennan Johnson and Lewis Grabban .
They had on the bench: Cafú, Alex Mighten , Ethan Horvath, Jayden Richardson , Jack Colback , Loïc Mbe Soh and Lyle Taylor.
Best player: Lewis Grabban
The player that probably impressed the most for Nottingham Forest was Lewis Grabban.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
Match report
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 9 Total 7
- 2 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 148 Attack 74
- 59 Dangerous attack 23
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 5
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Huddersfield Town was in firm control of the ball 71% while Nottingham Forest was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Huddersfield Town was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Nottingham Forest managed to find the solution to win this match.
Huddersfield Town shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Nottingham Forest shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (D. Ward and O. Turton). On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (J. Garner).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Huddersfield Town will stay with 13 points like Blackburn Rovers to stay in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Nottingham Forest will have 4 points to stay in the 24th place.
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away with Swansea City on the 25th of September with a 2-2 head to head record. Nottingham Forest will host against Millwall on the 25th of September with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Millwall (7 draws).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Hull City – Sheffield United – 1-3
- Barnsley – Blackburn Rovers – 0-0
- Cardiff City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-1
- Derby County – Stoke City – 2-1
- Fulham – Reading – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Nottingham Forest – 0-2
- Luton Town – Swansea City – 3-3
- Middlesbrough – Blackpool – 1-2
- Millwall – Coventry City – 1-1
- Peterborough United – Birmingham City – 3-0
- Preston North End – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Bristol City – 1-2
