HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town beat Queens Park Rangers to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Huddersfield Town to strike first with an early goal of Kian Harratt at the 8′. Then Jack Rudoni scored again for Huddersfield Town in the 14′ minute. Eventually, Jake Clarke-Salter reduced the distance for Queens Park Rangers (42′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Queens Park Rangers was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%).​
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. In front of 18,010 spectators.​ The referee was Gavin Ward with the help of Adam Crysell and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Matthew Corlett. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.35 degrees Celsius or 50.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​
Match Statistics​
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 6 Total 14
- 4 On Target 1
- 2 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 8
- 106 Attack 110
- 40 Dangerous attack 51
- 78 Ball safe 80
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 9
- 5 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Queens Park Rangers had a superior ball possession 62% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Queens Park Rangers was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Huddersfield Town managed to find the solution to win this match.​
Huddersfield Town shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers shot 14 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Delano Burgzorg and Yuta Nakayama). Talking about the opposition, Queens Park Rangers received 2 yellow cards (Ilias Chair and Jack Colback).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Huddersfield Town will have 14 points to remain in the 18th place. Regarding the opposition, Queens Park Rangers will stay with 8 points to remain in the 22nd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away with Preston North End on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Queens Park Rangers will play away agasint Plymouth Argyle on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls
, Matthew Pearson , Michał Helik , Tom Lees , Sorba Thomas , Jack Rudoni , Jonathan Hogg , Ben Wiles , Josh Koroma , Delano Burgzorg and Kian Harratt .The home team had on the bench: Yuta Nakayama
, Josh Austerfield, Tom Edwards, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Chris Maxwell, Jaheim Headley , Brahima Diarra , Ben Jackson and Kyle Hudlin .Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: Josh Koroma for Jaheim Headley (67′), Delano Burgzorg for Kyle Hudlin (82′), Kian Harratt for Brahima Diarra (75′) and Tom Lees for Yuta Nakayama (82′).
Best player: Jack Rudoni​
The player that probably impressed the most for Huddersfield Town was Jack Rudoni.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 29 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 13.Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Also Queens Park Rangers adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Gareth Ainsworth played with: Lyndon Dykes, Asmir Begović
, Osman Kakay , Jimmy Dunne , Jake Clarke-Salter , Albert Adomah , Jack Colback , Samuel Field , Kenneth Paal , Andre Dozzell and Sinclair Armstrong , Ilias Chair .The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Archer, Paul Smyth
, Ziyad Larkeche , Elijah Dixon-Bonner , Rayan Kolli , Reggie Cannon , Chris Willock, Stephen Duke-McKenna and Charlie Kelman.Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 4 changes: Sinclair Armstrong for Paul Smyth (64′), Osman Kakay for Reggie Cannon (70′), Kenneth Paal for Ziyad Larkeche (75′) and Jack Colback for Elijah Dixon-Bonner (74′).
Best player: Jake Clarke-Salter​
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Jake Clarke-Salter.
His rating is
with 1 goal, 54 passes (74% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He hit the woodwork once times.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.​
- West Bromwich Albion – Plymouth Argyle – 0-0
- Watford – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
- Swansea City – Leicester City – 1-3
- Stoke City – Sunderland – 2-1
- Preston North End – Millwall – 1-1
- Norwich City – Leeds United – 2-3
- Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Hull City – Southampton – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
- Bristol City – Coventry City – 1-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Cardiff City – 1-0