HUDDERSFIELD. Middlesbrough defeated Huddersfield Town to win 2-1. D. Watmore was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Middlesbrough to strike first with a goal of D. Watmore at the 16′. Then D. Watmore scored again for Middlesbrough in the 23′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, L. Daniels reduced the distance for Huddersfield Town with an own goal. Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
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 Thomas Bramall with the support of Mark Dwyer and Nicholas Barnard. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.8 degrees Celsius or 35.19 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
- 10 Total 10
- 2 On Target 7
- 8 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 102 Attack 102
- 24 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 6
- 0 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 2
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Huddersfield Town was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Middlesbrough that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough has a more offensive attitude with 40 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Middlesbrough won the encounter.
Huddersfield Town shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 10 times, 7 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough received 3 yellow cards (M. Bola, M. Crooks and P. McNair).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Huddersfield Town will stay with 28 points to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough will have 26 points like Birmingham City to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away against Barnsley on the 4th of December with a 7-5 head to head stats in favor of Huddersfield Town (3 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Swansea City on the 4th of December with a 6-3 head to head record in favor of Swansea City (3 draws).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
37'
Huddersfield Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls , Matthew Pearson , Tom Lees , Naby Sarr , Sorba Thomas , Scott High , Lewis O’Brien , Harry Toffolo , Danel Sinani , Daniel Ward and Duane Holmes .
The home team had on the bench: Oliver Turton , Josh Koroma , Fraizer Campbell , Josh Ruffels, Jon Russell, Ryan Schofield and Levi Colwill.
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of O. Turton (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 3 changes: M. Pearson for O. Turton (37′), D. Holmes for F. Campbell (60′) and H. Toffolo for J. Koroma (73′).
Best player: Scott High
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Scott High.
His rating is with 65 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
88'
16', 23'
Middlesbrough started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Chris Wilder played with: Luke Daniels , Anfernee Dijksteel , Sol Bamba , Paddy McNair , Isaiah Jones , Matt Crooks , Jonathan Howson , Marcus Tavernier , Marc Bola , Andraž Šporar and Duncan Watmore .
They had on the bench: Toyosi Olusanya, Uche Ikpeazu, Neil Taylor, James Léa Siliki, Dejan Stojanović, Onel Hernández and Josh Coburn.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 2 changes: D. Watmore for O. Hernandez (77′) and I. Jones for U. Ikpeazu (90′).
Best player: Duncan Watmore
The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Duncan Watmore.
His rating is with 2 goals, 15 passes (66% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Coventry City – 2-2
- Birmingham City – Blackpool – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Hull City – Millwall – 2-1
- Luton Town – Cardiff City – 1-2
- Peterborough United – Barnsley – 0-0
- Preston North End – Fulham – 1-1
- Stoke City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-1
- Swansea City – Reading – 2-3
