Huddersfield Town tops Blackpool after recovering from a 1-2 deficit. HIGHLIGHTS

HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town managed to reverse the score against Blackpool.

December 27, 2021

HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town found a way to turn the tables against Blackpool. Huddersfield Town was surely superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

J. Gabriel received a red card (61′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Blackpool lost the match.

The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson assisted by Steve Meredith and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Adam Herczeg. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.

Match Statistics

Huddersfield Town

3 - 2

Blackpool

! 61 Ball Possession 39

Shots

16 Total 9
7 On Target 3
9 Off Target 6
0 Shots blocked 0

134 Attack 88
45 Dangerous attack 30
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 0
2 Off Sides 5

Fouls

11 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 1

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Huddersfield Town was in firm control of the ball 61% while Blackpool was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Huddersfield Town was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Huddersfield Town won the match.

Huddersfield Town shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Blackpool shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (H. Toffolo and D. Holmes). Regarding the opposition, Blackpool received 1 yellow card (J. Gabriel).

Also, Blackpool didn’t end the match with 11 players after J. Gabriel (Blackpool) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (61′).

Match Timeline

Daniel Ward(goal)H. Toffolo

18'

33'

O. Turton- sub ->T. Lees

41'

45'

Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel- Yellow

58'

Jordan Rhodes- sub ->S. High

61'

Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel(yellowred)

65'

75'

Shayne Lavery- sub ->G. Madine

79'

Sorba Thomas(goal)J. Rhodes

80'

82'

Sorba Thomas(goal)

84'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Huddersfield Town will have 36 points like Middlesbrough to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Blackpool will stay with 30 points like Millwall to remain in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away against Nottingham Forest on the 30th of December with a 9-8 head to head statistic in favor of Nottingham Forest (4 draws).

Blackpool will host Middlesbrough on the 29th of December with a 5-3 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (3 draws).

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town

Lee Nicholls 21.England

6.1

T. Lees 32.England

6.3

41'

N. Sarr 23.Senegal

6.1

79'

Matthew Pearson 4.England

6.7

Harry Toffolo 3.England

6.5

33'

Scott High 15.Scotland

6.7

58'

Lewis O'Brien 8.England

7.0

Sorba Thomas 16.Wales

8.3

80', 84'

Duane Holmes 19.United States

6.6

79'

Daniel Ward 25.England

7.1

Danel Sinani 24.Luxembourg

6.8

Substitutes

Ryan Schofield 31.England

O. Turton 20.England

7.4

41'

Josh Ruffels 14.England

Jon Russell 37.Jamaica

Aaron Rowe 29.England

6.6

79'

Josh Koroma 10.England

7.0

Jordan Rhodes 9.Scotland

7.1

58'

Huddersfield Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls (6.1), Matthew Pearson (6.7), Tom Lees (6.3), Naby Sarr (6.1), Sorba Thomas (8.3), Scott High (6.7), Lewis O’Brien (7.0), Harry Toffolo (6.5), Duane Holmes (6.6), Danel Sinani (6.8) and Daniel Ward (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Ryan Schofield, Oliver Turton (7.4), Jon Russell, Josh Koroma (7.0), Aaron Rowe (6.6), Josh Ruffels and Jordan Rhodes (7.1).

Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of O. Turton (injured).

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: T. Lees for O. Turton (41′), S. High for J. Rhodes (58′), D. Holmes for J. Koroma (79′) and M. Sarr for A. Rowe (79′).

Best player: Sorba Thomas

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Sorba Thomas.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 41 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 15 crosses.

Blackpool – Formation

Blackpool

Daniel Grimshaw 32.England

6.1

James Husband 3.England

6.4

Daníel Leó Grétarsson 23.Iceland

6.6

Marvin Ekpiteta 21.England

6.5

Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel 4.England

6.1

61'

Kenny Dougall 12.Australia

7.0

Sonny Carey 16.England

7.0

82'

J. Bowler 11.England

7.4

65'

Keshi Anderson 10.England

7.1

Gary Madine 14.England

7.8

75'

18'

Jerry Yates 9.England

7.4

65'

Substitutes

Stuart Moore 13.England

Dujon Sterling 35.England

6.3

65'

Demetri Mitchell 15.England

6.1

82'

Richard Keogh 26.Republic of Ireland

6.3

65'

CJ Hamilton 22.England

Shayne Lavery 19.Northern Ireland

6.8

75'

T. John-Jules 28.England

Blackpool started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Neil Critchley played with: Daniel Grimshaw (6.1), Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel (6.1), Marvin Ekpiteta (6.5), Daniel Leo Gretarsson (6.6), James Husband (6.4), Josh Bowler (7.4), Kenneth Dougall (7.0), Sonny Carey (7.0), Keshi Anderson (7.1), Gary Madine (7.8) and Jerry Yates (7.4).

These were the players on the bench: Dujon Sterling (6.3), CJ Hamilton, Demetri Mitchell (6.1), Richard Keogh (6.3), Shayne Lavery (6.8), Stuart Moore and Tyreece John-Jules.

Blackpool could not rely on the presence of D. Mitchell (injured).

Substitutions

Blackpool made 4 changes: J. Yates for D. Sterling (65′), J. Bowler for R. Keogh (65′), G. Madine for S. Lavery (75′) and S. Carey for D. Mitchell (82′).