NOTTINGHAM. Huddersfield Town overcomes Nottingham Forest 1-0 after D. Holmes scored just 1 goal (30′). Nottingham Forest lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the The City Ground stadium in Nottingham on Thursday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward who had the assistance of Graham Kane and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.9 degrees Celsius or 56.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 22 Total 9
- 6 On Target 2
- 16 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 114 Attack 104
- 66 Dangerous attack 27
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
Fouls
- 14 Total 4
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Nottingham Forest had a superior ball possession 58% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Nottingham Forest was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Huddersfield Town succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Nottingham Forest shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target. Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Nottingham Forest received 1 yellow card (J. Worrall). On the other side, Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (D. Holmes and L. Nicholls).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Nottingham Forest will stay with 34 points like Coventry City to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Huddersfield Town will have 39 points like Middlesbrough to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Nottingham Forest will host Barnsley on the 3rd of January with a 9-8 head to head in favor of Barnsley (6 draws).
Huddersfield Town will play away agasint Blackburn Rovers on the 2nd of January with a 4-3 head to head record in favor of Huddersfield Town (8 draws).
Nottingham Forest – Formation
Nottingham Forest
28'
67'
Nottingham Forest started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Steve Cooper decided to play with the following team: Brice Samba , Djed Spence , Joe Worrall , Scott McKenna , Jack Colback , James Garner , Braian Ojeda , Brennan Johnson , Philip Zinckernagel , Xande Silva and Lewis Grabban .
The home team had on the bench: Lyle Taylor , Ethan Horvath, Cafú , Gaëtan Bong, Fin Back, Tyrese Fornah and João Carvalho .
Substitutions
Nottingham Forest made 3 changes: B. Ojeda for Cafu (67′), X. Silva for L. Taylor (72′) and P. Zinckernagel for J. Carvalho (80′).
Best player: Xande Silva
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Nottingham Forest was Xande Silva.
His rating is with 21 passes (80% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10.
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
30'
Huddersfield Town started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Lee Nicholls , Oliver Turton , Matthew Pearson , Levi Colwill , Sorba Thomas , Scott High , Lewis O’Brien , Harry Toffolo , Danel Sinani , Duane Holmes and Daniel Ward .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jordan Rhodes , Pipa , Aaron Rowe, Josh Ruffels, Josh Koroma , Ryan Schofield and Jon Russell.
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of J. Rhodes (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 3 changes: D. Ward for J. Rhodes (15′), S. Thomas for J. Koroma (68′) and D. Sinani for Pipa (76′).
Best player: Duane Holmes
The most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Duane Holmes.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- AFC Bournemouth – Cardiff City – 3-0
- Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Nottingham Forest – Huddersfield Town – 0-1
- Stoke City – Derby County – 1-2
