HULL. Hull City overcomes Preston North End 1-0 after J. Philogene-Bidace scored just 1 goal (68′).
The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was Lewis Smith who was helped by Alex James and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Martin Woods. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.91 degrees Celsius or 55.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
- 11 Total 7
- 2 On Target 1
- 7 Off Target 3
- 2 Shots blocked 3
- 88 Attack 100
- 40 Dangerous attack 47
- 66 Ball safe 67
- 0 Penalties 0
- 2 Corners 11
Fouls
- 8 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Hull City was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Preston North End that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Nonetheless, Hull City succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Hull City shot 11 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Preston North End shot 7 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Hull City received 2 yellow cards (Jason Lokilo and Jean Michaël Seri). On the opposite side, Preston North End received 4 yellow cards (Kian Best, Duane Holmes, Brad Potts and Greg Cunningham).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Hull City will have 23 points like Cardiff City to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Preston North End will stay with 22 points like Sunderland to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will host Middlesbrough on the 10th of April with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).
Preston North End will host Huddersfield Town on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Hull City – Formation
Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Liam Rosenior decided to play with the following team: Tyler Morton, Ryan Allsop
, Lewie Coyle , Alfie Jones , Sean McLoughlin , Jacob Greaves , Adama Traoré , Jean Michaël Seri , Jason Lokilo , Scott Twine , Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Liam Delap .The home team had on the bench: Matt Ingram, Rúben Vinagre, Ozan Tufan, Greg Docherty
, Doğukan Sinik, Harry Vaughan, Andy Smith, Cyrus Christie and Aaron Connolly.Hull City could not rely on the presence of Cyrus Christie (injured) and Rúben Vinagre (injured).
Substitutions
Hull City made 3 changes: Adama Traoré for Cyrus Christie (80′), Jason Lokilo for Greg Docherty (72′) and Jaden Philogene-Bidace for Rúben Vinagre (32′).
Best player: Jacob Greaves
The most impressive player for Hull City was Jacob Greaves even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 42 passes (83% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11.Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Ryan Lowe played with: Freddie Woodman
, Brad Potts , Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Greg Cunningham , Ben Whiteman , Ryan Ledson , Duane Holmes , Alan Browne , Liam Millar , Will Keane .They had on the bench: Mads Frökjaer-Jensen, Patrick Bauer, Ched Evans
, Robbie Brady , Layton Stewart, Ben Woodburn , David Cornell, Milutin Osmajić and Kian Best .Preston North End could not rely on the presence of Milutin Osmajić (injured) and Kian Best (injured).
Substitutions
Preston North End made 5 changes: Will Keane for Milutin Osmajić (32′), Greg Cunningham for Kian Best (32′), Duane Holmes for Ched Evans (60′), Liam Millar for Robbie Brady (76′) and Ryan Ledson for Ben Woodburn (76′).
Best player: Liam Lindsay
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Liam Lindsay.
His rating is
with 44 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Millwall – 2-2
- Sunderland – Norwich City – 3-1
- Southampton – Birmingham City – 3-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Leicester City – 1-2
- Middlesbrough – Stoke City – 0-2
- Leeds United – Huddersfield Town – 4-1
- Ipswich Town – Plymouth Argyle – 3-2
- Hull City – Preston North End – 1-0
- Cardiff City – Bristol City – 2-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Swansea City – 0-1