Huddersfield Town defeats Sunderland 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SUNDERLAND. Huddersfield Town defeated Sunderland to win 2-1.

November 30, 2023

SUNDERLAND. Huddersfield Town topped Sunderland to win 2-1. It was Huddersfield Town to strike first with a goal of Michał Helik at the 28′. Then it was a goal in the 40′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Delano Burgzorg gave the win to Huddersfield Town in the 67′ minute with a goal. Sunderland was surely better in terms of ball possession (76%).

The match was played at the Stadium of Light stadium in Sunderland on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 37,728 spectators. The referee was Matt Donohue with the collaboration of Paul Hodskinson and Mark Dwyer. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 2.67 degrees Celsius or 36.81 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.

Match Statistics

Sunderland

1 - 2

Huddersfield Town

! 76 Ball Possession 24

Shots

27 Total 9
9 On Target 5
5 Off Target 3
13 Shots blocked 1

148 Attack 69
62 Dangerous attack 13
69 Ball safe 61

0 Penalties 0
10 Corners 4
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

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

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sunderland was in firm control of the ball 76% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 24% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland was more aggressive with 62 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyway, Huddersfield Town was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.

Sunderland shot 27 times, 9 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Huddersfield Town shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sunderland received 2 yellow cards (Jack Clarke and Adil Aouchiche). Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town received 1 yellow card (Tom Lees).

Match Timeline

28'

Michał Helik(goal)Tom Lees

A. Aouchiche- Yellow

31'

39'

T. Lees- Yellow

Luke O'Nien(goal)Jenson Seelt

40'

67'

Delano Burgzorg(goal)Jaheim Headley

68'

B. Diarra- sub ->Josh Koroma

68'

Daniel Ward- sub ->Delano Burgzorg

Abdoullah Ba- sub ->Patrick Roberts

74'

B. Dack- sub ->Jobe Bellingham

74'

Luís Semedo- sub ->Adil Aouchiche

74'

M. Burstow- sub ->Jenson Seelt

84'

88'

Jack Clarke - Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Sunderland will stay with 26 points to hold in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Huddersfield Town will have 19 points like Plymouth Argyle to remain in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sunderland will play away with Leeds United on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Huddersfield Town will play away agasint Preston North End on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland

Anthony Patterson 1.England

6.7

J. Seelt 23.Netherlands

7.8

84'

Daniel Ballard 5.Northern Ireland

6.8

Luke O'Nien 13.England

8.5

40'

Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland

7.3

Jobe Bellingham 7.England

7.3

74'

P. Roberts 10.England

7.0

74'

Jack Clarke 20.England

7.9

90'

Dan Neil 24.England

7.5

A. Aouchiche 22.France

7.0

74'

31'

Eliezer Mayenda 12.Spain

7.3

74'

Substitutes

N. Bishop 30.England

N. Huggins 2.Wales

N. Triantis 25.Australia

P. Ekwah 39.France

B. Dack 46.England

6.4

74'

Abdoullah Ba 17.France

6.8

74'

Alex Pritchard 21.England

7.0

74'

Luís Semedo 9.Portugal

6.8

74'

M. Burstow 11.England

6.8

84'

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

The manager Tony Mowbray decided to play with the following team: Anthony Patterson (6.7), Jenson Seelt (7.8), Daniel Ballard (6.8), Luke O’Nien (8.5), Trai Hume (7.3), Dan Neil (7.5), Adil Aouchiche (7.0), Patrick Roberts (7.0), Jobe Bellingham (7.3), Jack Clarke (7.9) and Eliezer Mayenda (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Niall Huggins, Pierre Ekwah, Bradley Dack (6.4), Luís Semedo (6.8), Mason Burstow (6.8), Abdoullah Ba (6.8), Alex Pritchard (7.0), Nectarios Triantis and Nathan Bishop.

Substitutions

Sunderland made 5 changes: Jenson Seelt for Mason Burstow (84′), Patrick Roberts for Abdoullah Ba (74′), Jobe Bellingham for Bradley Dack (74′), Eliezer Mayenda for Alex Pritchard (74′) and Adil Aouchiche for Luís Semedo (74′).

Player of the match: Luke O’Nien

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Luke O’Nien.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 101 passes (96% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8.

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town

C. Maxwell 12.Wales

8.4

Lee Nicholls 1.England

Matthew Pearson 4.England

7.5

Michał Helik 5.Poland

8.1

28'

T. Lees 32.England

7.3

39'

David Kasumu 18.England

7.0

Jonathan Hogg 6.England

7.3

88'

Ben Wiles 23.England

B. Jackson 30.England

7.0

Jaheim Headley 15.England

6.6

Josh Koroma 10.England

7.1

68'

Sorba Thomas 14.Wales

7.1

Delano Burgzorg 7.Netherlands

7.1

68'

67'

Substitutes

Jacob Chapman 31.Australia

Y. Nakayama 33.Japan

Rarmani Edmonds-Green 2.England

6.7

88'

Tom Edwards 16.England

Loick Ayina 37.France

Josh Austerfield 36.England

B. Diarra 11.Mali

6.4

68'

Daniel Ward 25.England

6.8

68'

Huddersfield Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Darren Moore played with: Lee Nicholls, Ben Wiles, Chris Maxwell (8.4), Matthew Pearson (7.5), Michał Helik (8.1), Tom Lees (7.3), Ben Jackson (7.0), David Kasumu (7.0), Jonathan Hogg (7.3), Jaheim Headley (6.6) and Sorba Thomas (7.1), Delano Burgzorg (7.1), Josh Koroma (7.1).

They had on the bench: Brahima Diarra (6.4), Yuta Nakayama, Rarmani Edmonds-Green (6.7), Tom Edwards, Daniel Ward (6.8), Jacob Chapman, Josh Austerfield, Loick Ayina and Tom Iorpenda.

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 3 changes: Delano Burgzorg for Daniel Ward (68′), Josh Koroma for Brahima Diarra (68′) and Jonathan Hogg for Rarmani Edmonds-Green (88′).