Preston North End defeats Huddersfield Town 3-1

HUDDERSFIELD. Preston North End overcomes Huddersfield Town 3-1.

December 13, 2023

HUDDERSFIELD. Preston North End tops Huddersfield Town 3-1. Preston North End got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Alan Browne (3′) and Will Keane (39′). Huddersfield Town tried to recover with a goal from Daniel Ward (54′). Nonetheless, the match was closed by a goal (66′) scored by Ben Whiteman for Preston North End.

The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 17,549 spectators. The referee was John Busby with the assistance of Richard Wild and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 7.89 degrees Celsius or 46.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.

Match Statistics

Huddersfield Town

1 - 3

Preston North End

47 Ball Possession 53

Shots

7 Total 11
3 On Target 3
2 Off Target 3
2 Shots blocked 5

114 Attack 111
38 Dangerous attack 40
60 Ball safe 76

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 3

Fouls

14 Total 8
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Huddersfield Town was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Preston North End that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Preston North End was more pushing with 40 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Preston North End won the match.

Huddersfield Town shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Preston North End shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Huddersfield Town didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Preston North End received 2 yellow cards (Brad Potts and Liam Lindsay).

Match Timeline

Alan Browne (goal)Duane Holmes

19'

Liam Lindsay- Yellow

39'

Will Keane(goal)Liam Millar

45'

Brad Potts- Yellow

Jaheim Headley- sub ->Josh Koroma

46'

Y. Nakayama- sub ->Tom Lees

46'

Ben Wiles- sub ->Josh Austerfield

46'

Daniel Ward(goal)Matthew Pearson

54'

B. Diarra- sub ->Daniel Ward

61'

66'

Ben Whiteman(goal)Duane Holmes

65'

67'

Andrew Hughes- sub ->Liam Millar

67'

Ali McCann- sub ->Will Keane

74'

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen- sub ->Duane Holmes

84'

Robbie Brady- sub ->Liam Lindsay

84'

Ben Woodburn- sub ->Alan Browne

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Huddersfield Town stays with 21 points like Millwall to hold in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Preston North End will has 32 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away with Millwall on the 16th of December with a 13-8 head to head stats in favor of Huddersfield Town (3 draws).

Preston North End will host Watford on the 16th of December with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Preston North End (6 draws).

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town

C. Maxwell 12.Wales

6.0

Matthew Pearson 4.England

7.1

65'

Michał Helik 5.Poland

6.8

T. Lees 32.England

6.6

46'

Josh Koroma 10.England

6.7

46'

Josh Austerfield 36.England

6.8

46'

Jonathan Hogg 6.England

6.7

Sorba Thomas 14.Wales

6.8

David Kasumu 18.England

6.8

Delano Burgzorg 7.Netherlands

6.8

Daniel Ward 25.England

7.3

61'

54'

Substitutes

Lee Nicholls 1.England

Rarmani Edmonds-Green 2.England

6.4

65'

Tom Edwards 16.England

Y. Nakayama 33.Japan

6.8

46'

Loick Ayina 37.France

Jaheim Headley 15.England

6.6

46'

Ben Wiles 23.England

6.4

46'

B. Diarra 11.Mali

7.1

61'

Huddersfield Town adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Chris Maxwell (6.0), Matthew Pearson (7.1), Michał Helik (6.8), Tom Lees (6.6), Sorba Thomas (6.8), David Kasumu (6.8), Jonathan Hogg (6.7), Josh Austerfield (6.8), Josh Koroma (6.7), Delano Burgzorg (6.8) and Daniel Ward (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Jaheim Headley (6.6), Ben Wiles (6.4), Lee Nicholls, Rarmani Edmonds-Green (6.4), Brahima Diarra (7.1), Tom Edwards, Yuta Nakayama (6.8), Loick Ayina and Tom Iorpenda.

Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of Rarmani Edmonds-Green (injured).

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 5 changes: Josh Austerfield for Ben Wiles (46′), Tom Lees for Yuta Nakayama (46′), Josh Koroma for Jaheim Headley (46′), Daniel Ward for Brahima Diarra (61′) and Matthew Pearson for Rarmani Edmonds-Green (65′).

Player of the match: Daniel Ward

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Daniel Ward.

His rating is 7.3 with 1 goal, 6 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 7.

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End

Freddie Woodman 1.England

6.7

Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland

7.0

84'

19'

Jordan Storey 14.England

6.7

Jack Whatmough 26.England

7.0

Will Keane 7.England

7.5

67'

39'

Ben Whiteman 4.England

7.5

66'

Alan Browne 8.Republic of Ireland

7.8

84'

L. Millar 23.Canada

7.8

67'

Duane Holmes 25.United States

7.3

74'

Brad Potts 44.England

7.1

45'

Ched Evans 9.Wales

6.3

Substitutes

David Cornell 21.Wales

Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland

K. Best 33.England

Andrew Hughes 16.Wales

6.4

67'

Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark

6.6

74'

Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland

6.4

84'

Ali McCann 13.Scotland

6.8

67'

Ryan Ledson 18.England

Ben Woodburn 20.Wales

6.8

84'

Also Preston North End adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Ryan Lowe played with: Freddie Woodman (6.7), Jordan Storey (6.7), Jack Whatmough (7.0), Liam Lindsay (7.0), Brad Potts (7.1), Ben Whiteman (7.5), Alan Browne (7.8), Liam Millar (7.8), Duane Holmes (7.3), Ched Evans (6.3) and Will Keane (7.5).

They had on the bench: Andrew Hughes (6.4), Greg Cunningham, Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (6.6), Robbie Brady (6.4), Ali McCann (6.8), Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn (6.8), David Cornell and Kian Best.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 5 changes: Liam Millar for Andrew Hughes (67′), Will Keane for Ali McCann (67′), Duane Holmes for Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (74′), Liam Lindsay for Robbie Brady (84′) and Alan Browne for Ben Woodburn (84′).