HUDDERSFIELD. Middlesbrough conquered Huddersfield Town to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.β It was Middlesbrough to strike first with a goal of Josh Coburn at the 54β². Then it was a goal in the 60β² minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Jonathan Howson gave the win to Middlesbrough in the 84β² minute with a goal. Middlesbrough made the most of its better ball possession (57%).
Jonathan Howson didnβt score a penalty (83β²) for Middlesbrough.β
The match was played at the The John Smithβs Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 20,045 spectators.β The referee was Joshua Smith with the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.75 degrees Celsius or 44.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.β
Match Statisticsβ
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 16 Total 9
- 5 On Target 5
- 11 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 89 Attack 113
- 66 Dangerous attack 56
- 70 Ball safe 73
- 0 Penalties 1
- 7 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Middlesbrough had a superior ball possession 57% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Huddersfield Town had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Middlesbrough managed to find the solution to win this match.β
Huddersfield Town shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town didnβt receive any yellow card. On the other side, Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (Morgan Rogers and Alex Bangura).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Huddersfield Town stays with 25 points to sit in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough will has 36 points like Bristol City to sit in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away with Leicester City on the 1st of January with a 10-1 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (2 draws).
Middlesbrough will host Coventry City on the 1st of January with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Coventry City (7 draws).
Huddersfield Town β Formation
Huddersfield Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Delano Burgzorg, Jacob Chapman , Tom Lees , MichaΕ Helik , Yuta Nakayama , David Kasumu , Ben Wiles , Jonathan Hogg , Jack Rudoni , Jaheim Headley , Sorba Thomas and Josh Koroma .
The home team had on the bench: Rarmani Edmonds-Green , Brahima Diarra, Kyle Hudlin , Josh Austerfield, Loick Ayina, Tom Iorpenda, Giosue Bellagambi, Michael Stone and Conor Falls.
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of Rarmani Edmonds-Green (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 2 changes: Jonathan Hogg for Rarmani Edmonds-Green (38β²) and Yuta Nakayama for Kyle Hudlin (87β²).
Player of the match: Sorba Thomasβ
The player that probably impressed the most for Huddersfield Town was Sorba Thomas.
His rating is with 21 passes (86% accurate) and 7 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 26 crosses.
Middlesbrough β Formation
Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Carrick played with: Tom Glover , Anfernee Dijksteel , Dael Fry , Rav van den Berg , Alex Bangura , Jonathan Howson , Daniel Barlaser , Isaiah Jones , Morgan Rogers , Sam Greenwood , Sam Silvera .
These were the players on the bench: Matthew Clarke , Riley McGree , Lukas Engel , Alexander Gilbert, Josh Coburn , Hayden Coulson, Jamie Jones, Calum Kavanagh and Aj Bridge.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 4 changes: Anfernee Dijksteel for Josh Coburn (49β²), Sam Greenwood for Matthew Clarke (65β²), Alex Bangura for Lukas Engel (78β²) and Sam Silvera for Riley McGree (78β²).
Player of the match: Jonathan Howsonβ
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Jonathan Howson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 87 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.β
- West Bromwich Albion β Leeds United β 1-0
- Watford β Stoke City β 1-1
- Southampton β Plymouth Argyle β 2-1
- Rotherham United β Sunderland β 1-1
- Preston North End β Sheffield Wednesday β 0-1
- Millwall β Norwich City β 1-0
- Ipswich Town β Queens Park Rangers β 0-0
- Hull City β Blackburn Rovers β 3-2
- Huddersfield Town β Middlesbrough β 1-2
- Coventry City β Swansea City β 2-2
- Cardiff City β Leicester City β 0-2
- Birmingham City β Bristol City β 0-0