HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town annihilates Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 with goals of Matthew Pearson (68′), Josh Koroma (70′), Sorba Thomas (76′) and Josh Koroma (80′). Sheffield Wednesday was much better in terms of ball possession (63%).
The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue with the collaboration of Paul Hodskinson and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Darren Drysdale. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.47 degrees Celsius or 49.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 6 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 4
- 98 Attack 90
- 41 Dangerous attack 49
- 62 Ball safe 63
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 8
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 17
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Sheffield Wednesday had a strong ball possession 63% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sheffield Wednesday was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Huddersfield Town was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Huddersfield Town shot 12 times, 6 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Alex Matos and Brodie Spencer). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card (Kristian Pedersen).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Huddersfield Town has 31 points to remain in the 21st place. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will stays with 23 points to sit in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away against Southampton on the 10th of February with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Southampton (4 draws).
Sheffield Wednesday will host Birmingham City on the 10th of February with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Birmingham City (6 draws).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Michał Helik, Jack Rudoni, Lee Nicholls , Matthew Pearson , Radinio Balker , Tom Lees , Brodie Spencer , Alex Matos , Jonathan Hogg , Sorba Thomas , Rhys Healey , Josh Koroma and Bojan Radulović .
The home team had on the bench: Ben Jackson , Brahima Diarra , Tom Edwards, Ben Wiles , Patrick Jones, Luke Daley, Tom Iorpenda, Giosue Bellagambi and Conor Falls.
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of Brahima Diarra (injured) and Ben Wiles (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 3 changes: Bojan Radulović for Brahima Diarra (58′), Radinio Balker for Ben Jackson (82′) and Rhys Healey for Ben Wiles (24′).
Player of the match: Sorba Thomas
The most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Sorba Thomas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (41% accurate) and 3 key passes. He performed 14 crosses.
Sheffield Wednesday – Formation
Also Sheffield Wednesday adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Danny Röhl played with: Josh Windass, Marvin Johnson, James Beadle , Pol Valentín , Michael Ihiekwe , Di’Shon Bernard , Kristian Pedersen , Liam Palmer , Barry Bannan , Anthony Musaba , Michael Smith , Djeidi Gassama and Ike Ugbo .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Akin Famewo, Will Vaulks, Mallik Wilks , Guilherme Siqueira, Reece James , Ian Carlo Poveda , Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri , Momo Diaby and Pierce Charles.
Substitutions
Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Kristian Pedersen for Reece James (82′), Barry Bannan for Momo Diaby (82′), Anthony Musaba for Ian Carlo Poveda (73′), Michael Smith for Mallik Wilks (73′) and Ike Ugbo for Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri (63′).
Player of the match: Liam Palmer
The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield Wednesday was Liam Palmer.
His rating is with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Watford – Cardiff City – 0-1
- Swansea City – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Stoke City – Leicester City – 0-5
- Rotherham United – Southampton – 0-2
- Preston North End – Ipswich Town – 3-2
- Norwich City – Coventry City – 2-1
- Hull City – Millwall – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 4-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2