HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town conquers Sunderland 1-0 after M. Pearson scored just 1 goal (37′). Sunderland was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%).
The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 19,550 spectators. The referee was Gavin Ward who was helped by Lee Venamore and David Harrison. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.51 degrees Celsius or 50.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.
Match Statistics
- ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
- 12 Total 12
- 6 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 1
- 3 Shots blocked 6
- 92 Attack 96
- 39 Dangerous attack 45
- 73 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 10
Fouls
- 14 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sunderland had a strong ball possession 66% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sunderland had a more offensive attitude with 45 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Huddersfield Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Huddersfield Town shot 12 times, 6 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sunderland shot 12 times, 5 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Alex Matos and Lee Nicholls). Regarding the opposition, Sunderland received 4 yellow cards (Anthony Patterson, Romaine Mundle, Luke O’Nien and Abdoullah Ba).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Huddersfield Town has 34 points to sit in the 20th place. On the opposite side, Sunderland will stays with 47 points to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will host Hull City on the 17th of February with a 5-5 head to head statistic.
Sunderland will play away against Birmingham City on the 17th of February with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Sunderland (4 draws).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
80'
61'
37'
Huddersfield Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jonathan Worthington decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls , Matthew Pearson , Radinio Balker , Tom Lees , Brodie Spencer , David Kasumu , Alex Matos , Jack Rudoni , Ben Wiles , Sorba Thomas and Josh Koroma .
The home team had on the bench: Jonathan Hogg , Yuta Nakayama , Delano Burgzorg , Bojan Radulović, Brahima Diarra, Chris Maxwell, Daniel Ward , Patrick Jones and Ben Jackson .
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of Yuta Nakayama (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 5 changes: Radinio Balker for Yuta Nakayama (61′), Brodie Spencer for Ben Jackson (80′), Ben Wiles for Delano Burgzorg (80′), Alex Matos for Jonathan Hogg (74′) and Josh Koroma for Daniel Ward (74′).
Player of the match: Matthew Pearson
The player that probably impressed the most for Huddersfield Town was Matthew Pearson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 20 passes (45% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Michael Beale played with: Anthony Patterson , Trai Hume , Daniel Ballard , Luke O’Nien , Leo Fuhr Hjelde , Dan Neil , Abdoullah Ba , Jobe Bellingham , Pierre Ekwah , Jack Clarke and Nazariy Rusyn .
These were the players on the bench: Patrick Roberts , Timothée Pembélé , Luís Semedo, Mason Burstow , Romaine Mundle , Adil Aouchiche, Jenson Seelt, Nathan Bishop and Chris Rigg.
Substitutions
Sunderland made 4 changes: Leo Fuhr Hjelde for Timothée Pembélé (61′), Abdoullah Ba for Patrick Roberts (61′), Dan Neil for Mason Burstow (81′) and Nazariy Rusyn for Romaine Mundle (72′).
Player of the match: Jobe Bellingham
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Jobe Bellingham.
His rating is with 50 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 18. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Stoke City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
- Preston North End – Middlesbrough – 2-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Coventry City – 2-2
- Millwall – Ipswich Town – 0-4
- Huddersfield Town – Sunderland – 1-0
