West Bromwich Albion demolishes Huddersfield Town 4-1 with 2 goals from M. Johnston. HIGHLIGHTS

HUDDERSFIELD. West Bromwich Albion had a comfortable win over Huddersfield Town. The hero of the match was M. Johnston who scored in the 51st and 73rd minute.

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Luke Meyer
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West Bromwich Albion demolishes Huddersfield Town 4-1 with 2 goals from M. Johnston. HIGHLIGHTS

HUDDERSFIELD. West Bromwich Albion had a comfortable win over Huddersfield Town. The hero of the match was M. Johnston who scored in the 51st and 73rd minute. It was Huddersfield Town to score first with a goal from Delano Burgzorg. Nevertheless, later West Bromwich Albion found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 4 consecutive goals with Mikey Johnston (51′), Kyle Bartley (60′), Okay Yokuşlu (66′) and Mikey Johnston (73′). West Bromwich Albion took advantage of its better ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. In front of 19,383 spectators.​ The referee was David Webb with the support of Rob Smith and Mark Russell. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was quite cold at 6.38 degrees Celsius or 43.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Huddersfield Town

1 - 4

Team 1

West Bromwich Albion

  • 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
  • 14 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 8
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 100 Attack 89
  • 36 Dangerous attack 33
  • 76 Ball safe 97
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 5
  • 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 59% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Huddersfield Town was more pushing with 36 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, West Bromwich Albion found a way to find the solution to win this contest.​

Huddersfield Town shot 14 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 12 times, 8 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Huddersfield Town received 1 yellow card (Delano Burgzorg). On the other side, West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (Alex Mowatt).

Match Timeline

Delano Burgzorg(goal)Tom Lees
30'
Delano Burgzorg- Yellow
31'
51'
Mikey Johnston(goal)Andreas Weimann
57'
T. Fellows- sub ->Andreas Weimann
60'
Kyle Bartley(goal)
66'
Okay Yokuşlu(goal)Mikey Johnston
Josh Koroma- sub ->Jaheim Headley
65'
Daniel Ward- sub ->David Kasumu
65'
73'
Mikey Johnston(goal)Grady Diangana
75'
Semi Ajayi- sub ->Kyle Bartley
75'
John Swift- sub ->Mikey Johnston
Radinio Balker- sub ->Michał Helik
76'
Alex Matos- sub ->Jonathan Hogg
76'
75'
Brandon Thomas-Asante- sub ->Jed Wallace
80'
Erik Pieters- sub ->Darnell Furlong
87'
Alex Mowatt- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After this contest, Huddersfield Town stays with 38 points like Sheffield Wednesday to remain in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will has 63 points to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away with Rotherham United on the 16th of March with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Huddersfield Town (5 draws).

West Bromwich Albion will host Bristol City on the 16th of March with a 8-4 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (4 draws).

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town
G
Lee Nicholls 1.England
6.3
D
Matthew Pearson 4.England
6.4
D
Michał Helik 5.Poland
6.4
76'
D
T. Lees 32.England
6.7
M
Jonathan Hogg 6.England
6.8
76'
M
Jaheim Headley 15.England
6.8
65'
M
Jack Rudoni 8.England
6.7
M
Brodie Spencer 17.Northern Ireland
6.4
M
David Kasumu 18.England
6.4
65'
F
Delano Burgzorg 7.Netherlands
7.0
31' Goals30'
F
Sorba Thomas 14.Wales
7.9
Substitutes
G
C. Maxwell 12.Wales
D
Radinio Balker 24.Netherlands
6.7
76'
D
B. Jackson 30.England
M
B. Diarra 11.Mali
M
Ben Wiles 23.England
F
Josh Koroma 10.England
7.0
65'
F
Alex Matos 21.England
6.4
76'
F
Daniel Ward 25.England
6.3
65'

Huddersfield Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager André Breitenreiter decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls (6.3), Matthew Pearson (6.4), Michał Helik (6.4), Tom Lees (6.7), Brodie Spencer (6.4), David Kasumu (6.4), Jonathan Hogg (6.8), Jack Rudoni (6.7), Jaheim Headley (6.8), Delano Burgzorg (7.0) and Sorba Thomas (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Alex Matos (6.4), Daniel Ward (6.3), Josh Koroma (7.0), Brahima Diarra, Chris Maxwell, Ben Wiles, Radinio Balker (6.7), Ben Jackson and Tom Iorpenda.

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 3 changes: Jaheim Headley for Josh Koroma (65′), Michał Helik for Radinio Balker (76′) and Jonathan Hogg for Alex Matos (76′).

Player of the match: Sorba Thomas​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Sorba Thomas.

His rating is 7.9 with 33 passes (56% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 13 crosses.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
7.7
D
Kyle Bartley 5.England
7.5
75' Goals60'
D
Adam Reach 20.England
7.0
D
Darnell Furlong 2.England
6.7
80'
D
Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast
7.0
M
Jed Wallace 7.England
6.3
75'
M
G. Diangana 11.England
7.0
M
Mikey Johnston 23.Scotland
8.8
75' Goals51', 73'
M
Alex Mowatt 27.England
7.0
87'
M
Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey
7.3
Goals66'
F
Andreas Weimann 17.Austria
7.3
57'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Griffiths 33.England
D
Pipa 26.Spain
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
6.8
75'
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
6.4
80'
M
N. Chalobah 14.England
M
John Swift 19.England
7.0
75'
M
Yann M'Vila 22.France
M
T. Fellows 31.England
7.0
57'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England
7.0
75'

West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Alex Palmer (7.7), Darnell Furlong (6.7), Kyle Bartley (7.5), Cédric Kipré (7.0), Adam Reach (7.0), Okay Yokuşlu (7.3), Alex Mowatt (7.0), Jed Wallace (6.3), Grady Diangana (7.0), Mikey Johnston (8.8) and Andreas Weimann (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Semi Ajayi (6.8), Erik Pieters (6.4), Tom Fellows (7.0), Nathaniel Chalobah, John Swift (7.0), Brandon Thomas-Asante (7.0), Yann M’Vila, Pipa and Joshua Griffiths.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 6 changes: Andreas Weimann for Tom Fellows (57′), Darnell Furlong for Erik Pieters (80′), Darnell Furlong for Erik Pieters (80′), Kyle Bartley for Semi Ajayi (75′), Jed Wallace for Brandon Thomas-Asante (75′) and Mikey Johnston for John Swift (74′).

Player of the match: Mikey Johnston​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Mikey Johnston.

His rating is 8.8 with 2 goals, 30 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 11. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​