HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town snatched a late win Millwall 1-0 after R. Healey scored just 1 goal (90′).
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. In front of 18,569 spectators. The referee was James Linington with the help of George Byrne and Hugh Gilroy. The 4th official was Scott Tallis. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.28 degrees Celsius or 59.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 17 Total 6
- 7 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 76 Attack 77
- 36 Dangerous attack 25
- 88 Ball safe 62
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 7 Total 20
- 3 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Huddersfield Town was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Millwall that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Huddersfield Town had a more offensive attitude with 36 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Huddersfield Town won the match.
Huddersfield Town shot 17 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Millwall shot 6 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Huddersfield Town received 5 yellow cards (, Sorba Thomas, Tom Edwards, Lee Nicholls and B. Jackson). On the other side, Millwall received 5 yellow cards (Danny McNamara, Danny McNamara, Billy Mitchell, Ryan Leonard and George Saville).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Huddersfield Town has 43 points to sit in the 21st place. On the opposite side, Millwall will stays with 44 points like Plymouth Argyle to hold in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will play away against Preston North End on the 9th of April with a 11-5 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Millwall will host Leicester City on the 9th of April with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (1 draw).
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager André Breitenreiter decided to play with the following team: Jack Rudoni, Lee Nicholls , Brodie Spencer , Matthew Pearson , Michał Helik , B. Jackson , Sorba Thomas , David Kasumu , Alex Matos , Josh Koroma , Delano Burgzorg and Bojan Radulović .
The home team had on the bench: Jaheim Headley , P. Jones, C. Maxwell, Tom Edwards , O. Turton, Ben Wiles , Daniel Ward , T. Iorpenda and Rhys Healey .
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: Brodie Spencer for Tom Edwards (81′), Alex Matos for Ben Wiles (81′), Bojan Radulović for Rhys Healey (62′) and Josh Koroma for Daniel Ward (71′).
Player of the match: Michał Helik
The player that probably impressed the most for Huddersfield Town was Michał Helik even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 38 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Millwall – Formation
Also Millwall adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Neil Harris played with: Duncan Watmore, Matija Sarkic , Ryan Leonard , Japhet Tanganga , Jake Cooper , Danny McNamara , Ryan Longman , Billy Mitchell , George Saville , George Honeyman , Zian Flemming and Michael Obafemi .
These were the players on the bench: Casper De Norre , Shaun Hutchinson, Adam Mayor, Allan Campbell, B. Norton-Cuffy , Aidomo Emakhu, Romain Esse, Bartosz Bialkowski and Wes Harding.
Substitutions
Millwall made 5 changes: Billy Mitchell for Casper De Norre (69′), Michael Obafemi for B. Norton-Cuffy (69′), Danny McNamara for Adam Mayor (90′), Japhet Tanganga for Romain Esse (90′) and Ryan Longman for Shaun Hutchinson (90′).
Player of the match: Matija Sarkic
The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was the goalkeeper: Matija Sarkic. His rating is 7.75. He performed 5 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Preston North End – 0-0
- Sunderland – Bristol City – 0-0
- Stoke City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Norwich City – Ipswich Town – 1-0
- Middlesbrough – Swansea City – 2-0
- Leicester City – Birmingham City – 2-1
- Huddersfield Town – Millwall – 1-0
- Coventry City – Leeds United – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Hull City – 1-3
- Blackburn Rovers – Southampton – 0-0