Preston North End crushes Huddersfield Town 4-1 with a fantastic performance. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Preston North End wipes out Huddersfield Town 4-1 with goals of

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Luke Meyer
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Preston North End crushes Huddersfield Town 4-1 with a fantastic performance. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Preston North End liquidates Huddersfield Town 4-1 with goals of Will Keane (53′ pen), Milutin Osmajic (84′), Milutin Osmajic (87′) and Milutin Osmajic (90′). Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town scored with ​Josh Koroma (42′). Preston North End made the most of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 14,698 spectators.​ The referee was Lewis Smith who had the assistance of Samuel Lewis and James Wilson. The 4th official was Aaron Jackson. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.39 degrees Celsius or 45.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Preston North End

4 - 1

Team 1

Huddersfield Town

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 2
  • 111 Attack 107
  • 45 Dangerous attack 43
  • 85 Ball safe 90
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Preston North End had a strong ball possession 60% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Preston North End was more aggressive with 45 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Preston North End won the match​.

Preston North End shot 14 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Huddersfield Town shot 8 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (Duane Holmes, Ali McCann and Greg Cunningham). On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (Alex Matos and David Kasumu).

Match Timeline

Duane Holmes- Yellow
21'
Ali McCann- Yellow
24'
26'
David Kasumu- Yellow
42'
Josh Koroma(goal)Delano Burgzorg
52'
Alex Matos- Yellow
Will Keane(penalty)
53'
69'
Rhys Healey- sub ->Alex Matos
Greg Cunningham- Yellow
72'
Alan Browne  - sub ->Andrew Hughes
76'
Milutin Osmajic- sub ->Emil Riis
76'
76'
Daniel Ward- sub ->Delano Burgzorg
77'
P. Jones- sub ->Josh Koroma
Milutin Osmajic(goal)Duane Holmes
84'
Milutin Osmajic(goal)Alan Browne  
87'
87'
Bojan Radulović- sub ->Ben Wiles
Milutin Osmajic(goal)Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen
90'
Layton Stewart- sub ->Will Keane
90'
N. Mawene- sub ->Duane Holmes
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
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 playing this match, Preston North End has 63 points like Coventry City to remain in the 8th place. Regarding the opposition, Huddersfield Town will stays with 43 points like Sheffield Wednesday to remain in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Norwich City on the 13th of April with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Preston North End (8 draws).

Huddersfield Town will play away against Bristol City on the 13th of April with a 9-8 head to head stats in favor of Bristol City (3 draws).

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Freddie Woodman 1.England
6.3
D
Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland
7.7
72'
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
7.3
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
7.0
M
Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland
7.8
M
Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen 10.Denmark
7.9
M
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
7.3
24'
M
Andrew Hughes 16.Wales
6.4
76'
M
Duane Holmes 25.United States
7.9
90' 21'
F
Will Keane 7.England
7.9
90' Goals53'
F
Emil Riis 19.Denmark
6.8
76'
Substitutes
G
David Cornell 21.Wales
D
Jack Whatmough 26.England
D
K. Best 33.England
M
Alan Browne   8.Republic of Ireland
7.5
76'
M
Ben Woodburn 20.Wales
M
N. Mawene 35.England
90'
F
Ched Evans 9.Wales
F
Layton Stewart 17.England
90'
F
Milutin Osmajic 28.Montenegro
10.1
76' Goals84', 87', 90'

Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman (6.3), Jordan Storey (7.0), Liam Lindsay (7.3), Greg Cunningham (7.7), Robbie Brady (7.8), Duane Holmes (7.9), Ali McCann (7.3), Andrew Hughes (6.4), Mads Frøkjaer-Jensen (7.9), Emil Riis (6.8) and Will Keane (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Whatmough, Milutin Osmajic (10.1), Alan Browne   (7.5), Ched Evans, Layton Stewart, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, K. Best and N. Mawene.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 4 changes: Will Keane for Layton Stewart (90′), Andrew Hughes for Alan Browne   (76′), Duane Holmes for N. Mawene (90′) and Emil Riis for Milutin Osmajic (76′).

Player of the match: Will Keane​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Will Keane.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 26 passes (92% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6.

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town
G
Lee Nicholls 1.England
7.1
D
Matthew Pearson 4.England
6.0
D
Michał Helik 5.Poland
6.6
D
Brodie Spencer 17.Northern Ireland
6.6
D
B. Jackson 30.England
5.7
M
Ben Wiles 23.England
7.0
87'
M
Josh Koroma 10.England
7.7
77' Goals42'
M
Sorba Thomas 14.Wales
6.4
M
David Kasumu 18.England
6.4
26'
M
Alex Matos 21.England
6.0
69' 52'
F
Delano Burgzorg 7.Netherlands
7.0
76'
Substitutes
G
C. Maxwell 12.Wales
D
Jaheim Headley 15.England
D
Tom Edwards 16.England
D
O. Turton 20.England
F
Bojan Radulović 9.Serbia
6.3
87'
F
Daniel Ward 25.England
6.6
76'
F
P. Jones 26.Wales
6.1
77'
F
Rhys Healey 44.England
6.6
69'

Huddersfield Town started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).

André Breitenreiter played with: Lee Nicholls (7.1), Brodie Spencer (6.6), Matthew Pearson (6.0), Michał Helik (6.6), B. Jackson (5.7), Sorba Thomas (6.4), Alex Matos (6.0), David Kasumu (6.4), Josh Koroma (7.7), Ben Wiles (7.0) and Delano Burgzorg (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Bojan Radulović (6.3), C. Maxwell, Jaheim Headley, Tom Edwards, O. Turton, Daniel Ward (6.6), P. Jones (6.1), T. Iorpenda and Rhys Healey (6.6).

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: Josh Koroma for P. Jones (77′), Ben Wiles for Bojan Radulović (87′), Delano Burgzorg for Daniel Ward (76′) and Alex Matos for Rhys Healey (69′).

Player of the match: Josh Koroma​

The player that probably impressed the most for Huddersfield Town was Josh Koroma.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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