HUDDERSFIELD. Huddersfield Town had a surprising win over Hull City with a 2-0 win with a goal from T. Lees (9′) and a goal from D. Holmes (73′). Hull City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the The John Smith’s Stadium stadium in Huddersfield on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Derek Eaton and Paul Hodskinson. The 4th official was Geoff Eltringham. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.3 degrees Celsius or 57.67 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Hull City had a superior ball possession 59% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hull City was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Huddersfield Town was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Huddersfield Town shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Hull City shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Huddersfield Town received 1 yellow card (L. Colwill). On the opposite side, Hull City received 2 yellow cards (G. Honeyman and R. Smallwood).

Standings

After playing this contest, Huddersfield Town will have 20 points to stay in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Hull City will stay with 9 points to stay in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Huddersfield Town will host Birmingham City on the 20th of October with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Huddersfield Town (8 draws).

Hull City will host Peterborough United on the 20th of October with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Hull City (1 draw).

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Lee Nicholls (7.4), Matthew Pearson (7.1), Tom Lees (8.4), Levi Colwill (7.6), Sorba Thomas (6.8), Jonathan Hogg (7.6), Lewis O’Brien (7.5), Harry Toffolo (7.1), Danel Sinani (6.9), Daniel Ward (6.8) and Duane Holmes (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Oliver Turton (6.4), Nicholas Bilokapic, Rolando Aarons, Scott High (6.9), Josh Koroma, Fraizer Campbell and Naby Sarr (6.8).

Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of O. Turton (injured).

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 3 changes: D. Sinani for S. High (64′), M. Pearson for O. Turton (71′) and S. Thomas for M. Sarr (75′).

Best player: Tom Lees​

The most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Tom Lees.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 29 passes (68% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6.

Hull City – Formation

Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

On the opposite side, Grant McCann played with: Matt Ingram (6.7), Lewie Coyle (6.6), Di’Shon Bernard (7.4), Jacob Greaves (7.1), Callum Elder (7.1), Andy Cannon (6.3), Richard Smallwood (6.5), Mallik Wilks (6.0), George Honeyman (6.4), Keane Lewis-Potter (6.3) and Tyler Smith (6.4).

They had on the bench: Josh Emmanuel, Tom Eaves (6.7), Josh Magennis, Greg Docherty (6.5), Sean McLoughlin, Nathan Baxter and George Moncur (6.5).

Substitutions

Hull City made 3 changes: R. Smallwood for G. Docherty (56′), T. Smith for T. Eaves (67′) and G. Honeyman for G. Moncur (71′).

Best player: Di’Shon Bernard​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hull City was Di’Shon Bernard.

His rating is (7.4) with 58 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Results of the day

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

• Blackburn Rovers – Coventry City – 2-2
• Bristol City – AFC Bournemouth – 0-2
• Fulham – Queens Park Rangers – 4-1
• Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 2-0
• Middlesbrough – Peterborough United – 2-0
• Millwall – Luton Town – 0-2
• Nottingham Forest – Blackpool – 2-1
• Preston North End – Derby County – 0-0
• Reading – Barnsley – 1-0
• Sheffield United – Stoke City – 2-1