Huddersfield Town vs Aston Villa, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship
· English League ChampionshipHuddersfield edge out Villa to keep pressure on Championship's top two
Huddersfield edge out Villa to keep pressure on Championship's top two
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
- 2': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Tommy Smith tries a through ball, but Elias Kachunga is caught offside.
- 6': Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 7': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
- 7': Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elias Kachunga following a corner.
- 8': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Michael Hefele.
- 9': Attempt missed. James Bree (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 9': Attempt saved. James Bree (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 10': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
- 10': Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Michael Hefele (Huddersfield Town).
- 11': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Christopher Schindler tries a through ball, but Collin Quaner is caught offside.
- 16': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Elias Kachunga.
- 17': Foul by Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town).
- 17': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Attempt missed. Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.
- 21': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
- 21': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23': Foul by Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town).
- 24': Offside, Aston Villa. Neil Taylor tries a through ball, but Mile Jedinak is caught offside.
- 26': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jonathan Kodjia.
- 26': Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 28': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
- 28': Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Isaiah Brown.
- 35': Attempt saved. Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Michael Hefele.
- 36': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
- 37': Attempt missed. Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Isaiah Brown.
- 37': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
- 37': Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Attempt missed. Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 40': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 40': Foul by Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town).
- 41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aaron Mooy.
- 41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jonathan Hogg.
- 42': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
- 42': Joel Coleman (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Huddersfield Town 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a headed pass.
- 50': Foul by Collin Quaner (Huddersfield Town).
- 50': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Foul by Isaiah Brown (Huddersfield Town).
- 51': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jordan Amavi.
- 59': Foul by Collin Quaner (Huddersfield Town).
- 59': James Chester (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
- 62': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
- 64': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 66': Foul by Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town).
- 66': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Aaron Mooy (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Nahki Wells replaces Isaiah Brown.
- 69': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Jordan Amavi.
- 69': Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Aston Villa 0. Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Aaron Mooy following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa).
- 72': Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Collin Quaner (Huddersfield Town).
- 74': James Bree (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town).
- 76': James Bree (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Attempt missed. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Henri Lansbury with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 78': Foul by Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town).
- 78': Jordan Amavi (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 78': Offside, Aston Villa. Mile Jedinak tries a through ball, but James Chester is caught offside.
- 80': Foul by Collin Quaner (Huddersfield Town).
- 80': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Jordan Amavi.
- 82': Foul by Nathan Baker (Aston Villa).
- 82': Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Martin Cranie replaces Rajiv van La Parra.
- 85': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) has gone down, but that's a dive.
- 85': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Foul by Collin Quaner (Huddersfield Town).
- 86': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 87': Collin Quaner (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Substitution, Aston Villa. Corey Taylor replaces Neil Taylor.
- 87': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
- 87': Michael Hefele (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Philip Billing replaces Collin Quaner.
- 90': Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nathan Baker.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 90'+6': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
HUD |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 1 |
| 44.2 | Possession | 55.8 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 210 | Accurate Passes | 314 |
| 368 | Passes | 465 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 12 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 91 | Long Balls | 98 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 14 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 42 |
| 27 | Clearances | 42 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Accu Stadium
Location: Huddersfield, England
Attendance: 20,584
Venue: Accu Stadium
Location: Huddersfield, England
Attendance: 20,584
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 7 | +11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 7 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 7 | +3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | +4 | 13 |
Line-Ups
Huddersfield Town (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Joel Coleman (GK) |
| 26 | Christopher Schindler |
| 44 | Michael Hefele |
| 15 | Chris Löwe  |
| 2 | Tommy Smith |
| 37 | Isaiah Brown |
| 10 | Aaron Mooy |
| 6 | Jonathan Hogg |
| 23 | Collin Quaner |
| 17 | Rajiv van La Parra |
| 9 | Elias Kachunga |
Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 34 | Sam Johnstone (GK) |
| 2 | Nathan Baker |
| 12 | James Chester |
| 25 | Mile Jedinak |
| 3 | Neil Taylor |
| 16 | James Bree |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 5 | Henri Lansbury |
| 23 | Jordan Amavi |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 26 | Jonathan Kodjia |
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