English League Championship

FT Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Huddersfield Town LWLLD 1
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Sheffield Wednesday WWWLD 1
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HUD01-1041
SHW01-1031
2nd Leg - Tied on aggregate - HUD advance 4-3 on penalties · Hillsborough · 32,625 att.

Match Report

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Huddersfield Town in playoff final after shootout win vs. Sheffield Wednesday

Danny Ward was the Huddersfield hero as the Terriers booked their place in the Championship play-off final with a dramatic penalty shootout win.

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Team Stats

17
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
2
2
Saves
3
54.4
Possession
45.6
15
SHOTS
10
3
ON GOAL
3
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
508
Accurate Passes
416
625
Passes
534
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
7
Accurate Crosses
5
27
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.3
87
Long Balls
94
44
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
6
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
11
17
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
39
Effective Clearances
24
39
Clearances
24

Head to Head

SHW leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

SHW · 4-4-2

  1. 1Kieren WestwoodG
  2. 12Glenn LoovensCD-L
  3. 15Tom LeesCD-R
  4. 36Daniel PudilLB
  5. 32Jack HuntRB
  6. 23Sam HutchinsonCM-L
  7. 5Kieran LeeCM-R
  8. 41Barry BannanLM
  9. 33Ross WallaceRM
  10. 45Fernando ForestieriCF-L
  11. 6Steven FletcherCF-R

HUD · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Danny WardG
  2. 26Christopher SchindlerCD-L
  3. 44Michael HefeleCD-R
  4. 15Chris LöweLB
  5. 2Tommy SmithRB
  6. 37Isaiah BrownAM
  7. 10Aaron MooyLM
  8. 6Jonathan HoggRM
  9. 21Nahki WellsF
  10. 17Rajiv van La ParraAM-L
  11. 9Elias KachungaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Adam Reach replaces Ross Wallace because of an injury.
  2. 24' Sam Hutchinson (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 44' Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 51' Goal! Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 0. Steven Fletcher (Sheffield Wednesday) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Barry Bannan.
  5. 61' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Jordan Rhodes replaces Steven Fletcher.
  6. 63' Michael Hefele (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 72' Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Collin Quaner replaces Elias Kachunga because of an injury.
  8. 73' Own Goal by Tom Lees, Sheffield Wednesday. Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.
  9. 86' Barry Bannan (Sheffield Wednesday) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 90' First Half Extra Time begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.
  11. 97' Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Jack Payne replaces Isaiah Brown.
  12. 105' Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Tareiq Holmes-Dennis replaces Rajiv van La Parra.
  13. 105'+2' First Half Extra Time ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.
  14. 105' Second Half Extra Time begins Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.
  15. 108' Substitution, Sheffield Wednesday. Atdhe Nuhiu replaces Daniel Pudil.
  16. 120'+1' Second Half Extra Time ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1, Huddersfield Town 1.
  17. 120'
  18. 120' Penalty Shootout ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1(3), Huddersfield Town 1(4).
  19. 120' Match ends, Sheffield Wednesday 1(3), Huddersfield Town 1(4).

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