English Premier League

Huddersfield Town vs Manchester City, 2018/2019 English Premier League

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  • 18': Danilo
  • 54': Raheem Sterling
  • 56': Leroy Sané

Manchester City cruise against Huddersfield, reduce Liverpool's lead at top

Manchester City barely got out of second gear as they easily beat bottom club Huddersfield Town to close the gap on leaders Liverpool.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town).
  • 1': Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  • 8': Attempt missed. Adama Diakhaby (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Elias Kachunga with a cross.
  • 10': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Jonathan Hogg tries a through ball, but Adama Diakhaby is caught offside.
  • 12': Foul by Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town).
  • 12': Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Manchester City 1. Danilo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 19': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Kyle Walker.
  • 20': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 20': Jason Puncheon (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 21': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Chris Löwe.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Fernandinho (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross.
  • 22': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Fernandinho (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 26': Foul by Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City).
  • 26': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 27': Foul by Kyle Walker (Manchester City).
  • 27': Kyle Walker (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 28': Attempt saved. Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Elias Kachunga.
  • 28': Offside, Manchester City. Aymeric Laporte tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
  • 29': Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town).
  • 30': Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Delay in match Aymeric Laporte (Manchester City) because of an injury.
  • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Foul by Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town).
  • 38': Leroy Sané (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 38': Offside, Manchester City. Ilkay Gündogan tries a through ball, but Sergio Agüero is caught offside.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fernandinho with a through ball.
  • 40': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Christopher Schindler.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Nicolás Otamendi (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne with a cross following a corner.
  • 41': Danilo (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 41': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
  • 43': Fernandinho (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 43': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
  • 43': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Elias Kachunga (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Leroy Sané (Manchester City).
  • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 45'+3': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Adama Diakhaby tries a through ball, but Elias Kachunga is caught offside.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Huddersfield Town 0, Manchester City 1.
  • 47': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Christopher Schindler.
  • 50': Foul by Fernandinho (Manchester City).
  • 50': Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Fernandinho (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Manchester City 2. Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leroy Sané with a cross.
  • 56': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Manchester City 3. Leroy Sané (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Agüero with a headed pass.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Danilo with a cross.
  • 59': Substitution, Manchester City. David Silva replaces Fernandinho.
  • 59': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Steve Mounie replaces Adama Diakhaby.
  • 62': Foul by Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town).
  • 62': Sergio Agüero (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town).
  • 63': Ilkay Gündogan (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Alex Pritchard replaces Juninho Bacuna.
  • 72': Substitution, Manchester City. Bernardo Silva replaces Leroy Sané.
  • 72': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
  • 72': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
  • 74': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Danilo (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kevin De Bruyne.
  • 76': Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Foul by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 79': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Isaac Mbenza.
  • 80': Substitution, Manchester City. Fabian Delph replaces Ilkay Gündogan.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Silva.
  • 89': Hand ball by Bernardo Silva (Manchester City).
  • 89': Foul by Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town).
  • 89': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Sergio Agüero (Manchester City).
  • 90': Terence Kongolo (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from very close range misses to the right.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Manchester City 3.
  • 90'+4': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Manchester City 3.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 1
2 Saves 1
67.6 Possession 32.4
12 SHOTS 5
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
641 Accurate Passes 249
734 Passes 345
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
5 Accurate Crosses 2
11 Crosses 14
0.5 Cross % 0.1
56 Long Balls 55
32 Accurate Long Balls 21
0.6 Long Balls % 0.4
2 Blocked Shots 0
10 Effective Tackles 11
13 Tackles 22
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 11
12 Effective Clearances 21
12 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Accu Stadium
Location: Huddersfield, England
Attendance: 24,190

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 38 +44 85
2 Manchester City 38 +42 78
3 Manchester United 38 +19 71
4 Aston Villa 38 +7 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

HUD Huddersfield Town (4-5-1)

No. Name
1 Jonas Lössl (GK)
5 Terence Kongolo
26 Christopher Schindler
15 Chris Löwe
2 Tommy Smith
7 Juninho Bacuna Yellow Card
42 Jason Puncheon
6 Jonathan Hogg Yellow Card
18 Isaac Mbenza
9 Elias Kachunga
11 Adama Diakhaby

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
30 Nicolás Otamendi
3 Danilo
2 Kyle Walker
25 Fernandinho Yellow Card
8 Ilkay Gündogan
17 Kevin De Bruyne
10 Sergio Agüero
19 Leroy Sané
7 Raheem Sterling

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