English League Championship

Blackburn Rovers vs Huddersfield Town, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 35': Ben Brereton Díaz
FT
1 - 0
Huddersfield Town

    About

    Blackburn Rovers are hosting Huddersfield Town at Ewood Park, Blackburn, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Gallagher.
    • 5': Attempt missed. Duane Holmes (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Kasumu.
    • 6': Foul by David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town).
    • 6': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 10': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town).
    • 14': David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 17': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town).
    • 17': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ward.
    • 21': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 21': Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross following a corner.
    • 29': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
    • 34': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering tries a through ball, but Ben Brereton is caught offside.
    • 35': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Huddersfield Town 0. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Harry Pickering with a through ball.
    • 36': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town).
    • 36': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 40': Foul by Etienne Camara (Huddersfield Town).
    • 40': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Etienne Camara (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
    • 43': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton tries a through ball, but Daniel Ayala is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Etienne Camara (Huddersfield Town).
    • 45': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a through ball.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by William Boyle.
    • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town).
    • 45'+3': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Huddersfield Town 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Huddersfield Town 0.
    • 47': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by William Boyle.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton.
    • 48': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Dominic Hyam (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyler Morton with a cross.
    • 50': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town).
    • 50': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 51': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town).
    • 51': Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
    • 56': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Pickering tries a through ball, but Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
    • 57': Foul by Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town).
    • 57': Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a through ball.
    • 58': Attempt saved. Tyler Morton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Travis.
    • 58': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Morton tries a through ball, but Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
    • 59': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town).
    • 62': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Dominic Hyam.
    • 65': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by David Kasumu.
    • 67': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Sam Gallagher.
    • 67': Foul by David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town).
    • 67': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town).
    • 68': Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
    • 72': David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 72': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Brahima Diarra replaces Etienne Camara.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by William Boyle.
    • 74': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Thomas Kaminski.
    • 79': Foul by William Boyle (Huddersfield Town).
    • 79': Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyrhys Dolan replaces Ryan Hedges.
    • 80': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jack Vale replaces Sammie Szmodics.
    • 81': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Jordan Rhodes replaces Danny Ward.
    • 81': Foul by David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town).
    • 81': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Duane Holmes (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Brahima Diarra.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Kasumu.
    • 90': Attempt saved. Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Vale.
    • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jack Vale (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Brereton.
    • 90'+2': Ben Brereton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Huddersfield Town).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Huddersfield Town 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Huddersfield Town 0.

    Statistics

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    16 Fouls 3
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 4
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 3
    40.7 Possession 59.3
    8 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    315 Accurate Passes 520
    406 Passes 596
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 8
    16 Crosses 21
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    57 Long Balls 59
    28 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    9 Effective Tackles 9
    15 Tackles 11
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    6 Interceptions 9
    18 Effective Clearances 31
    18 Clearances 31

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Ewood Park
    Location: Blackburn, England
    Attendance: 15,179

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
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    Line-Ups

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Thomas Kaminski (GK)
    4 Daniel Ayala
    5 Dominic Hyam
    3 Harry Pickering
    2 Callum Brittain
    8 Sammie Szmodics
    27 Lewis Travis
    6 Tyler Morton
    9 Sam Gallagher
    22 Ben Brereton Díaz
    19 Ryan Hedges
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Jake Garrett, Tyrhys Dolan, Scott Wharton, Jack Vale, Bradley Dack, Aynsley Pears, Hayden Carter.

    HUD Huddersfield Town (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Lee Nicholls (GK)
    12 William Boyle
    39 Michal Helik
    14 Joshua Ruffels
    34 Brodie Spencer
    22 Jack Rudoni Yellow Card
    24 Etienne Camara Yellow Card
    18 David Kasumu Yellow Card
    25 Daniel Ward
    19 Duane Holmes
    7 Sorba Thomas
    Huddersfield Town Substitutes:
    Jordan Rhodes, Luke Mbete, Ben Jackson, Connor Mahoney, Kaine Kesler Hayden, Brahima Diarra, Nicholas Bilokapic.

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