English League Championship

Huddersfield Town vs Preston North End, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Huddersfield Town
  • 54': Daniel Ward
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1 - 3
Preston North End
  • 3': Alan Browne
  • 39': Will Keane
  • 66': Benjamin Whiteman

About

Huddersfield Town are hosting Preston North End at Accu Stadium, Huddersfield, 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. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 3': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Preston North End 1. Alan Browne (Preston North End) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Duane Holmes with a cross.
  • 6': Foul by Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town).
  • 6': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt missed. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
  • 10': Offside, Preston North End. Will Keane is caught offside.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Liam Millar (Preston North End) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Lindsay.
  • 14': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by David Kasumu.
  • 14': Offside, Preston North End. Brad Potts is caught offside.
  • 17': Foul by Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town).
  • 17': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Duane Holmes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Josh Koroma (Huddersfield Town).
  • 19': David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Foul by Liam Lindsay (Preston North End).
  • 19': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Josh Koroma.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Brad Potts (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Millar.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Alan Browne (Preston North End) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brad Potts.
  • 21': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Josh Koroma (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 22': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield Town).
  • 24': Attempt missed. Josh Koroma (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
  • 25': Foul by Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield Town).
  • 25': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 28': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Delano Burgzorg is caught offside.
  • 29': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 29': Foul by Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town).
  • 32': David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Liam Millar (Preston North End).
  • 32': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 32': Tom Lees (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Duane Holmes (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 36': Chris Maxwell (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 39': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Preston North End 2. Will Keane (Preston North End) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Millar with a through ball.
  • 44': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 44': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
  • 44': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Michal Helik.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Preston North End. Conceded by Tom Lees.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Ched Evans (Preston North End) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Brad Potts (Preston North End).
  • 45'+2': Josh Austerfield (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+2': Brad Potts (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Preston North End 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Huddersfield Town 0, Preston North End 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Ben Wiles replaces Josh Austerfield.
  • 45': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Jaheim Headley replaces Josh Koroma.
  • 45': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Yuta Nakayama replaces Tom Lees.
  • 46': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 46': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town).
  • 52': Attempt saved. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
  • 54': Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Preston North End 2. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Matthew Pearson with a cross.
  • 55': David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
  • 58': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Liam Lindsay.
  • 61': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Brahima Diarra replaces Danny Ward.
  • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Matthew Pearson (Huddersfield Town).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 65': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Rarmani Edmonds-Green replaces Matthew Pearson because of an injury.
  • 66': Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Preston North End 3. Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Duane Holmes.
  • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Andrew Hughes replaces Liam Millar.
  • 67': Substitution, Preston North End. Ali McCann replaces Will Keane.
  • 69': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town).
  • 69': Liam Lindsay (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Alan Browne (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town).
  • 74': Substitution, Preston North End. Mads Frökjaer-Jensen replaces Duane Holmes.
  • 77': Foul by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 77': Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Jordan Storey (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ali McCann.
  • 81': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
  • 81': Jaheim Headley (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 81': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Jordan Storey.
  • 83': Ched Evans (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Foul by David Kasumu (Huddersfield Town).
  • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Ben Woodburn replaces Alan Browne.
  • 84': Substitution, Preston North End. Robert Brady replaces Liam Lindsay.
  • 85': Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by Ali McCann (Preston North End).
  • 89': Attempt missed. Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jonathan Hogg.
  • 90': Ben Woodburn (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town).
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Ched Evans (Preston North End).
  • 90'+4': Offside, Preston North End. Ched Evans is caught offside.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Preston North End 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Preston North End 3.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 1
6 Corner Kicks 2
2 Saves 0
52.7 Possession 47.3
11 SHOTS 7
3 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
443 Accurate Passes 391
517 Passes 470
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
6 Accurate Crosses 3
20 Crosses 11
0.3 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 48
23 Accurate Long Balls 15
0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
5 Blocked Shots 2
5 Effective Tackles 4
9 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
12 Interceptions 7
16 Effective Clearances 19
16 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Accu Stadium
Location: Huddersfield, England
Attendance: 17,549

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0
4 Bristol City 0 0 0
Full Table

Line-Ups

HUD Huddersfield Town (3-5-2)

No. Name
12 Chris Maxwell (GK)
5 Michal Helik
32 Tom Lees
4 Matty Pearson
36 Joshua Austerfield
18 David Kasumu
6 Jonathan Hogg
10 Josh Koroma
14 Sorba Thomas
25 Daniel Ward
7 Delano Burgzorg
Huddersfield Town Substitutes:
Brahima Diarra, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Ben Wiles, Tom Iorpenda, Loick Ayina, Jaheim Headley, Yuta Nakayama, Thomas Edwards, Lee Nicholls.

PNE Preston North End (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Freddie Woodman (GK)
26 Jack Whatmough
6 Liam Lindsay Yellow Card
14 Jordan Storey
8 Alan Browne
4 Benjamin Whiteman
25 Duane Holmes
23 Liam Millar
44 Brad Potts Yellow Card
7 Will Keane
9 Ched Evans
Preston North End Substitutes:
Greg Cunningham, Alistair McCann, Andrew Hughes, Kian Best, Mads Frökjaer, Robbie Brady, Ryan Ledson, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell.

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