English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Huddersfield Town
    FT
    0 - 2
    Watford
    • 54': João Pedro
    • 86': João Pedro

    About

    Huddersfield Town are hosting Watford at Accu Stadium, Huddersfield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
    • 3': Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
    • 4': Attempt missed. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 5': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
    • 8': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
    • 8': Keinan Davis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 14': Foul by Tom Lees (Huddersfield Town).
    • 14': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Offside, Watford. Craig Cathcart tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
    • 16': Etienne Camara (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Watford).
    • 17': Foul by Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town).
    • 17': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 18': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Josh Ruffels (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
    • 20': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
    • 20': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro with a headed pass.
    • 21': Corner, Watford. Conceded by William Boyle.
    • 22': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 22': Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 24': Josh Ruffels (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 28': Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Watford).
    • 28': Leandro Bacuna (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 28': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Hassane Kamara.
    • 32': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lee Nicholls.
    • 33': Corner, Watford. Conceded by William Boyle.
    • 35': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
    • 37': Offside, Watford. Hassane Kamara tries a through ball, but Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
    • 39': Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 42': Attempt saved. Hassane Kamara (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 42': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
    • 42': Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro following a fast break.
    • 45': Offside, Watford. Christian Kabasele tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
    • 45': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town).
    • 45': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Etienne Camara.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Huddersfield Town 0, Watford 0.
    • 46': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
    • 46': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Tom Lees tries a through ball, but Michal Helik is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Etienne Camara (Huddersfield Town).
    • 50': Leandro Bacuna (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 53': Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
    • 53': Attempt saved. Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 54': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Watford 1. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru following a fast break.
    • 57': Foul by Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town).
    • 57': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sorba Thomas.
    • 59': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
    • 59': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town).
    • 59': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 60': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 60': Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 61': Attempt missed. William Boyle (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brahima Diarra with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 62': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Tyreece Simpson replaces Brahima Diarra.
    • 62': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Ben Jackson replaces Josh Ruffels.
    • 62': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 63': Offside, Watford. João Pedro tries a through ball, but Keinan Davis is caught offside.
    • 65': Ben Jackson (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 65': Attempt missed. Ben Jackson (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tyreece Simpson.
    • 66': Hand ball by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 66': Offside, Huddersfield Town. William Boyle tries a through ball, but Danny Ward is caught offside.
    • 68': Substitution, Watford. Yáser Asprilla replaces Leandro Bacuna.
    • 68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by William Boyle.
    • 71': Corner, Watford. Conceded by William Boyle.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
    • 72': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
    • 72': Foul by William Boyle (Huddersfield Town).
    • 72': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Kaine Hayden replaces William Boyle.
    • 74': Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).
    • 74': Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 74': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Ben Jackson tries a through ball, but Tyreece Simpson is caught offside.
    • 77': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
    • 78': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 78': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Sema.
    • 80': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sorba Thomas.
    • 81': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 81': Kaine Hayden (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Ken Sema (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 81': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Jordan Rhodes replaces Danny Ward.
    • 85': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kaine Hayden.
    • 86': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Watford 2. João Pedro (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Tyreece Simpson (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Keinan Davis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Etienne Camara (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Tyreece Simpson.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Watford. Mario Gaspar replaces Ismaïla Sarr.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Issouf Bayo replaces Keinan Davis.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Mario Gaspar.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jordan Rhodes (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tyreece Simpson with a headed pass.
    • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Tyreece Simpson (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Watford 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Watford 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Watford 2.

    Statistics

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    15 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    4 Offsides 3
    11 Corner Kicks 7
    2 Saves 4
    43.4 Possession 56.6
    12 SHOTS 15
    6 ON GOAL 2
    0.5 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    246 Accurate Passes 336
    333 Passes 438
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 9
    21 Crosses 25
    0.3 Cross % 0.4
    59 Long Balls 56
    19 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    4 Blocked Shots 4
    10 Effective Tackles 16
    18 Tackles 20
    0.6 Tackle % 0.8
    14 Interceptions 4
    19 Effective Clearances 16
    19 Clearances 16

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Accu Stadium
    Location: Huddersfield, England
    Attendance: 18,434

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 15 +14 29
    2 Middlesbrough 15 +11 29
    3 Stoke City 15 +6 29
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 +8 28
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    21 Lee Nicholls (GK)
    39 Michal Helik
    12 William Boyle
    32 Tom Lees
    24 Etienne Camara
    6 Jonathan Hogg Yellow Card
    14 Joshua Ruffels
    7 Sorba Thomas
    25 Daniel Ward
    22 Jack Rudoni
    35 Brahima Diarra Yellow Card
    Huddersfield Town Substitutes:
    Tyreece Simpson, Jordan Rhodes, Ben Jackson, Nicholas Bilokapic, Connor Mahoney, Kaine Kesler Hayden, Loick Ayina.

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
    15 Craig Cathcart
    27 Christian Kabasele
    14 Hassane Kamara
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    10 João Pedro
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    25 Leandro Bacuna Yellow Card
    7 Keinan Davis
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    12 Ken Sema Yellow Card
    Watford Substitutes:
    Ben Hamer, Yáser Asprilla, Bayo Youssouf, William Troost-Ekong, James Morris, Francisco Sierralta, Mario.

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