Huddersfield vs Blackburn 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
3 - 2
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 21': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Tyler Magloire replaces Ryan Nyambe because of an injury.
- 36': Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Álex Vallejo (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
- 56': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Scott High replaces Álex Vallejo because of an injury.
- 57': Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Rothwell.
- 60': Goal! Huddersfield Town 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
- 64': Naby Sarr (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 65': Goal! Huddersfield Town 2, Blackburn Rovers 2. Ben Díaz (Blackburn Rovers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 75': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ian Poveda-Ocampo replaces Joe Rothwell because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Leighton Clarkson replaces Sam Gallagher.
- 79': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Reda Khadra replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
- 81': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Duane Holmes replaces Josh Koroma.
- 81': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Oliver Turton replaces Sorba Thomas.
- 84': Goal! Huddersfield Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 2. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Harry Toffolo with a headed pass.
- 88': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Josh Ruffels replaces Danel Sinani.
- 90'+3': Lee Nicholls (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 3, Blackburn Rovers 2.
Game Information
Venue: Accu Stadium
Location: Huddersfield, England
Attendance: 15,283
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +34 | Coventry City | 35 | 71 | 6 |
| +19 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 66 | 7 |
| +26 | Ipswich Town | 34 | 63 | 7 |
| +7 | Millwall | 35 | 62 | 9 |
Statistics
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|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 6 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 50.6 | Possession | 49.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 318 | Accurate Passes | 301 |
| 421 | Passes | 408 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 20 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 13 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 12 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 21 | Clearances | 27 |
Huddersfield Town (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 21 | Lee Nicholls (GK) |
| 32 | Tom Lees |
| 23 | Naby Sarr |
| 4 | Matty Pearson |
| 8 | Lewis O'Brien |
| 5 | Alejandro Vallejos |
| 3 | Harry Toffolo |
| 16 | Sorba Thomas |
| 25 | Daniel Ward |
| 10 | Josh Koroma |
| 24 | Danel Sinani |
Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Kaminski (GK) |
| 5 | Daniel Ayala |
| 24 | Hayden Carter |
| 3 | Harry Pickering |
| 2 | Ryan Nyambe |
| 21 | John Buckley |
| 8 | Joe Rothwell |
| 27 | Lewis Travis |
| 10 | Tyrhys Dolan |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz |
| 9 | Sam Gallagher |
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