Huddersfield 3-2 Preston — EFL Championship, 14 Apr 2017
Huddersfield beat Preston 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 14 April 2017 at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield. E. Kachunga, Jack Payne and C. Quaner scored for Huddersfield; A. McGeady and J. Hugill for Preston. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Huddersfield have won 2 and Preston 3.
· kickoff·John Smith's Stadium · Huddersfield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 17'
- 0-123'assist: P. Gallagher
- 36'
- 1-143'assist: A. Mooy
- Half-time1-1
- 58'
- 58'
- 61'
- 61'
- 2-170'assist: T. Smith
- 74'
- 2-279'assist: T. Barkhuizen
- 86'out: C. Quaner
- 89'
- 90'
- 90'
- 3-290+6'
- 90+8'out: M. Hudson
- Full-time3-2
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Huddersfield
- 8.0Elias KachungaM
- 7.6Aaron MooyM
- 7.3Collin QuanerM
- 7.0Jack PayneF
- 6.8Jonathan HoggM
- 6.8Philip BillingM
- 6.8Chris LöweD
- 6.8Tommy SmithD
- 6.7Nahki WellsF
- 6.6Christopher SchindlerD
- 6.5Michael HefeleD
- 6.3Rajiv Van La ParraM
- 6.1Danny WardG
Preston
- 7.2Aiden McGeadyM
- 7.1Tom BarkhuizenM
- 6.8Tom ClarkeD
- 6.8Paul GallagherM
- 6.7Benjamin PearsonM
- 6.6Marnick VermijlD
- 6.6Greg CunninghamD
- 6.6Jordan HugillF
- 6.6Daryl HorganM
- 6.5Paul HuntingtonD
- 6.5Chris MaxwellG
- 6.4Tommy SpurrD
- 6.3Alan BrowneM
- 6.1Daniel JohnsonM
Line-ups
Preston4-4-2
Huddersfield4-2-3-1
Substitutes
HuddersfieldD. Wagner
Substitutes
- 13J. ColemanG
- 14M. CranieD
- 23C. Quaner90+6'86'M7.3
- 16Jack Payne70'90+8'36'F7.0
- 7S. ScannellM
- 4D. WhiteheadM
- 5M. Hudson90+8'D
PrestonS. Grayson
Substitutes
- 10J. BeckfordF
- 1A. LindegaardG
- 17T. Spurr17'D6.4
- 8Alan Browne89'M6.3
- 37Callum RobinsonM
- 9S. MakienokF
- 7Daryl Horgan74'M6.6
Team statistics
70%Possession30%
14Total shots3
6Shots on target2
4Shots off target1
4Blocked shots0
6Corners0
2Offsides0
8Fouls15
1Yellow cards5
0Red cards0
0Goalkeeper saves3
620Total passes268
521Accurate passes172
84%Pass accuracy64%
Huddersfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Kachunga | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Aaron Mooy | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | 7.6 |
| Collin Quaner | 4 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Jack Payne | 53 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jonathan Hogg | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Philip Billing | 36 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Chris Löwe | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Tommy Smith | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Nahki Wells | 86 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Christopher Schindler | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Michael Hefele | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Rajiv Van La Parra | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 5 | 6.3 |
| Danny Ward | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Preston
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden McGeady | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 7.2 |
| Tom Barkhuizen | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Tom Clarke | 17 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Paul Gallagher | 74 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Benjamin Pearson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Marnick Vermijl | 89 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Greg Cunningham | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Jordan Hugill | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Daryl Horgan | 16 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Paul Huntington | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Chris Maxwell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Tommy Spurr | 73 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Alan Browne | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Johnson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
Recent Form
HuddersfieldLWLLW
- L08 Apr 17ANottingham Forest0-2
- W05 Apr 17HNorwich3-0
- L01 Apr 17HBurton Albion0-1
- L17 Mar 17ABristol City0-4
- W11 Mar 17ABrentford1-0
Head-to-head
- 19 Oct 16Preston3-1Huddersfield
- 06 Feb 16Preston2-1Huddersfield
- 26 Dec 15Huddersfield3-1Preston
- 14 Apr 12Preston1-0Huddersfield
- 22 Oct 11Huddersfield3-1Preston
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +15 | 81 |
| 5 | Huddersfield | 46 | -2 | 81 |
| 6 | Fulham | 46 | +28 | 80 |
| 7 | Leeds | 46 | +14 | 75 |
| 9 | Derby | 46 | +4 | 67 |
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | +10 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
Before and after
Huddersfield
- Previous: Nottingham Forest 2-0 Huddersfield, 8 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Derby 1-1 Huddersfield, 17 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Preston
- Previous: Leeds 3-0 Preston, 8 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Preston 1-3 Norwich, 17 Apr 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated