Huddersfield 3-1 Brighton — EFL Championship, 2 Feb 2017
Huddersfield beat Brighton 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 2 February 2017 at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield. T. Smith, Nahki Wells and E. Kachunga scored for Huddersfield; T. Hemed for Brighton. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Huddersfield have won 0 and Brighton 2, 3 draws.
· kickoff·John Smith's Stadium · Huddersfield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1'
- 1-09'
- 1-120'
- 2-136'
- 39'
- 45'
- 3-145+3'
- Half-time3-1
- 46'out: S. Sidwell
- 63'
- 63'out: Chuba Akpom
- 67'
- 67'
- 71'out: Kasey Palmer
- 77'
- 79'
- 83'out: C. Quaner
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
7.7
Top rated
Huddersfield
- 7.7Tommy SmithD
- 7.3Rajiv Van La ParraM
- 7.3Jonathan HoggM
- 7.2Kasey PalmerM
- 7.2Chris LöweD
- 7.1Elias KachungaM
- 7.1Nahki WellsF
- 6.9Joe LolleyM
- 6.9Michael HefeleD
- 6.9Christopher SchindlerD
- 6.6Aaron MooyM
- 6.6Isaiah BrownM
- 6.5Collin QuanerM
- 6.4Danny WardG
Brighton
- 7.2Tomer HemedF
- 6.8Steve SidwellM
- 6.8Shane DuffyD
- 6.7Glenn MurrayF
- 6.6Chuba AkpomF
- 6.6Solly MarchM
- 6.5Lewis DunkD
- 6.4Beram KayalM
- 6.4David StockdaleG
- 6.2Bruno SaltorD
- 6.1Oliver NorwoodM
- 6.0Jamie MurphyM
- 6.0Sebastien PocognoliD
- 5.7Anthony KnockaertM
Line-ups
Brighton4-4-2
Huddersfield4-2-3-1
Substitutes
HuddersfieldD. Wagner
Substitutes
- 13J. ColemanG
- 27Jon Gorenc StankovičD
- 45Kasey Palmer71'M7.2
- 18J. Lolley77'M6.9
- 23C. Quaner83'M6.5
- 12T. Holmes-DennisD
- 4D. WhiteheadM
BrightonC. Hughton
Substitutes
- 28Chuba Akpom63'F6.6
- 20S. March63'M6.6
- 27F. TomoriD
- 26C. WaltonG
- 8J. SkalákM
- 4U. HünemeierD
- 14S. Sidwell46'M6.8
Team statistics
68%Possession32%
23Total shots2
9Shots on target1
8Shots off target1
6Blocked shots0
9Corners2
1Offsides2
10Fouls15
1Yellow cards4
0Red cards1
0Goalkeeper saves6
585Total passes275
469Accurate passes167
80%Pass accuracy61%
Huddersfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Smith | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.7 |
| Rajiv Van La Parra | 77 | – | – | 5 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.3 |
| Jonathan Hogg | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.3 |
| Kasey Palmer | 19 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 7.2 |
| Chris Löwe | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Elias Kachunga | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Nahki Wells | 83 | 1 | – | 5 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Joe Lolley | 13 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Michael Hefele | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Christopher Schindler | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Aaron Mooy | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Isaiah Brown | 71 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Collin Quaner | 7 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Danny Ward | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Brighton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomer Hemed | 63 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Steve Sidwell | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Shane Duffy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Glenn Murray | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Chuba Akpom | 27 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Solly March | 27 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Lewis Dunk | 67 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Beram Kayal | 45 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| David Stockdale | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Bruno Saltor | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.2 |
| Oliver Norwood | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Jamie Murphy | 63 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Sebastien Pocognoli | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Anthony Knockaert | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 5.7 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 13 Sept 16Brighton1-0Huddersfield
- 23 Jan 16Brighton2-1Huddersfield
- 18 Aug 15Huddersfield1-1Brighton
- 14 Apr 15Brighton0-0Huddersfield
- 21 Oct 14Huddersfield1-1Brighton
- 18 Apr 14Huddersfield1-1Brighton
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 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 |
Before and after
Huddersfield
- Previous: Rochdale 0-4 Huddersfield, 28 Jan 2017 · FA Cup
- Next: Huddersfield 2-1 Leeds, 5 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Brighton
- Previous: Lincoln 3-1 Brighton, 28 Jan 2017 · FA Cup
- Next: Brentford 3-3 Brighton, 5 Feb 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated