Huddersfield 1-1 Blackburn — EFL Championship, 31 Dec 2016
Huddersfield and Blackburn drew 1-1 in the EFL Championship on 31 December 2016 at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield. Nahki Wells scored for Huddersfield; D. Graham for Blackburn. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Huddersfield have won 1 and Blackburn 0, 4 draws.
· kickoff·John Smith's Stadium · Huddersfield·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 17'
- Half-time0-0
- 59'
- 59'Kasey Palmerout: Jack Payne
- 69'out: E. Bennett
- 0-181'
- 86'
- 89'
- 1-190+4'
- Full-time1-1
Player ratings
7.8
Top rated
Huddersfield
- 7.8Aaron MooyM
- 7.6Nahki WellsF
- 7.3Christopher SchindlerD
- 7.2Rajiv Van La ParraM
- 7.2Michael HefeleD
- 7.0Kasey PalmerM
- 7.0Chris LöweD
- 7.0Elias KachungaM
- 6.9Jack PayneF
- 6.7Dean WhiteheadM
- 6.7Tommy SmithD
- 6.5Harry BunnM
- 6.4Mark HudsonD
- 6.4Danny WardG
Blackburn
- 7.2Jason SteeleG
- 7.2Gordon GreerD
- 7.1Danny GrahamF
- 7.0Charlie MulgrewD
- 6.7Ryan NyambeD
- 6.7Derrick WilliamsD
- 6.7Corry EvansM
- 6.7Liam FeeneyM
- 6.5Hope AkpanM
- 6.3Elliott BennettM
- 6.3Samuel GallagherF
- 6.3Craig ConwayM
Line-ups
Blackburn4-4-2
Huddersfield4-2-3-1
Substitutes
HuddersfieldD. Wagner
Substitutes
- 8Philip BillingM
- 13J. ColemanG
- 27Jon Gorenc StankovičD
- 14M. CranieD
- 11H. Bunn59'M6.5
- 16Jack Payne59'F6.9
- 5M. Hudson86'D6.4
BlackburnO. Coyle
Substitutes
- 33David RayaG
- 42Lewis Travis
- 31E. Bennett69'M6.3
- 28C. MahoneyM
- 9A. StokesF
- 17M. EmnesF
- 30W. Brown89'D
Team statistics
73%Possession27%
20Total shots3
6Shots on target1
8Shots off target2
6Blocked shots0
5Corners1
0Offsides3
11Fouls11
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0
0Goalkeeper saves5
610Total passes229
497Accurate passes123
81%Pass accuracy54%
Huddersfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Mooy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.8 |
| Nahki Wells | 90 | 1 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Christopher Schindler | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Rajiv Van La Parra | 59 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.2 |
| Michael Hefele | 90 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Kasey Palmer | 59 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 7.0 |
| Chris Löwe | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Elias Kachunga | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Jack Payne | 31 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Dean Whitehead | 86 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Tommy Smith | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Harry Bunn | 31 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Mark Hudson | 4 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Danny Ward | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Blackburn
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Steele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Gordon Greer | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Danny Graham | 89 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Charlie Mulgrew | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.0 |
| Ryan Nyambe | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Derrick Williams | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Corry Evans | 69 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Liam Feeney | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Hope Akpan | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Elliott Bennett | 21 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Craig Conway | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
HuddersfieldWWWWD
- W26 Dec 16HNottingham Forest2-1
- W16 Dec 16ANorwich2-1
- W13 Dec 16ABurton Albion1-0
- W10 Dec 16HBristol City2-1
- D03 Dec 16ABlackburn1-1
Head-to-head
- 03 Dec 16Blackburn1-1Huddersfield
- 16 Apr 16Blackburn0-2Huddersfield
- 15 Aug 15Huddersfield1-1Blackburn
- 25 Apr 15Huddersfield2-2Blackburn
- 04 Oct 14Blackburn0-0Huddersfield
- 15 Mar 14Huddersfield2-4Blackburn
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 |
| 20 | Burton Albion | 46 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | -17 | 42 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | -58 | 23 |
Before and after
Huddersfield
- Previous: Huddersfield 2-1 Nottingham Forest, 26 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Wigan 0-1 Huddersfield, 2 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
Blackburn
- Previous: Barnsley 2-0 Blackburn, 26 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Blackburn 1-0 Newcastle, 2 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated