Huddersfield 2-3 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 30 Jan 2016
Cardiff beat Huddersfield 3-2 in the EFL Championship on 30 January 2016 at The John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Nahki Wells and H. Bunn scored for Huddersfield; P. Whittingham and L. Immers for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Huddersfield have won 0 and Cardiff 3, 2 draws.
· kickoff·The John Smith's Stadium · Huddersfield, West Yorkshire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 0-137'assist: A. Pilkington
- 1-140'assist: J. Paterson
- Half-time1-1
- 52'
- 55'
- 60'out: D. Whitehead
- 1-261'assist: Sammy Ameobi
- 69'
- 73'
- 76'
- 77'
- 1-379'
- 86'out: F. Bojaj
- 89'
- 89'out: K. Dikgacoi
- 2-390+2'assist: Nahki Wells
- Full-time2-3
Player ratings
8.4
Top rated
Huddersfield
- 8.4Nahki WellsF
- 7.2Harry BunnM
- 7.2Jamie PatersonM
- 6.9Jonathan HoggM
- 6.8Emyr HuwsM
- 6.7Flo BojajF
- 6.7Dean WhiteheadM
- 6.5Joel LynchD
- 6.4Martin CranieD
- 6.4Jason DavidsonM
- 6.3Karim MatmourF
- 6.1Kyle DempseyM
- 6.0Jed SteerG
Cardiff
- 8.3Peter WhittinghamM
- 7.5Lex ImmersM
- 7.4Joe RallsM
- 7.1Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 7.0Sammy AmeobiM
- 6.8Anthony PilkingtonF
- 6.7Stuart O'KeefeM
- 6.6FábioD
- 6.5Aron GunnarssonM
- 6.5Federico MachedaF
- 6.4Matthew ConnollyD
- 6.3David MarshallG
- 6.2Scott MaloneD
Line-ups
- 3Jason DavidsonM6.4
- 6J. HoggM6.9
- 14M. CranieD6.4
- 1J. SteerG6.0
- 8J. PatersonM7.2
- 33J. LynchD6.5
- 21Nahki Wells40'76'F8.4
- 16E. Huws60'M6.8
- 22Kyle Dempsey86'M6.1
- 17H. Bunn90+2'M7.2
- 10K. MatmourF6.3
Substitutes
- 29Philip BillingM
- 36F. Bojaj86'F6.7
- 13J. MurphyG
- 34William BoyleD
- 19Duane HolmesM
- 15J. HusbandD
- 4D. Whitehead60'M6.7
- 16M. ConnollyD6.4
- 5B. Écuélé MangaD7.1
- 8J. RallsM7.4
- 28S. MaloneD6.2
- 1D. Marshall6.3
- 13A. Pilkington69'F6.8
- 38Sammy AmeobiM7.0
- 3Fábio73'D6.6
- 27L. Immers61'77'M7.5
- 7P. Whittingham37'79'M8.3
- 22S. O'KeefeM6.7
Substitutes
- 17Aron Gunnarsson89'77'M6.5
- 19A. RevellF
- 24Kadeem HarrisM
- 21S. MooreG
- 14Federico Macheda69'F6.5
- 15K. Dikgacoi89'
- 20G. TamaşD
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
12Total shots7
4Shots on target4
5Shots off target3
3Blocked shots0
4Corners2
4Offsides3
0Fouls0
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves2
522Total passes330
385Accurate passes197
74%Pass accuracy60%
Huddersfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahki Wells | 90 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | – | 0 | 8.4 |
| Harry Bunn | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 7.2 |
| Jamie Paterson | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jonathan Hogg | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Emyr Huws | 60 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Flo Bojaj | 4 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Dean Whitehead | 30 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Joel Lynch | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Martin Cranie | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jason Davidson | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Karim Matmour | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Kyle Dempsey | 86 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Jed Steer | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Whittingham | 90 | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 0 | 8.3 |
| Lex Immers | 77 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 7.4 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 90 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Anthony Pilkington | 69 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Stuart O'Keefe | 89 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Fábio | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 13 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Federico Macheda | 21 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Matthew Connolly | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| David Marshall | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Scott Malone | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 12 Sept 15Cardiff2-0Huddersfield
- 21 Feb 15Huddersfield0-0Cardiff
- 16 Aug 14Cardiff3-1Huddersfield
- 09 Feb 13Huddersfield0-0Cardiff
- 17 Aug 12Cardiff1-0Huddersfield
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2015/16
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | +21 | 74 |
| 7 | Ipswich | 46 | +2 | 69 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +5 | 68 |
| 9 | Brentford | 46 | +5 | 65 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 46 | +4 | 63 |
| 17 | Reading | 46 | -7 | 52 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 46 | -17 | 52 |
| 19 | Huddersfield | 46 | -11 | 51 |
| 20 | Fulham | 46 | -13 | 51 |
| 21 | Rotherham | 46 | -18 | 49 |
Before and after
Huddersfield
- Previous: Brighton 2-1 Huddersfield, 23 Jan 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Preston 2-1 Huddersfield, 6 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
Cardiff
- Previous: Cardiff 2-2 Rotherham, 23 Jan 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 0-0 Milton Keynes Dons, 6 Feb 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated