English League Championship

Huddersfield Town vs Leicester City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Huddersfield Town
    FT
    0 - 1
    Leicester City
    • 73': Stephy Mavididi

    About

    Huddersfield Town are hosting Leicester City at Accu Stadium, Huddersfield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Wanya Marçal (Leicester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh Koroma.
    • 10': Foul by Thomas Edwards (Huddersfield Town).
    • 10': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Foul by Josh Koroma (Huddersfield Town).
    • 11': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Matthew Pearson (Huddersfield Town).
    • 12': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall with a cross.
    • 14': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Danny Ward is caught offside.
    • 15': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 15': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Matthew Pearson.
    • 16': Foul by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City).
    • 16': Josh Koroma (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 18': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 19': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town).
    • 19': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town).
    • 20': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Josh Koroma (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ricardo Pereira with a through ball.
    • 23': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City).
    • 23': Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Jannik Vestergaard (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 24': Delay in match (Leicester City).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 26': Offside, Leicester City. Dennis Praet is caught offside.
    • 27': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Danny Ward is caught offside.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 29': Dennis Praet (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 29': Foul by Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town).
    • 31': Foul by Dennis Praet (Leicester City).
    • 31': Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Koroma.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Josh Koroma (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Rudoni.
    • 33': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Wanya Marçal.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Josh Koroma (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brahima Diarra.
    • 38': Attempt blocked. Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Koroma.
    • 38': Foul by Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City).
    • 38': Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Callum Doyle (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kelechi Iheanacho.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 41': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Thomas Edwards.
    • 43': Foul by Thomas Edwards (Huddersfield Town).
    • 43': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Harry Winks.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Huddersfield Town 0, Leicester City 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Danny Ward (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Josh Ruffels with a cross.
    • 48': Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City).
    • 48': Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 48': Attempt saved. Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
    • 49': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Jakub Stolarczyk.
    • 49': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
    • 49': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Dennis Praet (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Doyle with a through ball.
    • 51': Foul by Michal Helik (Huddersfield Town).
    • 51': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt saved. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Doyle.
    • 53': Foul by Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield Town).
    • 53': Harry Winks (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Foul by Matthew Pearson (Huddersfield Town).
    • 54': Kelechi Iheanacho (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Matthew Pearson (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Substitution, Leicester City. Wilfred Ndidi replaces Wanya Marçal.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
    • 63': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Callum Doyle.
    • 64': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Matthew Pearson is caught offside.
    • 65': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
    • 65': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 66': Foul by Callum Doyle (Leicester City).
    • 66': Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Leicester City. Jamie Vardy replaces Kelechi Iheanacho.
    • 67': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
    • 67': Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfred Ndidi.
    • 72': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 73': Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Leicester City 1. Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall.
    • 76': Foul by Harry Winks (Leicester City).
    • 76': Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Attempt saved. Matthew Pearson (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
    • 78': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Patrick Jones replaces Brahima Diarra.
    • 78': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Kian Harratt replaces Danny Ward.
    • 81': Foul by Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City).
    • 81': Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 82': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
    • 82': Stephy Mavididi (Leicester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Hamza Choudhury replaces Ricardo Pereira.
    • 84': Substitution, Leicester City. Marc Albrighton replaces Dennis Praet.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Patrick Jones (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 87': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Hamza Choudhury.
    • 89': Foul by Patrick Jones (Huddersfield Town).
    • 89': Wout Faes (Leicester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
    • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall (Leicester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie Vardy with a through ball.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Leicester City. Conceded by Lee Nicholls.
    • 90'+2': Harry Winks (Leicester City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Leicester City 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Leicester City 1.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 15
    4 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 5
    69.4 Possession 30.6
    17 SHOTS 13
    6 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    490 Accurate Passes 152
    577 Passes 233
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    8 Crosses 24
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    45 Long Balls 62
    17 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    6 Blocked Shots 7
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    13 Tackles 21
    0.8 Tackle % 0.4
    3 Interceptions 8
    28 Effective Clearances 12
    28 Clearances 12

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Accu Stadium
    Location: Huddersfield, England
    Attendance: 19,541

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 0 0 0
    2 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0
    3 Bristol City 0 0 0
    4 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    HUD Huddersfield Town (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Lee Nicholls (GK)
    5 Michal Helik
    4 Matty Pearson Yellow Card
    3 Joshua Ruffels
    16 Thomas Edwards
    11 Brahima Diarra
    8 Jack Rudoni
    6 Jonathan Hogg
    25 Daniel Ward
    10 Josh Koroma
    14 Sorba Thomas
    Huddersfield Town Substitutes:
    Kian Harratt, Kyle Hudlin, Yuta Nakayama, Ben Jackson, Joshua Austerfield, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Chris Maxwell, Jordan Rhodes, Patrick Jones.

    LEI Leicester City (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    41 Jakub Stolarczyk (GK)
    23 Jannik Vestergaard Yellow Card
    3 Wout Faes
    5 Callum Doyle
    21 Ricardo Pereira Yellow Card
    8 Harry Winks Yellow Card
    22 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall Yellow Card
    26 Dennis Praet
    14 Kelechi Iheanacho
    10 Stephy Mavididi
    40 Wanya Marcal-Madivadua
    Leicester City Substitutes:
    Jamie Vardy, Ben Nelson, Hamza Choudhury, Luke Thomas, Daniel Iversen, Marc Albrighton, Wilfred Ndidi, James Justin, Danny Ward.

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