Huddersfield Town AFC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.
- Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee John Busby
- Assistant 1 Richard Wild
- Assistant 2 Mark Russell
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec Preston North End FC H 1–3 L 09 Dec Bristol City FC H 1–1 D 02 Dec Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D 29 Nov Sunderland AFC A 2–1 W 25 Nov Southampton FC H 1–1 D 11 Nov Hull City AFC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 12 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC A 3–1 W 09 Dec Norwich City FC A 0–0 D 01 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L 28 Nov Middlesbrough FC A 0–4 L 25 Nov Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L 10 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC A 2–1 W Key Stats
55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)64% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Huddersfield Town AFC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 3' What a strike from Alan Browne! The score is 0-1.
- 8' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 13' Jack Whatmough has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 45 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 18' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' Liam Lindsay was booked on 19.
- 24' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 29' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 29 minutes.
- 34' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 39' GOAL! Will Keane scores on 39.
- 44' It’s high time Darren Moore made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 45' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 45.
- 46' Yuta Nakayama is replacing Tom Lees for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
- 51' Huddersfield Town AFC is showing some good football. However, Huddersfield Town AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 54' What a strike from Danny Ward! The score is 1-2.
- 59' Joshua Austerfield needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 62' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Danny Ward is replaced by Brahima Diarra.
- 65' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Matty Pearson is replaced by Rarmani Edmonds-Green on 65 minute.
- 66' GOAL! Ben Whiteman scores on 66. Assisted by Duane Holmes
- 67' It is a substitution in Preston North End FC team. Liam Millar is replaced by Andrew Hughes on 67 minute.
- 72' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Brad Potts suffering a number of foals already.
- 74' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Duane Holmes departs to be replaced by Mads Frokjaer-Jensen.
- 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 84' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 84 minute. Alan Browne leaves to be changed by Ben Woodburn.
- 89' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 89.
- Another three points for Preston North End FC.
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Huddersfield Town AFC
3-5-2Starting XI-
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Josh Koroma ↓ Jaheim Headley 46'
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Tom Lees ↓ Yuta Nakayama 46'
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Joshua Austerfield ↓ Ben Wiles 46'
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Danny Ward ↓ Brahima Diarra 62'
Bench- 1
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Ben Wiles ↑ 46'
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Yuta Nakayama ↑ 46'
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Rarmani Edmonds-Green ↑ 65'
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Jaheim Headley ↑ 46'
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Brahima Diarra ↑ 62'
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Coach Darren MoorePreston North End FC
3-5-2Starting XI- 26
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Liam Lindsay ↓ Robbie Brady 84'
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Alan Browne ↓ Ben Woodburn 84'
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Will Keane ↓ Alistair McCann 67'
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Liam Millar ↓ Andrew Hughes 67'
Bench-
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Robbie Brady ↑ 84'
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Andrew Hughes ↑ 67'
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Ben Woodburn ↑ 84'
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Alistair McCann ↑ 67'
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Mads Frokjaer-Jensen ↑ 74'
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Coach Ryan Lowe -
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Head to Head
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-09 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-02 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-11-29 Sunderland AFC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-11-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Southampton FC D 2023-11-11 Hull City AFC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC LPreston North End FC Form
2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC W 2023-12-09 Norwich City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2023-12-01 Preston North End FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2023-11-28 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-11-25 Preston North End FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2023-11-10 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W