Huddersfield Town AFC vs Watford FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Huddersfield Town AFC vs Watford FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.
- Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee
- Assistant 1 Paul Hodskinson
- Assistant 2 Alex James (England)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Nov Watford FC H 0–0 D 28 Oct Leeds United FC A 1–4 L 24 Oct Cardiff City FC H 0–4 L 21 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–1 W 07 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D 03 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–4 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–0 D 28 Oct Millwall FC H 2–2 D 24 Oct Swansea City AFC A 1–0 W 21 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–0 W 07 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D 04 Oct Sunderland AFC A 0–2 L Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Huddersfield Town AFC is hosting Watford FC for another epic battle.
- 5' 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.
- 10' Giorgi Chakvetadze has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 36 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 25' It’s high time Valerien Ismael made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Wesley Hoedt, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 45' It looks surprising Watford FC does not make any changes. Francisco Sierralta has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 50' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Yuta Nakayama made 407 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 57' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jake Livermore.
- 62' Another change for Watford FC made on 62 minute. Jeremy Ngakia leaves to be changed by Ryan Andrews.
- 64' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Jeremy Ngakia is replaced by Ryan Andrews on 64 minute.
- 67' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 67' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Giorgi Chakvetadze by Ismael Kone on 67 minute.
- 68' Mileta Rajovic is replacing Vakoun Issouf Bayo for the Watford FC side.
- 73' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 73 minute. Kyle Hudlin leaves to be changed by Brahima Diarra.
- 78' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 83' 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 Kyle Hudlin suffering a number of foals already.
- 87' Josh Ruffels is replacing Rarmani Edmonds-Green for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Huddersfield Town AFC
5-4-1Starting XI- 1
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Kyle Hudlin ↓ Brahima Diarra 73'
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Bench- 12
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Josh Ruffels ↑ 87'
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Brahima Diarra ↑ 73'
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Coach Darren MooreWatford FC
4-3-3Starting XI- 12
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Jeremy Ngakia ↓ Ryan Andrews 62'
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Bench- 14
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Matheus Martins ↑ 87'
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Ismael Kone ↑ 67'
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Ryan Andrews ↑ 62'
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Mileta Rajovic ↑ 68'
Coach Valerien Ismael -
Head to Head
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2023-11-04 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Watford FC D 2023-10-28 Leeds United FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Cardiff City FC L 2023-10-21 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–1 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2023-10-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-10-03 Birmingham City FC 4–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L