Match Report
| Burnley | Burnley |  |  | Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield Town | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dean Rodgers | D. Rodgers |  | 57 | G |  | 1 | |  | G | 65 | | Paolo Ince | P. Ince | ||||||||
| Youl Alidor Lachuer | Y. Lachuer |  | 70 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Daniel Eadie | D. Eadie | |||||||||
| Clive Armstrong | C. Armstrong | | 64 | D | | | 3 | | D | 62 | | Eddie Higginbotham | E. Higginbotham | ||||||||
| Wayne Butt | W. Butt | | 57 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 | | Ugo Sharpe | U. Sharpe | |||||||||
| Artur Quaresma | A. Quaresma |  | 50 | D | | 5 | | D | 49 | | Jermaine Vickers | J. Vickers | |||||||||
| Eddie Ball | E. Ball | | 69 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Artur Neves | A. Neves | |||||||||
| Adam Le Saux | A. Le Saux | | 58 | M | | 7 | | M | 62 |  | Gabriel Hernandez | G. Hernandez | |||||||||
| Phil Dryden | P. Dryden | | 55 | M | | 8 | | M | 61 | | Adrian Rufus | A. Rufus | |||||||||
| Simon Marsden | S. Marsden | | 67 | A | | 9 | | A | 66 | | Alistair Izzet | A. Izzet | |||||||||
| Duarte Ramos | D. Ramos | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 63 | | Darren Burgess | D. Burgess | |||||||||
| Carlton Plowright | C. Plowright | | 54 | A | | 11 | | A | 61 | | Jon Wetherall | J. Wetherall | |||||||||
| Alexander Rowett | A. Rowett | | 53 | M | | 12 | | G | 62 | | Arthur Tiler | A. Tiler | |||||||||
| Tim Platt | T. Platt | | 52 | M | | 13 | | M | 60 | | Peter Dryden | P. Dryden | |||||||||
| Ruel Hibbs | R. Hibbs | | 52 | G | | 14 | | M | 58 | | Francis Venus | F. Venus | |||||||||
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Turf Moor where Burnley play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 8,109 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Burnley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Froggatt.
The pitch is in good condition.
Burnley are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-3-2-1.
Today's match is refereed by Robert Froggatt.
0.00
0-0Huddersfield Town get the match underway!
2.40
0-0Adrian Rufus flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess plays a quick one-two with Adrian Rufus and rushes in on goal... Darren Burgess rockets a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
16.25
0-0Adam Le Saux barges into Gabriel Hernandez. The referee warns Adam Le Saux to calm down! Gabriel Hernandez gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
22.18
0-0Carlton Plowright knocks the ball forward to Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
24.33
0-0Adam Le Saux makes a simple pass to Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos cuts inside the box! Duarte Ramos rockets a shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Paolo Ince keeps it out!
36.29
Jermaine Vickers flicks a high pass forward. Adrian Rufus holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Adrian Rufus sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
38.19
Phil Dryden knocks the ball forward to Eddie Ball. Eddie Ball whips in a cross ball towards Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Well saved!
39.20
0-0Artur Quaresma flicks a high ball forward to Eddie Ball who takes it down. Eddie Ball kicks a strong pass forward to Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden threads a neat ball through to Carlton Plowright. Some silky footwork from Carlton Plowright provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball strikes Jermaine Vickers's outstretched foot and is deflected wide.
40.32
0-0Adam Le Saux takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Youl Alidor Lachuer comes through the middle and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it curls horrendously wide!
44.10
Wayne Butt makes a simple pass to Artur Quaresma. Artur Quaresma passes the ball forward to Carlton Plowright. Carlton Plowright cuts inside the box! Carlton Plowright tries a spectacular strike. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. It's dealt with comprehensively by the defence.
45.00
1-0Artur Quaresma makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos passes the ball forward to Carlton Plowright. Carlton Plowright lofts in a cross ball towards Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Burnley appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Burnley start the second half!
48.07
With some swift thinking, Eddie Ball plays the ball forward to Duarte Ramos. Duarte Ramos knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Ince who gathers it comfortably.
49.22
Clive Armstrong breaks forward. Clive Armstrong deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Adam Le Saux. Adam Le Saux knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
51.34
1-0Eddie Ball threads a neat ball through to Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden whips in a cross ball towards Carlton Plowright. Ugo Sharpe barges into Carlton Plowright. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
60.44
1-0Burnley have made 3 substitutions with Alexander Rowett replacing Wayne Butt, Tim Platt replacing Phil Dryden and Ruel Hibbs replacing Duarte Ramos .
63.48
Gabriel Hernandez plays the ball forward to Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies just wide!
65.12
1-0Adrian Rufus comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Ball. The referee warns Adrian Rufus to calm down! Eddie Ball runs off the knock.
66.17
Eddie Ball flicks a high pass forward. Ruel Hibbs holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Ruel Hibbs knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrian Rufus.
67.36
Clive Armstrong darts forward. Clive Armstrong threads a neat ball through to Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
69.47
Daniel Eadie flicks a high pass forward. Gabriel Hernandez collects the pass. Gabriel Hernandez makes a probing pass to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
71.12
Eddie Ball flicks the ball to his team mate, Simon Marsden. Simon Marsden shoots from 25 yards. Paolo Ince gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
79.47
Gabriel Hernandez passes the ball forward to Artur Neves. Artur Neves tries a spectacular long range effort but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
89.44
Artur Neves threads a neat ball through to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
5
0
Shots off Target
3
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
62.5%
37.5%
Play Area
23.6%
48.6%
27.8%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Simon Marsden of Burnley |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Dean Rodgers (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Youl Alidor Lachuer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Clive Armstrong (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Wayne Butt (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Artur Quaresma (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Eddie Ball (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Adam Le Saux (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Phil Dryden (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Simon Marsden (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 10. | Duarte Ramos (ATT) | 7 | |
| 11. | Carlton Plowright (ATT) | 8 | |
| 12. | Alexander Rowett (MID) | 6 | |
| 13. | Tim Platt (MID) | 6 | |
| 14. | Ruel Hibbs (GK) | 6 | |
| 1. | Paolo Ince (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Daniel Eadie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Eddie Higginbotham (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Ugo Sharpe (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Jermaine Vickers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Artur Neves (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Gabriel Hernandez (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Adrian Rufus (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alistair Izzet (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Darren Burgess (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jon Wetherall (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Arthur Tiler (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Peter Dryden (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Francis Venus (MID) | 0 | |