Match Report


Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town     Wolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton Wanderers
Computer Player Computer Player Grant Bennion Grant Bennion
Paolo InceP. Ince65
G
captain1
G
74Hamilton ParraH. Parra
Daniel EadieD. Eadie67
D
2
D
61Jose SanchezJ. Sanchez
Eddie HigginbothamE. Higginbotham62
D
3
D
69David BeckD. Beck
Ugo SharpeU. Sharpe54
D
4
D
73Carl EadieC. Eadie
Jermaine VickersJ. Vickers49
D
5
M
43Scott SinclairS. Sinclair
Artur NevesA. Neves62
M
6captain
M
62Dave SmitheD. Smithe
Gabriel HernandezG. Hernandez62
M
7
M
64Bakary SammerB. Sammer
Adrian RufusA. Rufus61
M
8
M
66Gilles WinterburnG. Winterburn
Alistair IzzetA. Izzet66
A
9
A
67Jose Javier FernandezJ. Fernandez
Darren BurgessD. Burgess63
A
10
A
67Duncan JacobsD. Jacobs
Jon WetherallJ. Wetherall61
A
11
A
64Mick SouthgateM. Southgate
 
Arthur TilerA. Tiler62
G
12
D
71Samuel AlvesS. Alves
Peter DrydenP. Dryden60
M
13
M
42Bill DoddB. Dodd
Francis VenusF. Venus58
M
14
A
70Carl JosephC. Joseph

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Wolverhampton Wanderers. A crowd of 9,564 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Huddersfield Town are playing in a 4-3-2-1 formation while Wolverhampton Wanderers appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by David Midgley.


0.00
The whistle blows and Wolverhampton Wanderers get the match underway!
9.12
Artur Neves knocks the ball forward to Alistair Izzet. Alistair Izzet knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
12.39
Eddie Higginbotham controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Ugo Sharpe. Ugo Sharpe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Artur Neves. Artur Neves shoots from long range. Hamilton Parra gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent save!
20.42
Dave Smithe makes a simple pass to Mick Southgate. Mick Southgate shoots from 20 yards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mick Southgate!
24.56
David Beck makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez shoots from distance. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Nice keeping!
26.58
Adrian Rufus plays the ball forward to Gabriel Hernandez. Gabriel Hernandez kicks a strong pass forward to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Hamilton Parra who gathers it comfortably.
36.26
Dave Smithe makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez shoots from long range. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
39.21
Eddie Higginbotham flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Izzet collects the pass. Alistair Izzet threads the ball through to Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess plays a one-two with Adrian Rufus and rushes in on goal... Darren Burgess side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
42.49
Jermaine Vickers launches a long ball forward. Darren Burgess tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies well off target!
45.00
Scott Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Mick Southgate collects the pass. Mick Southgate tries a spectacular long range effort. Magnificent save by Paolo Ince!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Huddersfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Wolverhampton Wanderers also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Huddersfield Town start the second half!
47.50
With a delightful solo run, Eddie Higginbotham stretches the opposition's defence. Eddie Higginbotham tries a spectacular long range effort which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
51.51
Carl Eadie controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Gilles Winterburn. Gilles Winterburn makes a probing pass to Dave Smithe. Dave Smithe shoots from distance but is denied by Paolo Ince. Excellent save.
53.48
With some swift thinking, Dave Smithe plays the ball forward to Duncan Jacobs. Duncan Jacobs finds some space and shoots from distance. Fantastic reaction save from Paolo Ince!
54.32
David Beck hits a low pass to Gilles Winterburn. Gilles Winterburn flicks the ball to his team mate, Mick Southgate. Mick Southgate shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
55.29
Dave Smithe kicks a strong pass forward to Mick Southgate. Mick Southgate knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Adrian Rufus.
57.31
David Beck takes a short throw-in bringing Bakary Sammer into play. Bakary Sammer makes a simple pass to Jose Javier Fernandez. Jose Javier Fernandez finds some space and shoots from distance but it rises well off target!
60.52
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made a substitution with Carl Joseph replacing Duncan Jacobs .
61.55
Scott Sinclair flicks a high pass forward. Jose Javier Fernandez holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Jose Javier Fernandez shoots from 25 yards. Solid save from Paolo Ince.
63.33
Ugo Sharpe pushes mid-way up the pitch. Ugo Sharpe makes a simple pass to Jon Wetherall. Jon Wetherall chips the ball to his team mate, Alistair Izzet. David Beck clumsily knocks into Alistair Izzet. Penalty not given!!
72.29
Artur Neves flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Burgess. Darren Burgess shoots from long range but it's drastically wayward!
73.27
Dave Smithe flicks a high pass forward to Bakary Sammer who brings the ball under control. Bakary Sammer shoots from 25 yards but Paolo Ince is on top of it.
75.26
Bakary Sammer kicks a strong pass forward to Mick Southgate. Mick Southgate tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
77.26
Wolverhampton Wanderers have made 2 substitutions with Samuel Alves replacing David Beck and Bill Dodd replacing Bakary Sammer .
81.23
Ugo Sharpe threads a neat ball through to Adrian Rufus. Adrian Rufus flicks a high pass forward. Alistair Izzet holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alistair Izzet shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
83.22
Artur Neves flicks a high pass forward. Darren Burgess collects the pass. Darren Burgess controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it's drastically wayward!
84.21
Bill Dodd knocks the ball to his team mate, Mick Southgate. Mick Southgate flicks a high pass forward. Carl Joseph collects the pass. Carl Joseph edges inside the box! Carl Joseph comes in from the right and smashes a shot from 11 yards out but it slams into the crowd!
87.33
Dave Smithe threads the ball through to Mick Southgate. Mick Southgate tries a spectacular long range effort but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
89.43
Darren Burgess sees a break and surges forward. Darren Burgess knocks in a cross ball towards Jon Wetherall. Jon Wetherall whips the ball goalwards with his head. Hamilton Parra manages to gather it comfortably.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Huddersfield Town

Wolverhampton Wanderers
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
3
9
Shots off Target
5
4
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43%
57%
Play Area
29.1%
45.6%
25.3%

Scorers
Eddie Higginbotham 47
Mick Southgate 20, 75
Jose Javier Fernandez 36

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mick Southgate of Wolverhampton Wanderers

Match Ratings
1.Paolo Ince (GK)
8
2.Daniel Eadie (DEF)
6
3.Eddie Higginbotham (DEF)goal scored
8
4.Ugo Sharpe (DEF)
6
5.Jermaine Vickers (DEF)
6
6.Artur Neves (MID)
6
7.Gabriel Hernandez (MID)
6
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

1.Hamilton Parra (GK)
6
2.Jose Sanchez (DEF)
6
3.David Beck (DEF)
6
4.Carl Eadie (DEF)
6
5.Scott Sinclair (MID)
6
6.Dave Smithe (MID)
8
7.Bakary Sammer (MID)
7
8.Gilles Winterburn (MID)
6
9.Jose Javier Fernandez (ATT)goal scored
8
10.Duncan Jacobs (ATT)
6
11.Mick Southgate (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
 
12.Samuel Alves (DEF)
6
13.Bill Dodd (MID)
6
14.Carl Joseph (ATT)
6