Match Report
| Huddersfield Town | Huddersfield Town |  |  | Preston North End | Preston North End | ||||||||||||||||
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| Marc Scowcroft | M. Scowcroft |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 54 | | Paul Beagrie | P. Beagrie | |||||||||
| Colin Jacobs | C. Jacobs | | 49 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 51 | | Bill Kasper | B. Kasper | |||||||||
| Scott Bridges | S. Bridges | | 44 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Stanley Weir | S. Weir | |||||||||
| Jonathan Seaman | J. Seaman | | 43 | D | | 4 | | D | 40 | | Leon Lisbie | L. Lisbie | |||||||||
| Kemal Myers | K. Myers | | 38 | D | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Ashley Rufus | A. Rufus | |||||||||
| Robert Clegg | R. Clegg | | 56 | M | | 6 | |  | M | 62 | | Marc Gascoigne | M. Gascoigne | ||||||||
| Alan Mustoe | A. Mustoe | | 53 | M | | | 7 | | M | 56 | | Dave Lowe | D. Lowe | ||||||||
| Carlton Minto | C. Minto | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Neil Hulme | N. Hulme | |||||||||
| Graham Griffin | G. Griffin | | 44 | M | | 9 | | M | 50 | | Adam Jackson | A. Jackson | |||||||||
| Cesar Marques | C. Marques |  | 56 | A | | 10 | | A | 59 | | Tony Proctor | T. Proctor | |||||||||
| Nicky Peckham | N. Peckham | | 47 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 |  | Jonas Schröder | J. Schröder | |||||||||
| Alan Gardner | A. Gardner | | 45 | A | | 12 | | G | 50 | | Nwankwo Burgess | N. Burgess | |||||||||
| Ben Hibbs | B. Hibbs | | 45 | A | | 13 | | A | 46 | | Norman Philips | N. Philips | |||||||||
| Graham Jobson | G. Jobson | | 41 | G | | 14 | | M | 44 | | Jason Benali | J. Benali | |||||||||
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Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at John Smiths Stadium where Huddersfield Town play host to Preston North End. Its a sell-out today with the 3,000 capacity stadium completely full.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Huddersfield Town and Preston North End are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Des Jobson.
The pitch is in good condition.
Both Huddersfield Town and Preston North End are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Des Jobson.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Preston North End get the match underway!
4.35
0-0Scott Bridges threads a neat ball through to Graham Griffin. Graham Griffin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nicky Peckham. Nicky Peckham knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stanley Weir.
9.54
0-0Carlton Minto surges forward with the ball. Carlton Minto shoots from long range but Paul Beagrie reads it well. Quality keeping!
12.09
Stanley Weir kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Hulme. Neil Hulme sees Tony Proctor in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tony Proctor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Marc Scowcroft who gathers it comfortably.
14.58
Carlton Minto flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Peckham collects the pass. Nicky Peckham edges inside the box! Some silky footwork from Nicky Peckham provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball comes in low, but Paul Beagrie easily smothers it!
20.50
0-0Scott Bridges flicks a high pass forward to Carlton Minto who brings the ball neatly under control. Carlton Minto knocks the ball to his team mate, Nicky Peckham. Nicky Peckham passes the ball forward but Cesar Marques is offside!
26.49
0-0Robert Clegg deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques shoots from outside the area. The ball rattles the crossbar bouncing back into play. The loose ball is cleared by the defence.
27.52
Stanley Weir sees Dave Lowe in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Dave Lowe flicks a high ball forward to Tony Proctor who takes it down. Tony Proctor knocks in a cross ball towards Jonas Schröder. With a superhuman jump, Jonas Schröder connects with the ball and heads it goalwards but it curls horrendously wide!
30.06
0-0Leon Lisbie clumsily knocks into Nicky Peckham. The referee calls over Leon Lisbie and warns him to calm down! Nicky Peckham hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
32.40
Adam Jackson kicks a strong pass forward to Tony Proctor. Tony Proctor shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
34.38
Jonas Schröder barges into Colin Jacobs. Jonas Schröder is warned by the referee! Colin Jacobs stretches but gets up unharmed.
36.27
0-0Dave Lowe flicks a high pass forward to Jonas Schröder who brings the ball under control. Jonas Schröder rushes past Kemal Myers! Jonas Schröder comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 10 yards out. The ball curls but is blocked by Colin Jacobs's leg.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Huddersfield Town appear unchanged since the first half. Preston North End also appear unchanged since the first half.
45.00
Huddersfield Town start the second half!
49.27
51.26
0-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
53.31
Leon Lisbie threads a neat ball through to Dave Lowe. Dave Lowe brings the ball forward. Dave Lowe controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
57.55
Colin Jacobs flicks a high pass forward. Alan Mustoe collects the pass. Alan Mustoe runs straight at the opposition's defence. Alan Mustoe threads the ball through to Nicky Peckham but he's offside!
60.22
Dave Lowe flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Schröder controls it well on his chest. Jonas Schröder knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jonathan Seaman.
71.39
Kemal Myers deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Alan Mustoe. Alan Mustoe flicks a high pass forward to Nicky Peckham who brings the ball under control. Nicky Peckham shoots from long range but he balloons it over the crossbar!
78.31
Dave Lowe passes the ball forward to Jonas Schröder. Jonas Schröder deftly passes the ball to Tony Proctor, releasing him through on goal. Tony Proctor rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
81.36
Marc Gascoigne advances with the ball. Marc Gascoigne shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
83.17
Leon Lisbie chips the ball to his team mate, Dave Lowe. Dave Lowe threads a neat ball through to Jonas Schröder. Jonas Schröder makes a great pass forward. Tony Proctor runs clear and latches on but the linesman indicates offside!
84.39
Bill Kasper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Adam Jackson. Adam Jackson surges forward with the ball. Adam Jackson shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
5
3
Fouls
0
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
48%
52%
Play Area
30.6%
39.8%
29.6%
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Dave Lowe of Preston North End |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Marc Scowcroft (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Colin Jacobs (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Scott Bridges (DEF) | 8 | |
| 4. | Jonathan Seaman (DEF) | 7 | |
| 5. | Kemal Myers (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Robert Clegg (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Alan Mustoe (MID) | 7 | |
| 8. | Carlton Minto (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Graham Griffin (MID) | 7 | |
| 10. | Cesar Marques (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Nicky Peckham (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Alan Gardner (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Ben Hibbs (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Graham Jobson (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Paul Beagrie (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Bill Kasper (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Stanley Weir (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Leon Lisbie (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Ashley Rufus (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Marc Gascoigne (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Dave Lowe (MID) | 9 | |
| 8. | Neil Hulme (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Adam Jackson (MID) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tony Proctor (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Jonas Schröder (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Nwankwo Burgess (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Norman Philips (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Jason Benali (MID) | 0 | |