Huddersfield vs Blackburn

26 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Darren England

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Jaheim Headley 28’
  • Sorba Thomas 55’
  • Delano Burgzorg 68’

Match summary

Huddersfield won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Blackburn. Huddersfield led 1-0 at half-time.

Jaheim Headley put Huddersfield ahead in the 28th minute, Sorba Thomas made it 2-0 in the 55th minute, and Delano Burgzorg made it 3-0 in the 68th minute.

The chances backed that up: Huddersfield created 1.21 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Blackburn's 0.52 from 10.

Match stats

Huddersfield Blackburn
12 Shots 10
6 Shots on Target 1
6 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
1.21 xG 0.52
1.21 Non-penalty xG 0.52

Key events

Huddersfield Blackburn
Kick-off
Jaheim Headley1-0 (Huddersfield)
28’
Half-time1-0
Sorba Thomas2-0 (Huddersfield)
55’
Delano Burgzorg3-0 (Huddersfield)
68’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Huddersfield
  • Tom Lees
Blackburn
  • Callum Brittain
  • Hayden Carter
  • Adam Wharton
  • Lewis Travis

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.21 0.52 28’ Jaheim Headley (Huddersfield), 1-0 28’ 55’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), 2-0 55’ 68’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), 3-0 68’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.21 0.52 28’ Jaheim Headley (Huddersfield), 1-0 Headley 28’ 55’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), 2-0 Thomas 55’ 68’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), 3-0 Burgzorg 68’
Huddersfield 1.21 xGBlackburn 0.52 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackburn attacking Huddersfield attacking 
55’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 16’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 68’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 47’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 6’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 71’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 38’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 52’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+6’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Jaheim Headley (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 11’ Tom Lees (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 55’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.48 xG, goal 16’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.21 xG, saved 68’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.21 xG, goal 47’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 8’ Niall Ennis (Blackburn), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 6’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 51’ Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 28’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 78’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 16’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 27’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 4’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 71’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Arnór Sigurðsson (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ David Kasumu (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Jaheim Headley (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 38’ Jack Rudoni (Huddersfield), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 90+6’ Jake Garrett (Blackburn), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Tom Lees (Huddersfield), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 73’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 83’ Adam Wharton (Blackburn), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 80’ Callum Brittain (Blackburn), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Chris Maxwell Taken off
42′ – – – – – – –
Tom Lees
90′ – – 1 0.02 – –
Michał Helik
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
David Kasumu Taken off
78′ – – 2 0.08 – – –
Ben Wiles Taken off
67′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Hogg
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Jaheim Headley
90′ 1 – 1 0.02 – – –
Sorba Thomas Taken off
67′ 1 – 3 0.73 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 0.30 – – –
Jacob Chapman Came on as a substitute
48′ – – – – – – –
Loick Ayina Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Josh Koroma Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Rarmani Edmonds-Green Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Huddersfield win 31% Avg odds 3.09
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.64
Blackburn win 43% Avg odds 2.21

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.