Huddersfield vs Preston

12 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee J Busby

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–2

  • Daniel Ward 54’
  • Alan Browne 3’
  • Will Keane 39’
  • Ben Whiteman 66’

Match summary

Preston took a 3-1 win at Huddersfield. Preston led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Alan Browne put Preston ahead with a header in the 3rd minute and Will Keane made it 0-2 in the 39th minute. In the second half, Daniel Ward pulled one back to make it 1-2 with a header in the 54th minute and Ben Whiteman made it 1-3 in the 66th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Huddersfield created 0.61 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Preston 0.53 from 11.

Match stats

Huddersfield Preston
7 Shots 11
3 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 6
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.61 xG 0.53
0.61 Non-penalty xG 0.53

Key events

Huddersfield Preston
Kick-off
3’
Alan Browne0-1 (Preston)
39’
Will Keane0-2 (Preston)
Half-time0-2
Daniel Ward1-2 (Huddersfield)
54’
66’
Ben Whiteman1-3 (Preston)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Liam Lindsay
  • Brad Potts

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 0.53 3’ Alan Browne (Preston), 0-1 3’ 39’ Will Keane (Preston), 0-2 39’ 54’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), 1-2 54’ 66’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), 1-3 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 0.53 3’ Alan Browne (Preston), 0-1 Browne 3’ 39’ Will Keane (Preston), 0-2 Keane 39’ 54’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), 1-2 Ward 54’ 66’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), 1-3 Ben Whiteman 66’
Huddersfield 0.61 xGPreston 0.53 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Huddersfield attacking 
54’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 39’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 66’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 22’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 58’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 9’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Ched Evans (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 7’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 80’ Jordan Storey (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Brad Potts (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Duane Holmes (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 54’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), open play, 0.28 xG, goal 39’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 22’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 66’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 58’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 2’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 24’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 21’ Alan Browne (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, blocked 3’ Alan Browne (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 9’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 46’ Ched Evans (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Daniel Ward (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 7’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 80’ Jordan Storey (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 89’ Brahima Diarra (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 14’ Liam Millar (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 21’ Brad Potts (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 36’ Duane Holmes (Preston), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Chris Maxwell
90′ – – – – – – –
Matty Pearson Taken off
65′ – – – – – – –
Michał Helik
90′ – – – – – – –
Tom Lees Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
David Kasumu
90′ – – – – – – –
Jonathan Hogg
90′ – – – – – – –
Josh Austerfield Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
Josh Koroma Taken off
46′ – – 2 0.16 – – –
90′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Daniel Ward Taken off
61′ 1 – 2 0.31 – – –
Yuta Nakayama Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Ben Wiles Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Jaheim Headley Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Brahima Diarra Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Rarmani Edmonds-Green Came on as a substitute
25′ – – – – – – –
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 35% Avg odds 2.75
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.06
Preston win 34% Avg odds 2.78

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

Form going into the game

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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.