Preston vs Huddersfield

9 April 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Will Keane 53’ (pen)
  • Milutin Osmajić 84’, 87’, 90+2’
  • Josh Koroma 42’

Match summary

Preston came from behind to win 4-1 at home to Huddersfield. Huddersfield led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Josh Koroma put Huddersfield ahead in the 42nd minute. In the second half, Will Keane equalised from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, Milutin Osmajić put Preston in front in the 84th minute, Osmajić made it 3-1 in the 87th minute, and Osmajić made it 4-1 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Preston created 2.41 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Huddersfield's 0.85 from 8.

Match stats

Preston Huddersfield
14 Shots 8
7 Shots on Target 2
8 Corners 2
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.41 xG 0.83
1.62 Non-penalty xG 0.83

Key events

Preston Huddersfield
Kick-off
42’
Josh Koroma0-1 (Huddersfield)
Half-time0-1
Will Keane
Penalty
1-1 (Preston)
53’
Milutin Osmajić2-1 (Preston)
84’
Milutin Osmajić3-1 (Preston)
87’
Milutin Osmajić4-1 (Preston)
90+2’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Preston
  • Greg Cunningham
  • Duane Holmes
  • Ali McCann
Huddersfield
  • Alex Matos
  • David Kasumu

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 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.41 0.85 42’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), 0-1 42’ 53’ Will Keane (Preston), 1-1 53’ 84’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 2-1 84’ 87’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 3-1 87’ 90+2’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 4-1 90+2’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.41 0.85 42’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), 0-1 Koroma 42’ 53’ Will Keane (Preston), 1-1 Keane 53’ 84’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 2-1 Osmajić 84’ 87’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 3-1 Osmajić 87’ 90+2’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), 4-1 Osmajić 90+2’
Preston 2.41 xGHuddersfield 0.85 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Huddersfield attacking Preston attacking 
53’ Will Keane (Preston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 87’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 42’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 84’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 70’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 18’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 42’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 42’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+2’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 34’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 74’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 41’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Greg Cunningham (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Duane Holmes (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 53’ Will Keane (Preston), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 87’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.56 xG, goal 42’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 84’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.27 xG, goal 18’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.17 xG, blocked 70’ Duane Holmes (Preston), open play, 0.17 xG, saved 42’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 42’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 90+2’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 34’ Josh Koroma (Huddersfield), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 74’ Ali McCann (Preston), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 41’ Jordan Storey (Preston), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 66’ Greg Cunningham (Preston), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 12’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 19’ Duane Holmes (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 59’ Liam Lindsay (Preston), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 30’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 42’ Delano Burgzorg (Huddersfield), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 69’ Mads Frøkjær (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ Ben Wiles (Huddersfield), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 35’ Robbie Brady (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 0.23 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
Greg Cunningham
90′ – – 1 0.05 – –
Robbie Brady
90′ – – 1 0.01 – – –
Duane Holmes Taken off
90′ – – 2 0.20 – –
90′ – – 1 0.08 – –
Andrew Hughes Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.02 – – –
Emil Riis Jacobsen Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
Will Keane Taken off
90′ 1 – 2 0.81 – – –
Alan Browne Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Milutin Osmajić Came on as a substitute
14′ 3 – 3 0.97 – – –
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

Preston win 38% Avg odds 2.50
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.14
Huddersfield win 32% Avg odds 2.98

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.