Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Huddersfield Town AFC

3 – 0

Full Time

Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 26 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Jaheim Headley 28' 1–0

Sorba Thomas 55' 2–0

Delano Burgzorg 68' 3–0

Y 35' Hayden Carter

Tom Lees 49' Y

Y 51' Adam Wharton

Y 90' Callum Brittain

Y 90' Lewis Travis

Overview

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Huddersfield Town AFC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at John Smith's Stadium.

Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Darren England
Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
Assistant 2 Matthew Smith

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 7.5 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Huddersfield Town AFC 10 games · Avg 3.2 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2023-04-10 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-11-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-01-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2021-09-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	3–0	W
23 Dec	Norwich City FC	A	0–2	L
16 Dec	Millwall FC	A	1–1	D
12 Dec	Preston North End FC	H	1–3	L
09 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	1–1	D
02 Dec	Swansea City AFC	A	1–1	D

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
26 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–3	L
23 Dec	Watford FC	H	1–2	L
16 Dec	Southampton FC	A	0–4	L
12 Dec	Bristol City FC	H	2–1	W
09 Dec	Leeds United FC	H	0–2	L
02 Dec	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	1–3	L

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' That's the starting whistle at John Smith's Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Huddersfield Town AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
5' The 26-year-old Hayden Carter has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Huddersfield Town AFC are deployed in a 3-5-2 today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
15' James Hill is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Huddersfield Town AFC so far.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Huddersfield Town AFC and Blackburn Rovers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
28' What composure from Jaheim Headley! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
33' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
35' Hayden Carter catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 35.
40' Sorba Thomas has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
42' The supporters are chanting for Jacob Chapman. He replaces Chris Maxwell on 42 minute.
46' Lewis Travis is replacing Sondre Tronstad for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
49' Tom Lees has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 49.
51' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Adam Wharton.
55' Goal! Sorba Thomas scores his 9 goal in 20 matches.
60' It is a cagey affair so far. Huddersfield Town AFC in their 3-5-2 trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact 4-2-3-1.
62' Niall Ennis makes way for Semir Telalovic at the 62 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
66' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Arnor Sigurdsson is replaced by Dilan Markanday on 66 minute.
67' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Ben Wiles is replaced by Loick Ayina.
68' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Delano Burgzorg makes it 3-0.
69' Delano Burgzorg has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 69 minutes.
74' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
78' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 78 minute. David Kasumu leaves to be changed by Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
83' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tom Lees suffering a number of foals already.
85' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Dominic Hyam departs to be replaced by James Hill.
90' The referee has no hesitation. Callum Brittain is booked for Blackburn Rovers FC — Yellow card on 90.
Huddersfield Town AFC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

18
David Kasumu ↓ Rarmani Edmonds-Green 78'
14
Sorba Thomas ↓ Josh Koroma 67'
6
Jonathan Hogg
12
Chris Maxwell ↓ Jacob Chapman 42'
32
Tom Lees
23
Ben Wiles ↓ Loick Ayina 67'
7
Delano Burgzorg
33
Yuta Nakayama
8
Jack Rudoni
5
Michal Helik
15
Jaheim Headley

Bench

Coach Darren Moore

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

2
Callum Brittain
8
Samuel Szmodics
5
Dominic Hyam ↓ James Hill 85'
3
Harry Pickering
7
Arnor Sigurdsson ↓ Dilan Markanday 66'
14
Niall Ennis ↓ Semir Telalovic 62'
6
Sondre Tronstad ↓ Lewis Travis 46'
17
Hayden Carter
24
Andrew Moran ↓ Jake Garrett 46'
23
Adam Wharton
12
Leopold Wahlstedt

Bench

27
Lewis Travis ↑ 46'
4
James Hill ↑ 85'
34
Joe Hilton
18
Dilan Markanday ↑ 66'
30
Jake Garrett ↑ 46'
33
Semir Telalovic ↑ 62'
20
Harry Leonard
15
Patrick Gamble
28
Charlie Weston

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Ben Brereton	4
Adam Armstrong	3
Daniel Ward	2
Matthew Pearson	2
Sam Gallagher	2
Naby Sarr	2
Jaheim Headley	1
Bradley Dack	1

Head to Head

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-12-23 Norwich City FC 2–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-12-16 Millwall FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-12-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–3 Preston North End FC L 2023-12-09 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2023-12-02 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Watford FC L 2023-12-16 Southampton FC 4–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-12-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Bristol City FC W 2023-12-09 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Leeds United FC L 2023-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.81 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

0.94 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Huddersfield Town AFC57% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC19%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.75

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	30%	70%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw

81%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

43%

Huddersfield Town AFC or Blackburn Rovers FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Huddersfield Town AFC40% Draw45% Blackburn Rovers FC15%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.7%

1 – 0

10.8%

2 – 0

10.2%

2 – 1

9.5%

0 – 0

8.2%

3 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

5.7%

0 – 1

5.1%

1 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

2.8%

0 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap	Huddersfield Town AFC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	15%	—	85%
-2	15%	18%	67%
-1.5	33%	—	67%
-1	33%	24%	44%
-0.5	56%	—	44%
+0.5	82%	—	18%
+1	82%	12%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.