West Bromwich Albion FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

West Bromwich Albion FC

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Huddersfield Town AFC

Sat 2 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC The Hawthorns 23,094 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 33' Delano Burgzorg

John Swift 52' 1–1

1–2 90+6' Jack Rudoni

Y 41' Josh Ruffels

John Swift 90' Y

Overview

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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at The Hawthorns.

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · 14 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee James Linington
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Bhupinder Gill

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

West Bromwich Albion FC 8 games · Avg 3.4 goals Huddersfield Town AFC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-03-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC 2022-08-27 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-03-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2021-11-20 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC

Recent Form

West Bromwich Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	1–2	L
26 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	H	4–2	W
18 Aug	Leeds United FC	A	1–1	D
12 Aug	Swansea City AFC	H	3–2	W
05 Aug	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
08 May	Swansea City AFC	A	2–3	L

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Sep	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	2–1	W
26 Aug	Norwich City FC	H	0–4	L
19 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–1	D
12 Aug	Leicester City FC	H	0–1	L
05 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	1–3	L
08 May	Reading FC	H	2–0	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

75% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

2/2

61-75

3/2

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC

Jimmy Morgan	3 G	3 A
Isaac Price	2 G	1 A
Callum Styles	2 G
Aune Heggebo	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! West Bromwich Albion FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — let the football do the talking.
5' West Bromwich Albion FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
10' Jaheim Headley has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' Huddersfield Town AFC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
33' Brilliant from the forward! Delano Burgzorg makes it 0-1 with a superb finish on 33.
38' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
41' That is a Yellow card for Huddersfield Town AFC. Josh Ruffels will be fuming at that decision.
46' West Bromwich Albion FC are deployed in a 3-4-3 today, looking to exploit space against Huddersfield Town AFC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
52' GOAL! John Swift scores on 52. Assisted by Brandon Thomas-Asante
57' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
62' It looks like no one’s ball. West Bromwich Albion FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
65' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 65 minute. Kyle Bartley leaves to be changed by Erik Pieters.
70' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
73' Fresh legs for Huddersfield Town AFC! Kian Harratt comes on to replace Danny Ward.
74' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Josh Koroma on, Delano Burgzorg off on 74 minutes.
79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Ben Wiles, as he is very good at scoring at The Hawthorns with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
82' The Huddersfield Town AFC bench stirs into life. Josh Ruffels is withdrawn and Yuta Nakayama gets his opportunity.
85' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Jaheim Headley trudges off to be replaced by Ben Jackson on 85 minutes.
86' A tactical swap from Huddersfield Town AFC — Ben Jackson on, Jaheim Headley off on 86 minutes.
88' The West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes a substitution. Jayson Molumby departs to be replaced by Grady Diangana.
90' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Swift on 90.
Huddersfield Town AFC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

19
John Swift
21
Brandon Thomas-Asante ↓ Josh Maja 74'
3
Conor Townsend
5
Kyle Bartley ↓ Erik Pieters 65'
10
Matt Phillips
7
Jed Wallace ↓ Jeremy Sarmiento 65'
2
Darnell Furlong
4
Cedric Kipre
35
Okay Yokuslu ↓ Nathaniel Chalobah 74'
24
Alex Palmer
8
Jayson Molumby ↓ Grady Diangana 88'

Bench

14
Nathaniel Chalobah ↑ 74'
15
Erik Pieters ↑ 65'
11
Grady Diangana ↑ 88'
9
Josh Maja ↑ 74'
27
Alex Mowatt
33
Joshua Griffiths
36
Caleb Taylor
17
Jeremy Sarmiento ↑ 65'
31
Tom Fellows

Coach Carlos Corberán

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Warnock

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jed Wallace	3
Daniel Ward	2
Faustino Anjorin	2
John Swift	2
Delano Burgzorg	2
Mikey Johnston	2
Karlan Ahearne-Grant	2
Matt Phillips	2

Head to Head

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-08-26 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2023-08-18 Leeds United FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2023-08-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–2 Swansea City AFC W 2023-08-05 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2023-05-08 Swansea City AFC 3–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2023-09-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–2 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2023-08-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–4 Norwich City FC L 2023-08-19 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2023-08-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Leicester City FC L 2023-08-05 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2023-05-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.53 West Bromwich Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Huddersfield Town AFC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC40% Draw28% Huddersfield Town AFC32%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.89

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	33%	67%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw

67%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

60%

West Bromwich Albion FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

West Bromwich Albion FC30% Draw45% Huddersfield Town AFC25%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

2 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

7.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

7.4%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.4%

1 – 3

3.4%

3 – 0

3.2%

Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC

Handicap	West Bromwich Albion FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	20%	60%
-0.5	40%	—	60%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

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