Huddersfield Town 3-2 Blackpool: result and report

Championship · Sunday 26 December 2021

Result

Huddersfield Town 3-2 Blackpool

Championship · Sunday 26 December 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Huddersfield Town 3-2 Blackpool: match report

Huddersfield Town defeated Blackpool 3-2 in the Championship on Sunday 26 December 2021. The half-time score was 1-2.

Jerry Yates opened the scoring in the 1st minute. Huddersfield Town's goals came from Danny Ward (3'), Sorba Thomas (80') and Sorba Thomas (84'). Blackpool scored through Jerry Yates (1') and Gary Madine (18').

Discipline: Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards; Blackpool received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game Huddersfield Town were 10th on 33 points from 23 and Blackpool 13th on 30 points from 23. Huddersfield Town went on to finish that season 4th with 86 points, and Blackpool 16th with 60.

Huddersfield Town lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Blackpool in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Sorba Thomas of Huddersfield Town (8.5), ahead of Gary Madine (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Huddersfield Town wins, 3 draws and 1 for Blackpool.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 1'Goal · Jerry YatesBlackpool · 0-1
  • 3'Goal · Danny WardHuddersfield Town · 1-1
  • 18'Goal · Gary MadineBlackpool · 1-2
  • 33'Yellow card · Harry ToffoloHuddersfield Town
  • 45+10'Yellow card · Jordan Lawrence-GabrielBlackpool
  • 61'Second yellow · Jordan Lawrence-GabrielBlackpool
  • 79'Yellow card · Duane HolmesHuddersfield Town
  • 80'Goal · Sorba ThomasHuddersfield Town · 2-2
  • 84'Goal · Sorba ThomasHuddersfield Town · 3-2

Head-to-head

7 meetings: Huddersfield Town 3, draws 3, Blackpool 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Chris MaxwellBlackpool · injury (Thigh muscle rupture)
  • PipaHuddersfield Town · injury (Groin Injury)
  • Grant WardBlackpool · injury (Achilles tendon problems)
  • Tino AnjorinHuddersfield Town · injury (Fracture)

Huddersfield Town line-up (3-4-2-1)

Lee Nicholls, Matty Pearson, Tom Lees, Naby Sarr, Sorba Thomas, Scott High, Lewis O'Brien, Harry Toffolo, Duane Holmes, Danel Sinani, Daniel Ward

Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)

Daniel Grimshaw, Jordan Gabriel, Marvin Ekpiteta, Daníel Leó Grétarsson, James Husband, Josh Bowler, Kenny Dougall, Sonny Carey, Keshi Anderson, Gary Madine, Jerry Yates