CLYDE Wijnhard failed to make the same impact at Leeds as his Dutch compatriot Jimmy Hasselbaink but the striker who joined Huddersfield for £750,000 in summer should not be underestimated.

Our Carling Opta statistics show that Wijnhard's Premiership season was not as disappointing as some might think - and he has already got his Town career off to a flying start with a goal at QPR last Saturday.

Despite scoring only three times for Leeds, Wijnhard created three others and had nearly twice as many shots on target than missed.

His running with the ball is a genuine threat, rarely giving away possession, for a dribble-completion rate of 77 per cent.

A pass-completion success of 66 per cent shows he can also link the attacking play.

Wijnhard's natural power should combine well with Town favourite Marcus Stewart to give Rovers' defence plenty to think about, especially if Town start as strongly as they finished in the QPR game.

They laid siege to the Rangers goal in the closing stages and were a shade unlucky to lose.

As well as scoring Huddersfield's first goal of the new season at Loftus Road, Wijnhard showed his sharpness by forcing Ludek Miklosko to make two further saves from goalbound efforts.

One area of his game which does let him down, however, was illustrated during the 970 minutes he spent on the pitch with Leeds last season.

The striker was caught offside on 22 occasions, so a blank in that respect was welcomed on his Huddersfield debut.

Although the Dutchman did not make Carling Opta's first Division One 'team of the week', Town defender Craig Armstrong did - along with two Rovers players, despite the disappointing performance against Port Vale.

Both Lee Carsley and Callum Davidson earned enough points to get the vote.

The stats showed Carsley enjoyed an outstanding pass-completion rate of 89 per cent against Vale. He also claimed a 100 per cent dribble success rate and made 16 tackles, clearances, blocks and interceptions.

Davidson was particularly strong in the latter category, with a total of 23, and also had a success rate of 77 per cent with his passing.

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