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Town 0-0 Huddersfield - Half-Time
Saturday, 1st Oct 2016 15:57

Town’s home game against Huddersfield remains 0-0 at half-time, the visitors having come closest to breaking the deadlock when Elias Kachunga hit the post.

Boss Mick McCarthy named the same XI which drew 0-0 with Brighton on Tuesday, while Luke Varney returned to the bench with Andre Dozzell the man to drop out of the 18.

Huddersfield were the first side to threaten, Sean Scannell winning an early corner down the Terriers’ right. From Chris Löwe's flag-kick Jonathan Hogg won a free header, but nodded the ball into the ground and to Blues keeper Bartosz Bialkowski.

Town began to make some impact as an attacking force in the 11th minute when Leon Best turned away from his man but his pass into the path of Kevin Bru to his left was cut out.

On 15 Emmanuel won a freekick five yards outside the area following a corner, which Lawrence curled just wide of Terriers’ keeper Danny Ward’s left post.

The game had been a fairly evenly-balanced but tame affair of few chances at both ends, but on 29 the visitors went close to going in front.

After Aaron Mooy’s shot had been blocked, Emmanuel only cleared as far as Kachunga, whose effort cannoned off the post.

The loose ball fell to Nahki Wells on the left of the area from where the Bermudian hit a shot across Bialkowski, who did well to save down to his left.

For Town, Knudsen lashed a 36th minute freekick over after Lawrence laid it to him, Best having been fouled by visitors’ skipper Mark Hudson.

Four minutes later, skipper Luke Chambers headed a corner from the left against Huddersfield defender Chris Shindler. The ball was eventually half-cleared to Knudsen, but his return ball was too far in front of Best, who was more involved than against Brighton on Tuesday, and keeper Ward claimed.

Town’s best chance of the half came in the 42nd minute when Grant Ward ran on to Best’s flick and found himself in the clear. The former Spurs man took a touch but failed to make a clean contact with his shot and the ball flew across goal and well wide.

Just before the break Bru headed a corner from the right towards goal but Terriers keeper Ward was able to claim comfortably.

Referee Chris Kavanagh brought the half to a close soon afterwards with the scoreline not an unfair reflection of the first 45 minutes.

As against the Seagulls on Tuesday, it had been a game with little in it and few chances. The visitors came closest when Kachunga hit the post and then Wells saw his subsequent effort saved, while Ward will feel he should have put the Blues in front from his chance.

Town: Bialkowski, Emmanuel, Chambers (c), Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Douglas, Bru, Ward, Lawrence, Best. Subs: Gerken, Bishop, Varney, Digby, Sears, Grant, Kenlock.

Huddersfield: Ward, Smith, Whitehead, Hudson (c), Hogg, Scannell, Kachunga, Mooy, Löwe, Wells, Schindler. Subs: Coleman, Holmes-Dennis, Cranie, Payne. Hefele, Van La Parra, Palmer. Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire).


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DurhamTownFan added 16:03 - Oct 1
On paper a draw against the top team is good, but surely we need to just go for it and at least try to win?!
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Mick_Mills_Tache added 16:05 - Oct 1
0-0

Shock.
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Dermotoreally added 16:32 - Oct 1
Chambers is shocking... his fault for the corner he give away only for huddersfield to convert. And he still wears the captains armband. How can you still be the on pitch manager if your performances are always this bad. Bart deserves the band in my opinion. Think we need to start a petition!! Lets ditch the should we have sold murphy pie chart to something more appropriate.
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Disco_Inferno added 16:37 - Oct 1
If we don't score today I think we have reached the point where every fan behind the goal gets issued with an comedy arrow do they can point the goal out to our players ( and manager)
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OwainG1992 added 16:45 - Oct 1
I've constantly stuck by Mick but...for the first time and i dont want to he saying this but i am in the mick out brigade. Just so fed up and no matter how this game ends i am wanting a change at the top.
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Tractorboy1985 added 16:54 - Oct 1
How much more do we have to take? Abysmal!!
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blue75 added 16:56 - Oct 1
I wish I'd had another pint at half time!!! What a load of crap Huddersfield were nothing!!!
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midastouch added 17:00 - Oct 1
Same ol' rubbish being served up week in week out! It's killing me!
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surgery added 17:01 - Oct 1
Guess the old 0-0 didn't work then eh Mick. Still, I'm sure you'll still be here come Monday
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Elizabeth added 17:03 - Oct 1
Absolutely seething .. This formation or selection is simply not working !! Why are changes not made to address this . Either clueless or lost the plot !!
Unless a radical change is made its going to be a long winter ! Get it sorted you so called professionals !
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MickeyMills added 17:05 - Oct 1
Mick Mills for manager. If you listen to what he says, he recognises everything that the fans say week in and week out
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blue75 added 17:09 - Oct 1
WE WANT OUR IPSWICH BACK!!!!!!
Just go now Mick we won't forget what you did for us. Leave it much longer and we won't forget what you did to us!!!!
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Cloddyseedbed added 18:07 - Oct 1
Certainly not surprised by the result or the performance. Every club I have seen at Portman Road this season have not been good but we look weaker than them all. Who the hell can we beat? If we played Portsmouth at home next week with our best team they would beat us, what does that tell you. Manager and his tactics has to go I'm afraid. We have not built a team in all the time MM has been here. No one is comfortable with the passing game to we just revert to same ole!
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