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Town 0-1 Huddersfield - Match Report
Saturday, 1st Oct 2016 17:02

Championship leaders Huddersfield recorded their first win at Portman Road for 20 years as Christopher Schindler’s second-half header saw the Terriers to a 1-0 victory. The Blues, beaten at home for the first time in the league this season and now without a goal in four matches, never looked like getting back into the game after the German centre-half had put the visitors in front from a 58th minute corner.

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.

Huddersfield switched Dean Whitehead for the more attacking Rajiv Van La Parra ahead of the second half.

Terriers midfielder Hogg picked up the game’s first yellow card in the 50th minute for tripping Lawrence as the on-loan Leicester man broke forward.

On 52 Best forced an error from Schindler after a long ball had been played down the right. The former Newcastle man fed Bru but the Mauritius international shot weakly to Ward. As the Huddersfield keeper looked to clear from his hands Douglas impeded him and was booked.

A minute later, a Terriers cross from the left reached their right-back Tommy Smith, whose shot flew over off Knudsen, then on 55 Bru found some space in the box but looked to pass when he should have shot.

A minute later the midfielder was replaced along with Grant Ward with boos greeting the decision to withdraw the right winger. Freddie Sears, who joined Best up front, and Teddy Bishop took over.

The visitors took the lead in the 58th minute after Chambers and Bialkowski between then needlessly conceded a corner. Mooy whipped over the ball and Schindler got ahead of his man to flick a powerful header past Bialkowski.

Boosted by the goal, the West Yorkshiremen took the game to Town and on 62 Scannell saw a shot blocked by Berra. A minute later, Wells headed into Bialkowski’s arms from a cross from the right.

On 66 Sears hit a shot at goal which Ward claimed, the Blues’ first strike on target of the afternoon, leading to applause and then chants of ‘We’ve had a shot’ from the Sir Bobby Robson Stand.

Five minutes later, Michael Hefele took over from goalscorer Schindler, who had picked up a knock.

The Blues had rarely looked like getting back on terms but on 81 Best reached Knudsen’s cross from the left and the loose ball caused some panic in the Huddersfield defence but wouldn’t fall for a Town player and Ward claimed.

A minute later, Douglas won the ball down the left and found space but the Irishman took too long over his cross and eventually hit it well beyond Sears.

Three minutes from the end of normal time Varney replaced Lawrence, moments before Terriers sub Hefele headed a cross from the right over.

Town desperately looked for an equaliser in seven minutes of injury time, Berra seeing a shot blocked, then Varney curling an effort high and wide.

The visitors saw out the remaining minutes, two corners on the Town left were the two most dangerous moments, to retain their place at the top of the table.

The final whistle was greeted by boos and then chants of ‘What a load of rubbish’ from sections of the Sir Bobby Robson Stand.

As so often in recent weeks Town were in what was another match of few chances at 0-0, but once they were behind they were unable to take the game to the opposition, who played the more composed football throughout, and create opportunities.

Sears’s strike was their only shot on target of the afternoon, while Ward’s first-half opportunity was their best chance of the game.

The result sees Town, with owner Marcus Evans watching from his executive box in the East of England Co-op Stand, drop to 16th in the Championship ahead of the international break.

Town: Bialkowski, Emmanuel, Chambers (c), Berra, Knudsen, Skuse, Douglas, Bru (Sears 57), Ward (Bishop 57), Lawrence (Varney 87), Best. Unused: Gerken, Digby, Grant, Kenlock.

Huddersfield: Ward, Smith, Whitehead (Van La Parra 46), Hudson (c), Hogg, Scannell, Kachunga, Mooy, Löwe, Wells, Schindler (Hefele 71). Unused: Coleman, Holmes-Dennis, Cranie, Payne, Palmer. Referee: Chris Kavanagh (Lancashire). Att: 16,146 (Huddersfield: 803).


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midastouch added 17:03 - Oct 1
I wish a certain one of our dinosaurs would go missing!
If only we could pack Megalosaurus McCarthy off somewhere like Brighton & HOOF Albion or Stubbornhousemuir!
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bostonusablue added 17:03 - Oct 1
Enough is enough. McCarthy out. Anyone else who wants him to stay obviously wants our great club to fall even further into the abyss.
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iaintaylorx added 17:05 - Oct 1
I'm soryy Mick lovers, but his time has come.
MICK OUT ASAP!
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martin587 added 17:05 - Oct 1
Absolute Dire.Enough said.!!
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Michael11 added 17:05 - Oct 1
I'd always defended McCarthy when fans got on his back because of the job he did to stabilise us after Keane's mess, but enough is enough and now it's time to go. The tactics (or lack of them) are utterly dreadful and quite frankly it's nothing short of embarrassing. Every game we just set out with the attitude of trying not to lose and it's unacceptable. The attendances are plummeting very quickly and it's becoming a real chore to support ITFC these days. How can we charge £30+ for that kind of dross and complete lack of entertainment on a regular basis? We need someone positive and forward thinking to come in and take us to the next step now.
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Tufty added 17:11 - Oct 1
Abject performance
Chambers can't play right back or centre half gave them the game with a useless header
Best far too slow
Just plain terrible
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Papa added 17:12 - Oct 1
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results - Albert Einstein.

I've largely sat on the fence with regards to Mick - he did do a good job in stabilising us and has done a decent job with the resources he's had but the football is dire. He is right in that football is a results business and if we were winning 4-0 every week playing long ball, 95% of us would be happy. But we're not even scoring goals. Mick's stubbornness is clouding his judgement and affecting his ability to make the correct selections because being right is more important to him than anything else.

I like Mick as a person but even I feel it's time for a change, simply because he refuses to change anything himself.
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WhoisJimmyJuan added 17:12 - Oct 1
Schindler scores and we were listless.

Sorry but time for McCarthy to go. Thanks for stabilising the club and some if the signings and the play offs. But you are not interested in the club. You would gave taken the a Irish job or a Premiership job on ab instance. Goodbye.
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DurhamTownFan added 17:12 - Oct 1
Serious alarm bells must now be ringing. It's not this one game against the top side. It's a continuous lack of attacking intent and game control for 2+ years now. We've got bright prospects on the bench, and he's stifling their careers.

End the boring football-MM out now
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couldbebetter added 17:12 - Oct 1
The only way MM is going to get sacked is if we get relegated.A price worth paying maybe to get a new man in and overhaul the way we play.
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blue75 added 17:13 - Oct 1
Take it away penguinblue.
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humberblue added 17:13 - Oct 1
For better or worse MM and team have to go. We are just a laughing stock. Any more of this and its League 1 for us without question. Thanks MM for "Something"???...... Now go please😡
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surgery added 17:14 - Oct 1
The trouble is this b.....d seems invincible
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calvin added 17:14 - Oct 1
McCarthy out now.
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dirtydingusmagee added 17:15 - Oct 1
remember Mick saying after sale of Murphy,he was happy with his striking options, enough said , McCarthy please please please just walk away .
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iaintaylorx added 17:15 - Oct 1
Raging still!! Takes off Lawrence and Bru and keeps on Douglas and Skuse? Just p**s off!!
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iaintaylorx added 17:15 - Oct 1
AND WARD!!?
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Mick_Mills_Tache added 17:15 - Oct 1
Yet again, another match goes past with only 1 shot on target. Yet again he plays Bru, Skuse and Douglas and only one up front and yet again we fail to score.

Douglas has played every single minute since the 78th minute of the Brentford game (second league game of the season.) Just let that sink in....

Foxtrot Oscar Mick.
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sproughtonblue added 17:16 - Oct 1
Luke Chambers you really are a right plonker............
One serious shot yet again.......
Mick McCarthy please do the honourable thing and walk away for the sake of this Club.
Enough is enough
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mickeyjb added 17:16 - Oct 1
I live down the south coast so it's a bit of a trek for me to get there. Maybe I tipify the stay away fan. Please can someone tell me why I should spend over £100 to drive and see them play? No chance! You have to think you have a chance or may at least see something positive happen. I won't be spending another penny until that arrogant muppet has gone. Oh but he knows best and makes sure we all know about it. This is going the way of Sunderland and wolves, unfortunately when he got those teams up, football hadn't yet evolved, it has now and boy is he so far behind the curve.
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Tufty added 17:16 - Oct 1
Under Keane = Bad
Under Jewell = poor
Under McCarthy = answers on a postcard please
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RedDust added 17:17 - Oct 1
Mick McCarthy you are a peasant.
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sidtheswan added 17:17 - Oct 1
Enough is enough . Huddersfield got 12 players for 3 million what did we do with Murphy money ? MM out got better things to do in Saturday then watch this rubbish !
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TimmyH added 17:17 - Oct 1
Lack of mangement from McCarthy of late re: keeping with the same poor Skruglas 3 in the midfield and only changing things through enforced injuries in certain positions is slowly turning the supporters against him.

400+ minutes since the last goal and 500 minutes played and only 1 goal says it all!! yesterday in the EADT he said the start to the first 10 games was 'solid' bog standard average I'd say and let's be fair since early 2015 our performances and results have slowly been getting worse. Carry on at this rate Mick and you should be gone by Xmas...living in hope but the cosy friendship between him and the owner says not.
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babyblueboy added 17:18 - Oct 1
What a load of old tosh MM must go kick out all the has beans and freebies give the kids who is rather go down to league 1 at least trying this is the most pathetic team we have ever seen in blue shirts what a waste of money "crap for 90 mins"
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