Huddersfield Town’s new season got off to a poor start as they were deservedly beaten by a Burnley side whose one-goal victory flattered the Terriers, who could conceivably have been further behind before the break.
The second half offered some signs of improvement but Danny Schofield’s side still did not manage a shot on target or any clear-cut opportunities to speak of, leaving the new head coach plenty of work to do to get a better performance next time out.
Here are our first five conclusions of the 2022/23 season, including where the game was lost, what they need to fix and what it tells us about the state of play for the rest of the campaign.
In the interests of fairness, we need to say that Burnley were genuinely impressive in the first half. But while most games are won or lost because one team is really good or one team is really bad, this was one of those relatively rare occasions where both things were true.