3 things we clearly learnt about Huddersfield Town after their 1-1 draw v Luton Town
Huddersfield Town played out a 1-1 draw with Luton Town last night in the first leg of their play-off semi-final.
Danel Sinani fired Town into an early lead during a first-half that was full of controversy.
Sonny Bradley equalised for Luton, though, as the hosts enjoyed a strong spell heading into half-time.
Carlos Corberan’s side got to grips with the tie after the break and they head back to West Yorkshire with a result that they would have, undoubtedly, taken before a ball was kicked.
We take a look at THREE talking points here:
In control at the halfway stage
The first-half at Kenilworth Road was played at a frantic pace.
Both sides scored, should have had penalties and went close again through Cameron Jerome and Danny Ward.
Things settled down in the second period, though, largely thanks to Huddersfield starting to put their foot on the ball and controlling proceedings.
Despite a lack of cutting edge, there was a certain ease in which Huddersfield manoeuvred their way through the second-half.
Attacking changes made by Nathan Jones suggested that Luton felt they needed to take a lead with them to Huddersfield on Monday night, subsequently pointing to the fact that a draw leaves Huddersfield in control.
Heading back to the John Smith’s Stadium, they will know if they can continue doing the things they did after half-time, it will go a long way to booking their place at Wembley.
Corberan’s attacking selection pays off
Corberan has plenty of options in the final third, underlined by the fact he had to leave Josh Koroma out of yesterday’s squad.
Perhaps unsurprisingly it was Danel Sinani supporting Danny Ward, with Duane Holmes the most advanced of Huddersfield’s midfield.
Sinani punched a shot inside Matt Ingram’s