3 things we definitely learnt about Huddersfield Town after their 1-0 v Luton Town

Huddersfield Town are heading to Wembley following a 2-1 aggregate win over Luton Town in the Championship play-off semi-finals.

The tie was poised finely heading into last night’s second leg, with Jordan Rhodes’ late goal all it took to send Carlos Corberan’s side within 90 minutes of a remarkable Premier League return.

Luton, in fairness to them, were the better side for an hour at the John Smith’s Stadium and can count themselves unlucky not to have punished Huddersfield.

However, Sorba Thomas’ free-kick was converted by Rhodes on 82 minutes and that was enough to seal a 1-0 win on a memorable night.

Nottingham Forest or Sheffield United, who play their second leg tonight, stand in the way of Huddersfield winning promotion, with the play-off final to be played on Sunday 29th May.

As the dust begins to settle on last night and focus switches to Wembley, we identify a few talking points to emerge from the John Smith’s Stadium:

New hero, old hero

A banner from Huddersfield’s supporters pre-match read: “Time for new heroes,” as they wait to find out whether Corberan’s class of 2021/22 can match David Wagner’s 2016/17 squad in reaching the Premier League.

In truth, new heroes have already been born this season: Lee Nicholls, Tom Lees, Levi Colwill, Jon Russell and, obviously, Sorba Thomas.

Thomas has registered 12 assists for Town this season, in what’s his first full campaign at this level, having stepped out of the National League in early 2021.

Last night, his introduction on the hour changed the game’s direction and his free-kick was expertly finished by Rhodes.

If Thomas is one of Huddersfield’s new heroes, Rhodes is proving to be a returning fan favourite whose exploits haven’t been forgotten in these parts; he’s