Town fall to heavy defeat after getting Josh the start they needed
| Published date | 10 April 2024 |
| Publication title | Huddersfield Daily Examiner |
Substitute Milutin Osmajic then netted a quickfire hat-trick in the final 10 minutes to hand the Terriers a setback in their battle against the drop.
The result leaves Town fourth from bottom in the Championship table, on 43 points from 42 matches played, level on points with third from bottom Sheffield Wednesday with just four games remaining. However, the Terriers will drop into the relegation zone this evening should Birmingham City claim at least a point against Cardiff City.
Andre Breitenreiter made one change from the last-gasp 1-0 victory over Millwall on Saturday, with Ben Wiles coming into the starting lineup for Bojan Radulovic, who dropped to the bench.
The Terriers showed early promise in the contest with some spells of possession in the hosts' territory, but were unable to create a meaningful chance in the opening period.
Sorba Thomas had Town's first sighting on goal 13 minutes in as the winger took aim from a long range free-kick, but the ball went harmlessly over the bar.
The Terriers then passed up a good opportunity to get in on goal as Thomas' ball to play in Wiles was too close to Freddie Woodman, who came out to claim. Preston, who had struggled to get a foothold in the early stages, went on to pin
Town back for a period with a series of set-pieces. Jordan Storey had a header blocked from close range from one, while former Terriers' midfielder Duane Holmes also had a volley deflected wide from another.
Keane was next to threaten for the hosts on the half-hour mark, but the forward sent his low effort wide of the target after being picked out in space.
Thomas then forced an error from Woodman from the winger's press as the goalkeeper's clearance found Koroma, but the forward could only send his effort over the bar after driving towards goal.
Robbie Brady fired just over from distance at the other end, before Thomas had a close range effort saved by Woodman soon after, but the flag had already been raised for offside against Koroma earlier in the move.
The Terriers netted the opener three minutes before the interval. Burgzorg was played in towards goal and picked out
Wiles, who had a shot blocked .
The ball dropped back to Burgzorg, whose miscued shot fell kindly to Koroma, but the winger did superbly to shift the ball onto his left...
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