Nottingham Forest 0-2 Huddersfield Town

Denmark youth international Philip Billing has made six appearances for Huddersfield this season

Nottingham Forest's 13-match unbeaten run in the Championship came to an end as they lost at home to Huddersfield.

The Terriers went ahead on 14 minutes when Forest defender Matt Mills turned Tommy Smith's low cross past keeper Dorus de Vries and into his own net.

Forest striker Nelson Oliveira had three good chances to level the scores.

But Philip Billing secured victory with six minutes remaining, scoring his first professional goal with a stunning long-range strike.

Huddersfield had lost their last four games in all competitions but head coach David Wagner inflicted Forest's first league defeat since mid-November.

Oliveira had scored six goals in Forest's fine run but narrowly missed the target with two efforts from the edge of the area before forced visiting goalkeeper Jed Steer to deflect another shot past the post.

Forest had not conceded a goal in their last four league games and Mills was unfortunate to break the deadlock as he failed to clear the danger from Smith's centre.

Huddersfield remain 17th in the table while Forest stay 10th and are now nine points off the play-offs.

Nottingham Forest manager Dougie Freedman:

"Over the last three or four months, we have been playing at our maximum and we need to get back to that.

"We normally press opposition sides in little moments and that is what Huddersfield did very well today.

"It was as good a display as I have seen from an opposition side at the City Ground this season, so we will give them credit for that. But we will bounce back from this."

Huddersfield head coach David Wagner:

"We know we are always able to score goals, we are dangerous as an attacking side and we knew we would have a chance if we could keep a clean sheet.

"But it is one thing to speak about this and it is another entirely to do out there and do it.

"In the second half in particular, this was one of the best performances we have seen since I have been here. All around, we deserved the win and it was a good day for us."

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Line-ups

Nottm Forest

• 1de Vries
• 2Lichaj
• 5MillsBooked at 82mins
• 4Mancienne
• 3Jokic
• 32TescheSubstituted forBlackstockat 81'minutes
• 22GardnerSubstituted forGrantat 58'minutesBooked at 69mins
• 24Vaughan
• 19WardSubstituted forBurkeat 57'minutes
• 17Oliveira
• 38Osborn

Substitutes

• 8Cohen
• 23Blackstock
• 25Hobbs
• 26Evtimov
• 29O'Grady
• 35Burke
• 37Grant

Huddersfield

• 1Steer
• 2SmithBooked at 73mins
• 5Hudson
• 33Lynch
• 15Husband
• 29BillingSubstituted forWhiteheadat 88'minutes
• 6HoggBooked at 72minsSubstituted forCranieat 90+3'minutes
• 17BunnSubstituted forDempseyat 90+2'minutes
• 10Matmour
• 18Lolley
• 21Wells

Substitutes

• 3Davidson
• 4Whitehead
• 13Murphy
• 14Cranie
• 22Dempsey
• 28Manu
• 36Bojaj

Referee:

Darren Deadman

Attendance:

19,984

Match Stats

Home TeamNottm ForestAway TeamHuddersfield

Possession

Home51%

Away49%

Shots

Home11

Away18

Shots on Target

Home4

Away7

Corners

Home5

Away3

Fouls

Home13

Away12

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Huddersfield Town 2.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+7'

Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Huddersfield Town 2.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+3'

Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Martin Cranie replaces Jonathan Hogg.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+2'

Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Kyle Dempsey replaces Harry Bunn.

Posted at 89'

Attempt saved. Jorge Grant (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bojan Jokic.

Posted at 89'

Attempt blocked. Jorge Grant (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Substitution

Posted at 88'

Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Dean Whitehead replaces Philip Billing.

Posted at 87'

Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Dorus de Vries.

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. Karim Matmour (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Goal!

Posted at 84'

Goal! Nottingham Forest 0, Huddersfield Town 2. Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.

Posted at 83'

Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Husband with a cross.

Booking

Posted at 82'

Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 82'

Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 82'

Foul by Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest).

Substitution

Posted at 81'

Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Dexter Blackstock replaces Robert Tesche.

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jonathan Hogg.

Posted at 77'

Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Matt Mills (Nottingham Forest).

Posted at 76'

Attempt missed. Philip Billing (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.

Posted at 75'

Harry Bunn (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 75'

Foul by Bojan Jokic (Nottingham Forest).

Posted at 74'

Foul by Harry Bunn (Huddersfield Town).

Posted at 74'

David Vaughan (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Booking

Posted at 73'

Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.

Booking

Posted at 72'

Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 72'

Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).

Posted at 72'

Jorge Grant (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Booking

Posted at 69'

Jorge Grant (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 69'

James Husband (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 69'

Foul by Jorge Grant (Nottingham Forest).

Posted at 68'

Attempt blocked. Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Burke with a cross.

Posted at 66'

Foul by Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town).

Posted at 66'

Michael Mancienne (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 65'

Offside, Nottingham Forest. Matt Mills tries a through ball, but Nélson Oliveira is caught offside.

Posted at 64'

Attempt saved. Robert Tesche (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 63'

Attempt missed. Nélson Oliveira (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Robert Tesche.

Posted at 62'

Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Nahki Wells.

Posted at 62'

Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Jed Steer.

Posted at 62'

Attempt saved. Nélson Oliveira (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 61'

Foul by Harry Bunn (Huddersfield Town).

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