Match ends, Huddersfield Town 3, Reading 1.
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Goals from Nahki Wells, Jamie Paterson and Flo Bojaj give Huddersfield their first win in four matches and halted Reading's five-match unbeaten run.
Wells capitalised on Andrew Taylor's errant backpass to slot the Terriers ahead shortly after the restart.
Paterson doubled the hosts' advantage when he fired in from Sean Scannell's superb low cross.
Bojaj turned in Dean Whitehead's cross for his first professional goal before Ola John's late consolation.
It was a first win for Huddersfield in four meetings with Reading this season, having drawn the reverse league fixture 2-2 and lost to the Royals in the FA Cup third round after a replay.
David Wagner's side stay 18th but are now seven points clear of relegation, while Reading fall three places to 14th and are now just two points ahead of the Terriers, albeit with a game in hand.
Huddersfield head coach David Wagner: "We deserved this win from the first minute. For large parts of the game there was only one team which tried to invest something in the offence.
"We've played better football in games this season, but to score three goals against Reading is massive for us."
Reading manager Brian McDermott: "I picked the team with a lot of the players who will be involved on Friday (in the FA Cup against Crystal Palace).
"There was nothing in the game for 50-odd minutes and they scored and it's not been the greatest night.
"It was a tricky night for me to try and pick the team and make sure we were really competitive. I thought we were competitive, the players we put out, some haven't played for a while."
Line-ups
Huddersfield
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Steer
- 2Smith
- 5Hudson
- 14Cranie
- 15HusbandBooked at 77minsSubstituted forDavidsonat 89'minutes
- 4Whitehead
- 22Dempsey
- 18Lolley
- 8Paterson
- 17BunnSubstituted forScannellat 60'minutes
- 21WellsSubstituted forBojajat 81'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Davidson
- 7Scannell
- 11Miller
- 19Holmes
- 26Allinson
- 36Bojaj
- 37Booty
Reading
Formation 4-4-2
- 26Al Habsi
- 2GunterSubstituted forBarrettat 84'minutes
- 8Hector
- 35Cooper
- 3TaylorBooked at 89mins
- 12McCleary
- 23Williams
- 4EvansSubstituted forJohnat 59'minutes
- 17PiazonBooked at 30mins
- 10RakelsSubstituted forCoxat 70'minutes
- 29Kermorgant
Substitutes
- 1Bond
- 19Fernández Iglesias
- 20John
- 31Cox
- 34Keown
- 37Stacey
- 49Barrett
- Referee:
- Paul Tierney
- Attendance:
- 10,167
Match Stats
Home TeamHuddersfieldAway TeamReading
- Possession
- Home54%
- Away46%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home7
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away11
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 3, Reading 1.
Goal!
Goal! Huddersfield Town 3, Reading 1. Ola John (Reading) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Taylor.
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Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Danny Williams (Reading).
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Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Jason Davidson replaces James Husband.
Booking
Andrew Taylor (Reading) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Sean Scannell (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Andrew Taylor (Reading).
Goal!
Goal! Huddersfield Town 3, Reading 0. Florent Bojaj (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dean Whitehead.
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Offside, Huddersfield Town. Joe Lolley tries a through ball, but Florent Bojaj is caught offside.
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Florent Bojaj (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Michael Hector (Reading).
Substitution
Substitution, Reading. Josh Barrett replaces Chris Gunter.
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Hand ball by Ola John (Reading).
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Foul by Florent Bojaj (Huddersfield Town).
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Jake Cooper (Reading) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Jed Steer (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Yann Kermorgant (Reading).
