Stoke come from behind to beat Terriers

Published on: 11 September 2021

Mario Vrancic was involved in the creation of both Stoke City goals

Matty Pearson's own goal gifted all three points as Stoke City came from behind to beat Huddersfield Town and climb to third in the Championship table.

After a goalless first half, defender Harry Toffolo took just two second-half minutes to break the deadlock when he scored from close range, his first goal in nine months.

But, within three minutes, Jacob Brown headed home his second goal of the campaign to equalise from Mario Vrancic's corner.

And it was from another Vrancic cross that Stoke got the winner on 63 minutes when Pearson diverted the ball into his own net.

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After a competitive first half, there were close shaves at either end before the Terriers struck soon after the restart.

Stoke goalkeeper Joe Bursik blocked Sorba Thomas' free-kick with his feet but, when the ball cannoned back into the danger zone off visiting skipper Jonathan Hogg, Toffolo was on hand to sweep home from six yards.

But Huddersfield then left Brown, who rose to head home Vrancic's cross - and it was then the Potters' man of the match whose run and low cross created the panic for Pearson to get his legs in a tangle and divert the ball past his own keeper Lee Nicholls.

Thomas fired a low free-kick inches wide with seven minutes left with Bursik beaten, but that was as close as the visitors came as their three-game winning run came to an end.

The Terriers now sit eighth in the table, ahead of Tuesday's trip to Blackpool, while Stoke are back in action the following night at home to Barnsley.

Jacob Brown headed Stoke City level just three minutes after Huddersfield had gone ahead

    Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text

Line-upsStoke

Formation 3-5-2

12Bursik19Østigard36Souttar16Wilmot2Smith7Clucas28Sawyers8Vrancic14Tymon18Brown22Surridge

    12Bursik19Østigard36Souttar16Wilmot2Smith7Clucas28SawyersSubstituted forAllenat 67'minutesBooked at 85mins8VrancicBooked at 82minsSubstituted forDoughtyat 86'minutes14Tymon18Brown22SurridgeSubstituted forFletcherat 80'minutes

Substitutes

    1Davies3Fox4Allen9Fletcher11Doughty15Thompson23Ince

Huddersfield

Formation 3-4-3

21Nicholls4Pearson32Lees23Sarr16Thomas6Hogg8O'Brien3Toffolo19Holmes22Campbell10Koroma

    21Nicholls4Pearson32LeesBooked at 49minsSubstituted forTurtonat 67'minutes23Sarr16Thomas6Hogg8O'Brien3Toffolo19HolmesBooked at 62minsSubstituted forSinaniat 68'minutes22CampbellBooked at 58minsSubstituted forOdubekoat 78'minutes10Koroma

Substitutes

    5Vallejo Mínguez7Odubeko14Ruffels20Turton24Sinani26Colwill42Bilokapic

Referee:Josh SmithAttendance:20,447Match StatsHome TeamStokeAway TeamHuddersfieldPossessionHome56%Away44%ShotsHome6Away14Shots on TargetHome2Away3CornersHome3Away5FoulsHome16Away8Live TextPost update

Match ends, Stoke City 2, Huddersfield Town 1.

90'+6'Full Time

Second Half ends, Stoke City 2, Huddersfield Town 1.

90'+4'Post update

Josh Tymon (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

90'+4'Post update

Foul by Oliver Turton (Huddersfield Town).

90'+3'Post update

Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+3'Post update

Foul by Danel Sinani (Huddersfield Town).

90'+3'Post update

Attempt saved. Steven Fletcher (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Wilmot.

89'Post update

Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).

89'Post update

Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

88'Post update

Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jacob Brown.

86'Post update

Attempt missed. Josh Koroma (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matty Pearson following a set piece situation.

86'Substitution

Substitution, Stoke City. Alfie Doughty replaces Mario Vrancic.

85'Booking

Joe Allen (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.

85'Post update

Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).

85'Post update

Lewis O'Brien (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

83'Post update

Attempt missed. Sorba Thomas (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.

82'Booking

Mario Vrancic (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

82'Post update

Foul by Mario Vrancic (Stoke City).

82'Post update

Danel Sinani (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

80'Substitution

Substitution, Stoke City. Steven Fletcher replaces Sam Surridge.

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Source: bbc.com

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