Draw a fair result, says Wagner
Huddersfield Town came from a goal behind to grab a 1-1 draw against Fulham on Saturday, extending their unbeaten run to five games in the Sky Bet Championship.
Mark Hudson rescued a point for the home side, who went behind after 90 seconds when Jonathan Hogg, the Huddersfield defender, mishit a pass and Ross McCormack, the Fulham striker, slotted the ball past Jed Steer.
Jamie Paterson went close to grabbing an equaliser when his curling effort hit the post, before Hudson, the Huddersfield captain, got on the end of an Emyr Huws free kick, and turned the ball home in the 19th minute.
Nahki Wells had one of his quieter games up front for Huddersfield, but the Bermuda striker did go close in the second half, seeing his shot well-saved by Andy Lonergan, the Fulham goalkeeper.
The visiting side had their opportunities too, but Alexander Kacaniklic had an effort ruled out for offside, and appeals for a penalty waved away after Hudson and McCormack tangled in the box.
David Wagner, the Huddersfield coach, said he thought a draw was a fair result after, what he called, a poor first half display.
“Our first half wasn’t our best,” he said. “They used a style which is not easy to play against. We know this because it’s our style.
“We got a point and we take it and move on. We wanted three, but you have to be fair and say this was a good opponent with a good game plan.”
In League One, Chesterfield’s mini-revival under new manager Danny Wilson came to a grinding halt as they were beaten 3-1 away at Wigan Athletic.
Rai Simons was again an unused substitute for Chesterfield, who were 3-0 down at half-time thanks to goals from Max Power, Reece James and Michael Jacobs.
Ollie Banks scored a late consolation for Wilson’s side.
Reggie Lambe and his Mansfield Town team-mates had an equally miserable afternoon, conceding twice in the final 12 minutes in a 3-1 defeat at Wimbledon.
Mansfield took the lead in the eleventh minute through Matt Green, and that was as good as it got for the visiting side.
Lyle Taylor equalised for Wimbledon four minutes after the break, Jonathan Meades put the hosts ahead after 78 minutes, before Adebayo Azeez had the last word three minutes from time.