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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: The Galpharm Stadium
  • Attendance: 6004
  • Referee: Deadman, D

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

90 mins

Huddersfield are replacing Luke Beckett with Daniel Broadbent.

88 mins

Adam El-Abd is being taken off, Tommy Fraser has come on in his place.

84 mins

Dean Cox is being taken off, Joe Gatting has come on in his place.

81 mins

Kerry Mayo is replaced by Jake Robinson.

79 mins

Luke Beckett takes a penalty for Huddersfield and scores!.

78 mins

Michels Kuipers goes into the referees book for dissent.

76 mins

Andy Holdsworth is being taken off, James Berrett has come on in his place.

76 mins

The referee has booked Adam El-Abd.

66 mins

Andy Booth goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

47 mins

Nicky Forster takes a penalty for Brighton and scores!.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

45 mins

Frank Sinclair is booked for unsporting behaviour.

12 mins

Jonathan Worthington goes into the referees book for dissent.

4 mins

Goal!! Huddersfield have scored with Andy Holdsworth putting it in the back of the net.

0 mins

It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, March 18th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Brighton's playoff hopes suffered a setback as Luke Beckett scored his 12th goal of the season to hand Huddersfield Town victory.

Beckett, who was recalled to the starting line-up by manager Andy Ritchie, finished with aplomb with 12 minutes remaining, after Andrew Whing was adjudged to have tripped Chris Brandon in the penalty area.

Huddersfield seized the initiative early on and it was no surprise when they took the lead with four minutes on the clock, albeit from an unlikely source.

Full-back Andy Holdsworth, who had not found the net for over ten months, exchanged passes with Beckett on the edge of the D before rifling a shot past Michels Kuipers.

The visitors could have equalised ten minutes later through Nicky Forster, but Brighton's top scorer flashed his shot wide.

A superb move involving Frank Sinclair and Beckett allow Michael Collins a sight at goal and he forced Kuipers into a smart stop.

Andy Booth nearly made it 2-0 not long after from a Holdsworth corner, but Kerry Mayo cleared his goalbound header off the line.

Dean Wilkins' half-time pep talk worked the trick for Brighton, with the Seagulls coming out after the interval with renewed vigour.

Their dangerman Glenn Murray was awarded a penalty within a minute after Holdsworth was penalised for bringing the striker down. Forster stepped up to level the scores.

Only a wonderful reflex save from Terriers goalkeeper Matt Glennon prevented Joel Lynch from putting Brighton ahead on 52 minutes.

A dipping shot from Murray was then miraculously palmed over the top by Glennon, as Brighton pressed forward in numbers looking for a second goal.

And although Beckett's penalty turned out to be the winner, Brighton went close to equalising in the dying seconds through Murray, whose header ricocheted off the woodwork.

Huddersfield Town Team

Brighton and Hove Albion Team

Huddersfield Town

Brighton and Hove Albion

Corners

10 3

Fouls

16 9

Goal attempts

18 10

Shots off target

10 4

Offsides

1 3

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