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The final whistle goes and the game is over.
- 94mins
Gary Roberts takes a shot. Joe Collister makes a comfortable save.
- 92mins
The ball is sent over by Lee Peltier.
- 91mins
Theo Robinson has a headed effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the goal.
- 90mins
Effort from inside the area by Theo Robinson misses to the right of the goal.
- 88mins
The referee blows for offside against Joss Labadie. Alex Smithies takes the free kick.
- 87mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Peter Clarke by Kayleden Brown. Free kick taken by Alex Smithies.
- 87mins
The offside flag is raised against Anthony Pilkington. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Collister.
- 86mins
The offside flag is raised against Nick Wood. Free kick taken by Alex Smithies.
- 85mins
Gary Naysmith dismissed for second bookable offence.
- 84mins
Corner taken by Gary Roberts, Nick Wood makes a clearance.
- 84mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Aaron Cresswell on Gary Roberts. Gary Roberts crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left channel, Joe Collister manages to make a clearance.
- 81mins
Ian Thomas-Moore concedes a free kick for a foul on Joey Gudjonsson. Indirect free kick taken by Alex Smithies.
- 80mins
The offside flag is raised against Lee Novak. Joe Collister takes the free kick.
- 79mins
A cross is delivered by Anthony Pilkington, save by Joe Collister.
- 78mins
John Welsh fouled by Jamie McCombe, the ref awards a free kick. Joe Collister takes the free kick.
- 78mins
Inswinging corner taken by Joey Gudjonsson, clearance made by Liam Darville.
- 76mins
The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Alex Smithies.
- 73mins
(Tranmere) makes a substitution, with Kayleden Brown coming on for Enoch Showunmi.
- 73mins
Damien Johnson replaces Scott Arfield.
- 70mins
Theo Robinson is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Joe Collister.
- 69mins
Theo Robinson replaces Jordan Rhodes.
- 68mins
John Welsh fouled by Peter Clarke, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Joss Labadie from left channel, Gary Naysmith makes a clearance.
- 67mins
Enoch Showunmi is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Alex Smithies.
- 66mins
The ball is swung over by Lee Novak.
- 65mins
Joss Labadie takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the crossbar.
- 63mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joss Labadie by Gary Naysmith. The referee cautions Gary Naysmith for unsporting behaviour. Free kick taken by Joss Labadie.
- 61mins
(Tranmere) makes a substitution, with Maximo Blanchard coming on for Paul McLaren.
- 61mins
Lee Novak on for Joe Garner.
- 58mins
Peter Clarke fouled by Enoch Showunmi, the ref awards a free kick. Joey Gudjonsson takes the direct free kick. The referee shows Enoch Showunmi a yellow card.
- 58mins
Foul by Joss Labadie on Scott Arfield, free kick awarded. Joe Garner takes the free kick.
- 52mins
Short corner taken by Joey Gudjonsson from the right by-line, Centre by Gary Naysmith, clearance made by Joe Collister.
- 51mins
Scott Arfield takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the crossbar.
- 51mins
Corner taken right-footed by Joey Gudjonsson from the right by-line, Nick Wood makes a clearance.
- 46mins
Enoch Showunmi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lee Peltier. Free kick taken by Lee Peltier.
The referee gets the second half started.
The players leave the pitch at half time.
- 45mins
Nick Wood gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jordan Rhodes. The referee shows Nick Wood a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Indirect free kick taken by Anthony Pilkington.
- 44mins
Foul by Jamie McCombe on Joe Collister, free kick awarded. Joe Collister restarts play with the free kick.
- 42mins
Corner taken short by Gary Roberts.
- 42mins
Ian Goodison fouled by Joey Gudjonsson, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Aaron Cresswell from left wing.
- 40mins
Enoch Showunmi challenges Jamie McCombe unfairly and gives away a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Alex Smithies.
- 38mins
Foul by Enoch Showunmi on Jamie McCombe, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Jamie McCombe.
- 35mins
Effort on goal by Jamie McCombe from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.
- 34mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Joey Gudjonsson.
- 33mins
Unfair challenge on Joey Gudjonsson by Terry Gornell results in a free kick. Lee Peltier restarts play with the free kick.
- 31mins
Foul by John Welsh on Scott Arfield, free kick awarded. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Joey Gudjonsson from left channel.
- 30mins
Effort from deep inside the area by Scott Arfield misses to the right of the target.
- 29mins
Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Gary Naysmith.
- 28mins
Jordan Rhodes takes a shot. Save made by Joe Collister.
- 28mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Arfield by Paul McLaren. Direct free kick taken by Joey Gudjonsson.
- 24mins
The ball is crossed by Lee Peltier.
- 23mins
John Welsh challenges Joey Gudjonsson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lee Peltier restarts play with the free kick.
- 21mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Scott Arfield by Ian Thomas-Moore. Lee Peltier takes the indirect free kick.
- 20mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Joey Gudjonsson, Joe Collister makes a clearance.
- 18mins
Unfair challenge on Joss Labadie by Jordan Rhodes results in a free kick. Free kick taken by John Welsh.
- 17mins
Shot by Anthony Pilkington from a long way out goes over the target.
- 17mins
Inswinging corner taken by Gary Roberts, clearance by Ian Thomas-Moore.
- 15mins
Ian Goodison concedes a free kick for a foul on Joe Garner. Joey Gudjonsson crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing.
- 10mins
Nick Wood challenges Jordan Rhodes unfairly and gives away a free kick. Strike comes in from Anthony Pilkington from the free kick.
- 9mins
Unfair challenge on Jordan Rhodes by Paul McLaren results in a free kick. Jamie McCombe takes the indirect free kick.
- 3mins
Terry Gornell takes a shot. Save by Alex Smithies.
- 3mins
Shot from just outside the box by Joey Gudjonsson goes over the crossbar.
- 2mins
Enoch Showunmi has an effort at goal from outside the box missing to the wide left of the goal.
Gary Roberts fouled by John Welsh, the ref awards a free kick. Peter Clarke takes the indirect free kick.
The game begins.
Match Preview
Terriers to be unchanged Huddersfield manager Lee Clark is expected to name the same starting line-up against Tranmere. Clark, who has no new injury or suspension problems, has seen his new-look side make a flying start to the season with an opening-day win at Notts County followed by victory at Carlisle on Tuesday night in the Carling Cup. Summer signings Jamie McCombe, Gay Naysmith, Scott Arfield, Joey Gudjonsson and Joe Garner have all impressed in the first two matches and after successive clean sheets, Clark is unlikely to tinker with a winning formula. Graham Carey, on loan from Celtic, and strikers Damien Johnson and Lee Novak are pressing for recalls to the side but may have to make do with a place on the substitutes' bench. Nathan Clarke and brother Tom are the only injured first-team squad members. Tranmere have signed West Brom striker Kayleden Brown on a month`s loan ahead of the trip. The Wales Under-19 international, 18, spent time on loan at Icelandic side Keflavik earlier this summer after progressing through the ranks at The Hawthorns. Manager Les Parry said: "Kayleden is a good young prospect who I've seen play a lot for West Brom's reserve side. "He's strong, athletic and has a good scoring record and I'd like to thank Roberto Di Matteo for allowing him to come to us on loan." Parry has no new injury concerns and could again include skipper Ian Thomas-Moore despite him handing in a transfer request last week. Thomas-Moore is hoping to join his father Ronnie at Rotherham but no deal has yet been agreed between the clubs.
Huddersfield
Tranmere
- Alex Smithies
- Lee Peltier
- Peter Clarke
- Jamie McCombe
- Gary Naysmith
- Anthony Pilkington
- Joey Gudjonsson
- Scott Arfield
- Gary Roberts
- Jordan Rhodes
- Joe Garner
- SUBS
- Ian Bennett
- Antony Kay
- Theo Robinson
- Damien Johnson
- Lee Novak
- Lee Croft
- Graham Carey
Home
Away
- Joe Collister
- Liam Darville
- Nick Wood
- Ian Goodison
- Aaron Cresswell
- John Welsh
- Joss Labadie
- Paul McLaren
- Enoch Showunmi
- Ian Thomas-Moore
- Terry Gornell
- SUBS
- Simon Miotto
- Maximo Blanchard
- Kayleden Brown
- Zoumana Bakayogo
- Adam McGurk
- Max Power
- Ryan Fraughan
Match Report
Keepers on top in stalemate Goalkeepers Joe Collister and Alex Smithies produced the only moments of quality as disciplined Tranmere held a lacklustre 10-man Huddersfield to a goalless draw. Rovers shot-stopper Collister, 18, did well to parry a shot from Jordan Rhodes in the 29th minute after Gary Roberts forced defender Ian Goodison into a mistake in the box. Tranmere boss Les Parry had kept faith with Collister following his impressive performance in the Carling Cup in midweek, despite having Gunnar Nielson on loan from Manchester City. Collister repaid his manager`s faith with a competent display, and he did well again in stoppage-time to deny Roberts, who struck from 25 yards. Smithies, meanwhile, was alert early on to beat away Terry Gornell's long-range blast, but he was nearly caught out by Enoch Showunmi when attempting to clear Gary Naysmith's poor backpass. Town's Scott Arfield produced a rare glimpse of attacking flair with a solo run past three defenders after 31 minutes, but he dragged his shot wide from a tight angle. An equally sterile second half was only notable for Tranmere's Joss Labadie breaking away down the left. But he snatched at his shot and ballooned the ball over the crossbar from 25 yards. Huddersfield's miserable afternoon was completed in the 86th minute when Scotland international Naysmith was sent off for a second yellow card. Naysmith brought down substitute Kayleden Brown on the edge of the box.
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