Town win in spite of spurned chances – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 2-0 win over Leyton Orient
Huddersfield Town won 2-0 at Leyton Orient last night, in a game where they created enough chances to win by five or six goals but due to poor finishing and incompetent strikers, the game was much closer than it needed to be. Town haven't won an away game since Bolton back in September, so this was an important win, even if there were elements of the performance that could have been better.
Grumbling after winning is becoming a nasty habit of mine after Town games but it's hard to talk about a game like this without pointing out the negatives as well as the positives. On the brighter side, Town carved out plenty of chances to win the game comfortably and showed good resolve and organisation when Orient had a strong spell at the start of the second half. It's also worth remembering that...