Huddersfield Town 4-0 Liverpool U21: Joseph Taylor brace sets Terriers on their way to Northern Group H summit
Huddersfield Town made it three wins out of three in the EFL Trophy with a thoroughly convincing 4-0 victory over Liverpool U21 at the Accu Stadium, a result that sends them top of Northern Group H and underlines the strong season the Terriers are putting together across all competitions.
The home side were flying inside the first minute, with Joseph Taylor turning home an early opener to settle any nerves before the game had barely begun. Taylor was at it again just before the half-hour mark, slotting in his second of the night in the 31st minute to double Huddersfield's advantage. Joe Low then added a third right on the stroke of half-time, finishing in the 40th minute to leave Liverpool U21 with a mountain to climb before the break had even arrived.
The second half followed a similar pattern, with Cameron Ashia rounding off the scoring in the 61st minute to make it 4-0 and put the result beyond any doubt. Huddersfield made wholesale changes as the game went on, with Ashley Fletcher and Marcus Myers-Harness introduced at half-time, followed later by Ryan Ledson, Jay Smith-Sway and Ian Togo as the Terriers rotated their squad with one eye on games to come.
The only blemish on an otherwise tidy night came when Liverpool's Joe Bradshaw was booked in first-half stoppage time, the sole caution of the evening. There was no other discipline to speak of as Huddersfield cruised to victory without ever appearing troubled.
The underlying numbers made for interesting reading. Liverpool U21 actually enjoyed the lion's share of possession, with 59.4% of the ball to Huddersfield's 40.6%, and they also completed more passes overall. But it was Huddersfield who did the damage where it mattered, firing in 16 shots to Liverpool's six and putting eight of those on target compared to the visitors' three.
The win extends Huddersfield's perfect record in the competition to three wins from three, their last three EFL Trophy games reading W-W-W following earlier victories at Doncaster and at home to Rochdale. It leaves them clear at the top of Northern Group H on nine points, while Liverpool U21 remain bottom of the group having taken just two points from their three outings.
It continues an encouraging run of form for Huddersfield in all competitions too, with four wins and a draw in their last five games before a defeat to Exeter City in the FA Cup, showing the kind of depth and quality a League One table-topping side needs as they push on multiple fronts this season.
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