Sunderland 1 Huddersfield 1: Highlights as Josh Koroma goal earns visitors draw after Joe Gelhardt opener
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The Black Cats took a first-half lead when Joe Gelhart received Amad’s pass before converting with a low effort past goalkeeper Tomas Vacilk.
Sunderland had chances to double their lead before the break but were pegged back just before the hour mark, with Josh Koroma’s deflected effort beating Anthony Patterson.
Here’s how the game played out:
RECAP: Sunderland 1 (Gelhardt, 35) Huddersfield 1 (Koroma, 59)
Key Events
- Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, Batth, O’Nien, Gooch, Neil, Pritchard, Roberts (Watson, 88), Amad, Clarke, Gelhardt (Lihadji, 73)
- Subs: Bass, Anderson, Ekwah, Watson, Lihadji, Ba, Taylor
- Huddersfield XI: Vaclik, Pearson, Lees, Helik, Ruffels, Diarra, Kasumu, Rudoni; Koroma, Ward, Headley.
- Subs: Bilokapic, Edmonds-Green, Jackson, Lowton, Hungbo, Rhodes, Waghorn
What to make of those sides
So it’s two changes for Sunderland from the side which beat Birmingham 2-1 on Saturday.
Joe Gelhardt and Luke O’Nien return to the starting XI in place of the suspended Dennis Cirkin and Edouard Michut, who misses out with a minor injury.
It looks like Alex Pritchard will drop back into midfield alongside Dan Neil, with Gelhardt set to lead the line.
Teenage winger Tom Watson, 16, and Ellis Taylor, 20, are named on the Sunderland bench.
Huddersfield have made two changes following their 1-0 defeat at Swansea last time out, with Josh Ruffels and Josh Koroma returning to the side in place of Jonathan Hogg and Rarmani Edmonds-Green.
Hogg isn’t named in the squad.
6’ Clarke shot blocked
That was the first half chance of the match after Clarke tried to cut in from the left and saw his shot blocked by Lees.
Pritchard then volleyed the rebound over the bar.
11’ Huddersfield posing a threat
Sunderland have shaded possession so far, yet Huddersfield have also strung a few passes together and posed a threat on the break.
Koroma was able to win a corner for the visitors there, with Gooch blocking the winger’s shot.
Batth headed the set-piece away.
