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EFL: Ipswich promoted to Premier League

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Ipswich Town 2 - 0 Huddersfield Town Ipswich Town soared back into the Premier League by cruising to a win over Huddersfield at Portman Road. Wes Burns gave the home side a first-half lead. This was then doubled by Omari Hutchinson early in the second with a shot from the edge of the penalty area. Click here to discover more news from the English Football League. Ipswich have finished the Championship season on 96 points. This is just one less than champions Leicester. They have become the first team since Southampton in 2011-12 to go from League One to the Premier League in successive seasons.  McKenna is also only the fifth manager in the club's history to win promotion to the top flight. This follows Alf Ramsey - later Sir Alf - in 1961, Bill McGarry in 1968, John Lyall in 1992 and George Burley in 2000. He is certainly is some great company there. From a Huddersfield perspective, the result also confirmed that they will be playing in League One next season. They were a Pre

EFL: Huddersfield Town appoint Neil Warnock

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Neil Warnock is back in football Huddersfield Town have reappointed Warnock for his second spell as manager, with the 74-year-old coming out of retirement to take charge. He returns almost 30 years after his first stint, during which he led the Terriers to promotion via the third-tier play-offs in 1994-95. The club are currently 23rd in the Championship and a point from safety. Warnock during his time with Cardiff City He becomes Huddersfield's third manager of the season, after Danny Schofield and Mark Fotheringham. Warnock's appointment is until the end of the season. This means he is the club's fifth permanent boss in less than three years. He certainly has a battle on his hands to keep them in the Championship. Will he succeed? Let's explore some of the reaction from Huddersfield fans.  One Huddersfield fan told us: "He has his faults as a manager but I think this is a great short-term appointment." Another wasn't so sure. James added: "This fee

EFL: Burnley win at Huddersfield

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Huddersfield Town 0 - 1 Burnley  And we're off! The English domestic season has begun.  Let's have a look at all the best reaction as Burnley beat Huddersfield in the opening game of The Championship. What happened? It was a game of two halves, but ultimately Burnley got the win that their first-half showing deserved.Ian Maatsen's strike proved to be the difference between the two teams. The Clarets should have been out of sight by the half-time whistle after a bright first 45 minutes. The Terriers improved after the break but they couldn't trouble the away side's backline. Who said that? Well that was pretty good, wasn't it? 😏 #HUDBUR pic.twitter.com/nqGFnbltEO — Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) July 29, 2022  One Burnley fan replied: "Absolute Joy to watch that, a breath of fresh air, but if that game doesn’t tell you we need a proper striker then I don’t know what will." Another added: "First half was fluid, quality, domination. Second hal

FA Cup: Forest progress after all Championship tie

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Nottingham Forest 2 -  1 Huddersfield Town Forest came from behind to beat Championship rivals Huddersfield Town. They have set up a home FA Cup quarter-final against Liverpool. Tom Lees' opening goal came moments after Forest's Sam Surridge thought he had scored on his first start - only to be denied by an offside flag. Surridge's side-footed effort did draw his side level before Ryan Yates nodded home to complete the fightback. Forest have not made the last eight of the FA Cup since 1996. Huddersfield, who have not made the quarter-finals since 1972, were on an long unbeaten run across all competitions. They had knocked out Premier League Burnley in an earlier round.  --- You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Footage from the Forest TV YouTube account. --- Some of the best reaction Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper told ITV4: "I thought it was a great cup tie, and I thought we had an excellent first half. We showed a great reaction [

Championship: Huddersfield pick up comfortable win

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Huddersfield Town 3 - 0 Peterborough United Two first-half goals put Huddersfield on the way to a thoroughly dominant victory over relegation-threatened Peterborough that moved the Terriers up to second in the Championship. Full time. #pufc pic.twitter.com/rLRmScAm3h — Peterborough United (@theposh) March 4, 2022 Danel Sinani curled in a lovely opener from 20 yards and Tom Lees headed home a corner to double Huddersfield's early advantage. OIlie Turton hit the bar while Lewis O'Brien and Duane Holmes both twice went close before Lees finally added Town's third by heading home Harry Toffolo's cushioned knockback from another corner. The victory pushed Carlos Corberan's side above Bournemouth but the Cherries have five games in hand on Huddersfield and will return to the second automatic promotion spot if they avoid defeat at Preston on Saturday. --- You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Footage from the Huddersfield YouTube account -

Championship: Cardiff City 2 - 1 Huddersfield Town

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Two goals from  Kieffer Moore earned Cardiff City a first win in 11 games against Huddersfield Town. Huddersfield took the lead after Daniel Sinani took advantage of poor defending by the Bluebirds to put them ahead early on. The game appeared to be slipping away again from Cardiff, but Kieffer Moore headed home Joe Ralls' corner and draw the Bluebirds level with just over 15 minutes to go.  In injury time, Moore stepped up again. This time the cross came from youngster Isaak Davies' cross to put an end to the Bluebirds' miserable form and give the caretaker manager Steve Morison win. After the match, Steve Morison told the media that he has "loved" his three games in charge of the Championship side.  More EFL news can be found here Reaction from the winning side Cardiff's Isaak Davies said after the match:"It's a privilege to play for Cardiff City. I have dreamt of it all my life. It's a special moment and I just want more." He also spoke