Luton Town 0-0 Huddersfield Town: Hatters and Terries play out goalless draw
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Luton have lost just one of their last seven Championship matches
Luton and Huddersfield played out a hard-fought goalless draw that kept both sides in the top half of the Championship.
Luton had the best chance of the first half when Amari'i Bell volleyed against the post from close range shortly before the break after Harry Cornick's low cross.
Josh Koroma had a chance early in the second half saved by Luton's Simon Sluga while his team-mate Danel Sinani blasted just wide form long range after good build-up play.
At the other end, Bell and substitute Henri Lansbury failed to hit the target with decent chances, while Harry Toffolo blasted a great late chance over the bar for the Terriers.
The Hatters drop to 13th place in the table while Huddersfield remain seventh - one point and one place off the play-off spots.
Bell's chance was the only one of note as both sides did well to keep the other at bay as the Hatters failed to find the form which had seen them score eight goals in their previous two home games - seven of them coming before the break.
But Nathan Jones' side kept a clean sheet for the second successive game in a second half which saw more opportunities for both sides, but neither able to convert.
Toffolo's late effort was probably the best of the game as Huddersfield failed to score for the third time in four matches.
Luton Town manager Nathan Jones told BBC Three Counties Radio:
"I'm relatively pleased, not with the draw but with the overall performance.
"I thought we were totally dominant in the first half and it shows the respect we're building now because they're normally an aggressive side that want to play and want to be dominant in possession and we didn't allow them that.
"We missed a glorious chance to take the lead and then we probably didn't show enough quality in the final third - we had 21 crosses in the first half, but just needed a little bit more guile.
"I'm pleased with the levels we're showing. I've spoken to people I know on their staff and they were fearful coming here today, so that's the reputation we're now building."
Huddersfield Town head coach Carlos Corberan told BBC Radio Leeds:
"For me the point was a fair result because they were difficult to control in the first half.
"We knew the first 45 minutes today would be a challenge and something that we should manage well as in the last two games at home they've scored seven goals in the two first halves they've played.
"I think we tried to compete well, but in some moments they were breaking the press and it worked very well.
"They had the better chances in the first half and our team reacted better in the second half.
"With the weather conditions it can have an impact on your possibilities to attack and to defend.
"For me the team was the better in the second half, we were creating chances and controlling the game better."
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