Huddersfield Town 1-0 Millwall: Substitute Rhys Healey scores in added time to secure Town win
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Rhys Healey came off the bench to score the winner for Huddersfield against Millwall in added time
Substitute Rhys Healey's header deep into added time secured a vital three points for Huddersfield against Millwall to take them out of the Championship's bottom three.
Millwall goalkeeper Matija Sarkic had done well to keep out Matty Pearson's stooping header, but Healey nodded in the rebound.
Both sides created few clear chances in the swirling wind at the John Smith's Stadium, with Japhet Tanganga and Ryan Leonard making last-ditch challenges for Millwall to deny Josh Koroma.
Healey's goal came in the fourth minute of injury time and lifted Huddersfield a point above Birmingham City, who lost at Championship leaders Leicester, and within a point of 20th-placed Millwall.
The Lions are now without a win in four after picking up 10 points from Neil Harris' first four games following his return to the club.
Strong winds from Storm Kathleen made it tough conditions for both sides and the game always looked like it would be settled by one goal.
George Honeyman bundled a first-half effort wide for the visitors from Ryan Longman's cross which flashed across the Terriers box.
Spurs loanee Tanganga slid in to make an important block and stop Koroma's effort, before Sorba Thomas almost sneaked a corner in at the near post following a good spell of Town pressure.
Lions striker Michael Obafemi then had an acrobatic effort deflected behind at the other end.
Healey was introduced soon after the hour mark and the forward missed an opportunity with a diving header.
But he would make no mistake before the end when the ball fell to him in the box following a Thomas corner, giving Huddersfield their first win since February after going six matches without.
Huddersfield head coach Andre Breitenreiter told BBC Radio Leeds:
"It was a massive win. We didn't play well for the first 25 minutes and didn't play to the plan, so I was angry with the team.
"With the strong winds we played long balls when we should have played flat passes but I spoke to the players and it was much better after 25 minutes, and we created a lot of chances.
"Then there was the moment for the big win, and you could see so many friendly faces, the stadium was unbelievably loud and we're happy with the three points, but it was just a first step.
"I believed until the last minute. One of my assistant coaches said we would score after 92 (minutes) and I think it was 94!"
Millwall head coach Neil Harris told BBC Radio London:
"There's huge disappointment. I wanted the players to respond to Tuesday night's late defeat at Rotherham and I think we did. There was no lack of application or desire from the group, but I saw a lack of quality, definitely.
"I asked for a stronger mentality. We had it for long spells but to concede in the second phase of a set-play is disappointing, because we knew in the conditions and with the threat they carry, that set-plays would be vital.
"Players can't keep making the same mistakes. There's no transfer window between now and Tuesday night so the message is for the players to be the best they can be.
"We had a couple of chances, nigh-on open goals, that we didn't score, and then there was the amount of times we got into the final third and misplaced a pass, or didn't complete a pass."