Once again the Town defence back-off and back-off allowing Greg Docherty to fire in a 20-yard pea-roller which is destined for the bottom corner until Lee Nicholls flies to his left to turn the ball around the base of the upright.

From the corner Lloyd Jones sees a header hacked off the line.

I don't mean to sound harsh, but Huddersfield are looking really poor here.

A through ball is slipped into Josh Woods who goes down under a challenge and there are appeals for a penalty but it looks like the ball is won cleanly and the referee is correct to wave them away.

Huddersfield are a shambles at the back.

Another sloppy pass from Radinio Balker, who has missed a lot of football this season, in fairness to him, gifts the ball to Thierry Small and Luke Berry threads it through for Matty Godden, who lashes in a fierce angled strike from the right of the area which beats Lee Nicholls and flashes inches wide of the far post.

JJ McKiernan and Callum Connolly slide in for a good old fashioned 50/50 challenge.

Well that's what I thought but Elliot Bell decides the Burton man was slightly late and it's a caution.

It's pretty breezy at Edgeley Park and Charlie Webster fails to take that into account when swinging over a Burton corner which, wind assisted, goes behind for a goal kick.

Luke Berry drives forward for the hosts before spreading the ball wide to Thierry Small on the right. He cuts inside and drives towards the box before unleashing a powerful strike which Matty Pearson stoops to block with his chest.

Down the other end and Joe Taylor has Ben Wiles in acres of space with a clear run on goal to his right, only to turn into traffic rather than pick out a pass.

Wiles' frustration grows as he slashes a 25-yard effort off-target moments later, while Taylor is now down for some treatment.

Early change for the hosts. Joel Tabiner has picked up an injury and has been replaced by Max Sanders.

Andy Kiwomya
Ex-Bradford forward and head of performance on BBC Radio Leeds

We have seen both teams not able to get an edge in the game and break each other down.

Bradford are doing a lot of defending in those wide areas - but it is good defending.

Ibou Touray sends Udoka Godwin-Malife sprawling and referee Elliot Bell brandishes the yellow card towards the Stockport man.

On this showing, and much of the past two months too, Charlton will be very much in the automatic promotion conversation next month while Huddersfield's hopes of clinging on to a top-six spot which they have held for more than three quarters of the season look pretty slim.

Fantastic chance for Vale to open the scoring!

Vale striker Ryan Croasdale is able to chest the ball down but his left-footed volley is excellently saved by the feet of Crewe goalkeeper Filip Marschall.

The ball comes back to Croasdale but his second attempt is then blocked by some last-ditch Crewe defending.

But now there is a chance for Burton and it's a good one.

The ball reaches Owen Dodgson 12 yards out and his shot is well saved low to his right by Corey Addai.

It's a first sight of goal for the visitors and Dodgson might think he should have done better.

Meanwhile, Udoka Godwin-Malife is down down for Burton and JJ McKiernan will have to pop off as he has some blood coming from his nose.

Paul Ogden
Huddersfield Town commentator, BBC Radio Leeds

It is messy and disjointed performance from Huddersfield in one of the most important games of the season.

It looks like the Huddersfield Town players have got their legs tied together - no movement.

It's probably worth mentioning that Charlton started like this against Posh last Saturday but failed to convert any of their chances and eventually allowed their hosts to wrestle control and take three of their own, which could easily have been six or seven by full-time if truth be told.

Nathan Jones has clearly done some work on the training ground this week.

Burton seem to have steadied the ship since that raft of Stockport chances but they're not making any impression on the home defence.

Another long throw from the left causes havoc for Bradford City and the ball lands to Stanley captain Seamus Conneely, but he leans back with his volley and spoons well over from 15 yards out when unmarked.

Moments later, Kelsey Mooney strikes from distance for the hosts but his effort goes well wide of Sam Walker's goal.

The Bantams are still to find their rhythm in this one.

Matt Glennon
Former Huddersfield keeper on BBC Radio Leeds

Huddersfield are not defending well and are not clearing well and are all over the place.

A couple of mistakes have cost them now, and are not marking their players.

Once again, giving the ball away cheaply. How many times do we need to talk about giving the ball away - we are not talking about reinventing the wheel.

Now Isaac OIaofe gets a header in at the far post but it bounces into the hands of Max Crocombe.

This is worrying for those of a Brewers persuasion but home fans will be enjoying this.

Lucky, lucky Charlton.

Centre-back Lloyd Jones loses the flight of a bouncing ball in the sun and his attempt to nod back to his keeper allows Joe Taylor a sniff of a chance in the area but Will Mannion bravely races out and dives into the ball, and Taylor, and holds on cleanly.