Clayton Back To Haunt Huddersfield, As Boro Move Second

Huddersfield    0        Middlesbrough    2

                                                               Clayton 9  Nsue  84

Adam Clayton scored his first goal for Middlesbrough, as they beat his former club Huddersfield at the John Smith’s Stadium.

Adam Clayton celebrates his first goal for the club
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Clayton, who joined Boro in 2014, opened the scoring after nine minutes when he wriggled into the opposition penalty area before firing defected shot into the Huddersfield net.

The visitors doubled their lead six minutes from time when Emilio Nsue beat keeper Jed Steer from close range after a neat counter attacking move.

The result moves Boro up to second in the table, two points behind leaders Brighton, while The Terriers slip into the relegation zone after their third successive defeat.

Huddersfield finished the match with 75% possession and after the game both managers confessed that the hosts probably deserved at least a point.

After falling behind early on they nearly drew level when Nahki Wells’ curling free kick appeared to have beaten goalkeeper Dimi Konstantopulos but rebounded off the bar.

Moments later Wells had another opportunity but his chip was saved by the arm of the Boro keeper. Konstantopulos then denied Sean Scannell from close range before beating away another Wells effort before the break.

The visitors were made to rue those chances when Nsue latched on to substitute Adam Forshaw’s back heal before slotting the ball home.

"The result was very different to the performance. I was very pleased with the way we played, particularly in the first half. Said Terriers boss David Wagner.

In contrast Aitor Karanka admitted "It was not a good performance but sometimes games are like that.

"Huddersfield looked like the top team, not us. Huddersfield played really well and I expected that, I saw them at Sheffield Wednesday and it's no surprise how well they played”. He added.