Five conclusions: Huddersfield Town excel in adversity again (no, really)

Luton Town had an extra man for 70 minutes, including stoppage time, yet it was Liam Manning's Terriers who walked away with the three points

1. Another gutsy, important, impressive win in a six-pointer

We said after the Bradford game that Town needed a repeat performance against Luton. Still, we didn’t expect it would be such a repeat. Almost everything we had to say about the weekend game applies again here, only double, given that they had the personnel disadvantage for twice as long.

Just imagine if we’d told you after the Burton game that Huddersfield Town would go on to play Bradford and Luton with ten men for over 90 combined minutes and beat them both 1-0, with Ryan Ledson scoring one of the winners from inside his own half. Absolute lunacy. Yet here we are.

The way Town managed the game after Alfie May’s divisive red card and Bojan Radulovic’s injury was outstanding. In spite of everything, not only did Town limit an out-of-sorts Luton to minimal clear-cut chances, but they also should have won it by a greater margin, spurning several presentable opportunities even with ten men.

We honestly didn’t think they had it in them. This is the first game since beating Stockport on Boxing Day 2024 that Town have won a game outright with fewer than 40% possession.

Plenty of criticism can be levelled at the players this season, but credit has to go to them for their efforts this week. In the circumstances, you could scarcely have asked for anything more.

2. About that red card, then…

Alfie May’s dismissal was contentious, but very much one of those where we can see why it was given the way it was.