Huddersfield Town player ratings from another dull and uninspired performance at Port Vale
The Terriers failed to score for a fourth away game in a row in a more battling but still dreadfully uninspired display away to the division's bottom side
Lee Nicholls - 6
Routine saves to make for the most part, but will have been frustrated at having to see out a bit of a late flurry. Did well to repel Jaheim Headley’s powerful ball across the face of goal.
Josh Feeney - 7
Saw a header come back out off the crossbar from a Town corner in the first half. Did his work off the ball well to help Town get the clean sheet.
Murray Wallace - 6
Solid enough performance. Picked up a late booking for a rough challenge.
Sean Roughan - 6
Sent Marcus Harness into the box with a long throw early on that nearly resulted in an own goal. Mixed bag on the ball otherwise, fine at the back.
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Lasse Sorensen - 7
Strong with his defensive duties after being restored to the side. Lovely delivery from a corner to find Feeney’s header against the bar. Played some useful long balls from deep that found their mark.
David Kasumu - 6
Put in the kind of shift we know to expect from him off the ball and left the more complex stuff with the ball to others. Sacrificed last on to get an extra centre-forward onto the pitch.
Cameron Humphreys - 7
Worked hard and reacted quickly to win the ball back as soon as possible whenever Town lost it — really was quite the effort off the ball. Was guilty of them losing it a few times in the first place, mind, but was at least more forward-looking than in his last game.
Bali Mumba - 4
Relatively quiet in the early going but game into the game more as it went on and struck up an promising partnership with Harness up that side in the middle half an hour, before his game really dropped off again around the hour.
Cameron Ashia - 4
Got the better of Jaheim Headley a few times in the first half but then was unable to do anything meaningful with it. Needlessly offside after making his run too soon as the end of a good Town move after the break. Taken off midway through the second half.
Ryan Hardie - 4
Made some good runs in the first half that ended up coming to nothing. Had to fight for long balls, which he did OK. Ultimately had few opportunities int he game htough and put his bets opening some way off target. Looked tired in the final stages but stayed on until the end, which might stand him in good stead for future.
Marcus Harness - 6
Played off the left of Town’s front three. Did very well to carve open the Port Vale defence in the best attacking move of the first half, and nearly forced an own goal with his ball across the face of goal before Liam Gordon cleared his own bad touch off the line. Pressed very well and won the ball to get Town on the attack several times. Played a big part in all Town’s better moves but there were just too few of them.
Substitutes
Mickel Miller (for Ashia 65) - Took over on the right wing for a bit, slightly surprisingly, before moving to left wing-back after the next sub. Never found his feet in the game with several poor touches. 4
Will Alves (for Sorensen 73) - Went onto the right wing with Mumba taking over at right wing-back. Didn’t have the desired effect. 4
Bobby Wales (for Kasumu 84) - Just needed to find Hardie with a cross to the near post after running onto Humphreys’ ball over the top, but blazed it out of the box instead. Gave the keeper a comfortable save with a shot from a set piece after a loose ball rolled his way. 3
Unused substitutes: Jak Alnwick, Jack Whatmough, Antony Evans, Ryan Ledson.
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