Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Huddersfield Town: Michal Helik earns point for Terriers

Report and highlights from the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town at Ewood Park on Saturday | Michal Helik earns point for Terriers, cancelling out Adam Wharton's opener.

Saturday 20 January 2024 18:34, UK

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Michal Helik's eighth goal of the season gave relegation-threatened Huddersfield a 1-1 draw at Blackburn.

It was the least that Darren Moore's side deserved after creating the better chances in this encounter between two of the Sky Bet Championship's most out-of-form sides.

The Terriers gifted Blackburn the opener after Adam Wharton profited from a poor pass, but Helik's towering header midway through the first half restored parity.

Huddersfield, who are now just three points clear of the drop zone, were guilty of missing opportunities to snatch victory through Jack Rudoni and David Kasumu.

Aynsley Pears returned in goal for Rovers, who have won just once in 10 league games, after a three-month layoff while Rhys Healey made his Huddersfield debut.

Blackburn took a seventh-minute lead when Wharton intercepted a terrible Jonathan Hogg pass to go clean through on goal and he confidently stroked into the right corner for his second goal this season.

Dominic Hyam directed a free header straight at Lee Nicholls soon after but the Terriers grew into the game and Healey forced a sharp low save from Pears in the 22nd minute.

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But, from the resulting corner, the Terriers equalised through Helik who got up highest at the near post before glancing Sorba Thomas' corner into the far corner from six yards.

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