Match ends, Huddersfield Town 2, Wycombe Wanderers 3.
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Josh Knight's winner three minutes from time earned Wycombe just a fourth Championship win of the season as they rallied superbly from 2-0 down to beat Huddersfield.
Knight completed the comeback in a second half that Wycombe dominated with a smart touch and left-foot finish.
The opening period was depressingly familiar for Gareth Ainsworth's side as Juninho Bacuna's third goal of the season and Isaac Mbenza gave Huddersfield a two-goal lead.
But Anis Mehmeti's low shot in first-half stoppage time pulled a goal back for the visitors and when Uche Ikpeazu was fouled in the box after half-time, Joe Jacobson scored from the penalty spot to level the game.
The visitors spurned several chances to take the lead but finally Knight scored to warm Wycombe hearts on the coldest of afternoons.
The Chairboys remain 10 points from safety in the Championship but this turnaround will give them hope of sparking a revival.
Huddersfield have now gone seven matches without victory in the league, including five defeats, and had control of the game approaching half-time.
They took an early lead as Fraizer Campbell's volleyed cross from the right found Bacuna to finish with a close-range header.
Mbenza made it two after cutting in from the left and finished with a left-foot shot across goal to complete a swift counter-attack.
But Mehmeti found a quick response, cleverly working himself some space to shoot into the bottom-left corner from the top of the penalty area.
After half-time Ikpeazu made excellent ground down the left before cutting into the box and being brought down, allowing Jacobson to equalise with his fourth goal in seven league games.
Garath McCleary and Daryl Horgan went close to a third for Wycombe before Knight's late winner.
Reaction - 'we're going to come out swinging'
Huddersfield head coach Carlos Corberán:
"We should have scored a third goal at 2-0, then they scored before half-time and we lost confidence to do what we had to in the second half.
"We had anxiety when managing the ball and tried to finish the game before it was over.
"We stopped doing what we did to score our two goals and gave options to the opponents.
"We have to change the dynamic of the results. I want to keep this team in the Championship."
Wycombe manager Gareth Ainsworth:
"I know a lot of people would have said 'here we go again' but not me, I know what I've got and I've said here's how we're going to do it.
"I asked for fight and whatever happens we're going to come out swinging, that's the Wycombe way and we've lost that a bit recently.
"We've conceded two goals that are avoidable but we could have scored four or five and we really played well in the second half."
Line-ups
Huddersfield
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 31Schofield
- 2ÁvilaBooked at 62mins
- 15Keogh
- 23Sarr
- 8O'Brien
- 6HoggBooked at 85mins
- 5Vallejo MínguezSubstituted forPritchardat 68'minutes
- 9HolmesBooked at 79minsSubstituted forHighat 80'minutes
- 7Bacuna
- 18MbenzaBooked at 57minsSubstituted forThomasat 87'minutes
- 22Campbell
Substitutes
- 10Pritchard
- 12Stearman
- 13Leutwiler
- 17Duhaney
- 20Thomas
- 27Crichlow
- 29Rowe
- 36Phillips
- 49High
Wycombe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Allsop
- 2GrimmerBooked at 71mins
- 5StewartBooked at 82mins
- 6TafazolliBooked at 23mins
- 3JacobsonSubstituted forObitaat 73'minutes
- 7Wheeler
- 12Knight
- 33Mehmeti
- 19McClearySubstituted forOnyedinmaat 83'minutes
- 9IkpeazuBooked at 90mins
- 17Horgan
Substitutes
- 11Kashket
- 15Muskwe
- 18Thompson
- 23Onyedinma
- 25Samuel
- 26McCarthy
- 27Obita
- 28Ofoborh
- 32Anderson
- Referee:
- Keith Stroud
Match Stats
Home TeamHuddersfieldAway TeamWycombe
- Possession
- Home61%
- Away39%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home4
- Away7
- Corners
- Home2
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away17
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 2, Wycombe Wanderers 3.
Booking
Uche Ikpeazu (Wycombe Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
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Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town).
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Uche Ikpeazu (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Lewis O'Brien (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Attempt blocked. Alex Pritchard (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Lewis O'Brien (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Josh Knight (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Foul by Scott High (Huddersfield Town).
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Josh Knight (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Goal!
Goal! Huddersfield Town 2, Wycombe Wanderers 3. Josh Knight (Wycombe Wanderers) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
Substitution
Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Sorba Thomas replaces Isaac Mbenza.
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Foul by Fraizer Campbell (Huddersfield Town).
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Josh Knight (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt saved. Anthony Stewart (Wycombe Wanderers) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner.
Booking
Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
