Huddersfield Town played Notts County to a 1-1 draw in League One's fifth round of matches on Saturday. The result leaves the hosts second in the table on eleven points while Notts County remain twelfth with seven.
Marcus Harness opened the scoring in the twelfth minute before Oliver Cooper replied eleven minutes later. Two yellow cards followed in quick succession — Radinio Balker for Huddersfield in the fortieth minute and Darius Lipsiuc for Notts County in the forty-third. The pattern held through the second half with neither side able to force a winner.
Substitutions began in the fifty-sixth minute when James Gibbons came on for Notts County. Ashley Fletcher replaced Marcus Harness for Huddersfield in the sixty-third minute, and D. Kanu joined Callum Roberts for the visitors at the same hour. Oliver Cooper was withdrawn alongside Nicholas Tsaroulla in the seventy-fourth minute, with Ibane Bowat arriving for Huddersfield in the eighty-second.
Huddersfield dominated possession at sixty-five per cent and launched 119 attacks compared to Notts County's 73. They created five big chances and registered seven shots on target, but Notts County's defense made fifty-one clearances and their goalkeeper saved four times. The visitors managed only one big chance and three shots on target from their limited opportunities.
Both sides remain unbeaten after five matches, though Huddersfield's record of three wins and two draws puts them a clear notch above Notts County's four draws and single victory. The point shared keeps the hosts in second place while Notts County stay rooted in the lower half of the table.
