‘Hopefully won’t happen again’ verdict after Huddersfield Town drop late points

Huddersfield Town midfielder Archie Collins said his side were “very disappointed” to relinquish their lead late on to draw 2-2 at home to Sheffield Wednesday.

The Terriers led 2-0 heading into the final minutes through goals from Joe Taylor and Derensili Sanches Fernandes but were pegged back in the closing stages, as Ibane Bowat’s own goal and Jamal Lowe’s 98th-minute penalty sealed the Owls a point.

Reflecting on the late setback, Collins told BBC Radio Leeds: “Obviously disappointed. The way the game went, I thought we were excellent for 60 minutes, and the game’s 90, 100 minutes long, and there are things that we didn’t do quite well, and got punished for it.

“We’ve got to look back at it really, and we’ll do it together as a team, and I’m sure we’ll work on it in the future, and hopefully it won’t happen again.

“I think we worked so hard, and to end it with a draw, very disappointed.”

For the late penalty, referee Edward Duckworth initially gave a corner before opting instead to award a spotkick, with Marcus Harness penalised for a high boot on Liam Cooper.

“I suppose in the heat of the game, the referee’s obviously made his decision for the corner, and he’s looked back at it and he’s changed his mind,” Collins said.

“He’s obviously spoken to the linesman, and they obviously changed their minds. That’s football, and sometimes you can’t help that.”

Collins provided the assists for both of Town’s goals, and the midfielder added: “Obviously I’m happy to contribute at the top end of the pitch, but that’s just the icing on the cake for my game, and I’ve just got to keep enjoying it and keep going.”

Discussing the midfielder following his positive contribution, head coach Martin Drury told HTTV: “He’s a great person Archie, he’s really, really good, really good footballer as we know.

“He came in with a lack of pre-season, has worked incredibly hard. Obviously Ryan’s (Ledson) injured, then Archie comes in, I think some of his performances have been excellent, and I’m really pleased that he’s got two assists today, because we know he’s got that quality to do that.”