Vital First Goal

Game day is finally upon us and Huddersfield Town will tonight know for certain if they are going to Wembley or not this year. After a sterling performance away at MK Dons, the terriers are in a great position to join Sheffield United in the final. However, it is only half time in the tie and with 90 minutes still to play the first goal tonight is hugely important. Ultimately, that first goal shall shape how the game is played out tonight.

If Huddersfield Get The First Goal

After scoring twice down at Stadium MK on Saturday, Town will fancy themselves to score first and kill this tie off in front of an expected large and noisy crowd. With players like Rhodes, Higginbotham (if started) and Novak on the pitch that vital first goal is a huge possibility for the terriers. If they do get it then we expect Huddersfield to get a few more as the heads of the MK Dons players shall drop just like they did when Town went two up in the first leg. It shall kill the game off and the earlier the goal comes, the better it shall be especially for the home fans.

If MK Dons Get The First Goal

At two nil down the Dons shall be chasing the game tonight and looking for a spectacular comeback down at The Galpharm. Keeping possession of the ball is what they are good at and they showed this in abundance in the first semi-final leg. Possession combined with pressure is what they shall be looking to achieve tonight against the terriers in order to get the vital first goal. If they get it, the fire shall be back in their bellies and the rest of the game may well be played out in the Huddersfield half with the terriers having to stay strong defensively. Pushing men forward will see Huddersfield having to attack them on the counter and the nerves of the terriers shall be put to the test by Karl Robinson's men.

So you can see how important that first goal is going to be in tonight's clash between the two teams. As a Town fan I would be happy with a boring 0-0 tonight but you can never tell what is going to happen in football.