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Huddersfield win penalty shoot-out against Reading to seal Premier League spot


Huddersfield are back in the top flight after 45 years, clinching Premier League football and a £170million windfall by beating Reading on penalties in the Championship play-off final after the score had finished 0-0 at the end of extra time.
The Terriers faced an uphill battle after fans’ favourite Michael Hefele missed his spot-kick, only for Liam Moore to blaze over and Danny Ward – the shootout hero in the semi-final at Sheffield Wednesday – to save Jordan Obita’s penalty.
Christopher Schindler stepped up to send Huddersfield into the top flight for the first time since 1972, leading to wild celebrations on the field and in the stands.
Huddersfield manager David Wagner said: “I told the players before the play-offs that they were heroes. But from hero to zero in football is sometimes only a week, and they had the opportunity to become legends. And they have done it. They are Huddersfield legends. We have had so many setbacks, so many problems, we don’t have the biggest squad, but we trusted and believed in ourselves.”
Reading manager Jaap Stam said: “I have a contract and I’m very happy here. It’s always hard if you lose but what we achieved this season is great – how we made progress, got in the top six and to the play-off final. Of course if you reach the final you give it your best shot, it doesn’t matter how you play, the result is the most important thing.”

Tweet of the match

Star man – Aaron Mooy

Aaron Mooy
Midfielder Aaron Mooy celebrates Huddersfield’s Championship final victory (Mike Egerton/PA)
The Town midfielder looked like one of the few players on show who could be Premier League material. A class act in the centre and would not have deserved to have been on the losing side.

Moment of the match

Christopher Schindler
Christopher Schindler converts the penalty which sent Huddersfield into the Premier League (John Walton/Empics)
After Liam Moore had skied his penalty and Mooy levelled the shoot-out at 3-3, Ward kept out Obita’s effort before Schindler sent the away fans wild with a nerveless spot-kick.

Izzy serious?

Izzy Brown
Huddersfield’s Izzy Brown (right) misses an open goal in the Championship final (Nick Potts/PA)
Huddersfield’s Chelsea loanee Izzy Brown somehow missed an open goal from two yards out. The youngster only had to tap in a cross from Elias Kachunga to give Town a first-half lead, but the ball hit his shin and flew wide.

Face in the crowd

Sir Patrick Stewart
Sir Patrick Stewart was at Wembley to support Huddersfield (Matt Crossick/PA)
Acting royalty Sir Patrick Stewart was in the Wembley stands. It turns out he is a Huddersfield fan, despite having never once mentioned them on Star Trek.

Player ratings

Christopher Schindler
Christopher Schindler goes wild after sending Huddersfield into the Premier League (Mike Egerton/PA)
Huddersfield: Danny Ward 7, Tommy Smith 6, Michael Hefele 7, Christopher Schindler 7, Chris Lowe 6, Aaron Mooy 7, Elias Kachunga 6, Jonathan Hogg 6, Rajiv van La Parra 6, Nahki Wells 6, Izzy Brown 5. Subs: Colin Quaner (for Kachunga, 66) 5, Martin Cranie (for Smith, 88) 6, Kasey Palmer (for Brown, 98) 6.
Reading: Ali Al-Habsi 7, Chris Gunter 5, Liam Moore 7, Tiago Ilori 5, Tyler Blackett 6, Joey van den Berg 5, Daniel Williams 6, George Evans 5, John Swift 6, Lewis Grabban 5, Yann Kermorgant 5, Subs: Jordan Obita (for Van den Berg, 64) 5, Gareth McCleary (for Grabban, 74) 5, Liam Kelly (for Swift, 100) 6.

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