Championship: Huddersfield Town 1-0 Nottingham Forest – Fraizer Campbell earns first win of season

Fraizer Campbell condemned Nottingham Forest to their worst league start in 66 years with an impressive volley winner for Huddersfield, who was fortunate not to have sent off Jonathan Hogg in the first minute.

Forest, who last lost his first three games of a league campaign in 1954, could have been one man short before the break, with Samba Sow avoiding his second yellow flag in eight minutes despite a late challenge on Alex Pritchard.

With great athleticism and technique, Campbell scored his first league goal of the season and Huddersfield’s for the Terriers to earn their first points of the season.

The victory was Huddersfield’s first under Spanish coach Carlos Corberan and increases the pressure on Forest manager Sabri Lamouchi, who is winless in four league and cup games to start the campaign after missing a spot in the play- offs in July following a collapse at the end of the season. .

Forest made seven changes following their loss to Cardiff a week earlier, and Republic of Ireland midfielder Arter among the four debutants moved to the City Ground just three days earlier.

He was unaffected by the early entry of Hogg, who was unable to see half as he left with a hip injury and was replaced by Ajax newcomer Carel Eiting in the 44th minute.

Terriers goalkeeper Ben Hamer’s dive to deflect a curved shot from Sammy Ameobi from the edge of the box over the crossbar was a quality moment for both players, while at the other end the visitors were lucky not to concede a goal after Brice Samba spilled a Josh. Koroma fired and Campbell tested the keeper on the rebound.

France’s youth international Loic Mbe Soh, who arrived from Paris St-Germain in the summer and was one of three debutants in the last four for Forest, called Hamer into action just before half-time with a massive header and took him out. which turned out to be his last major. chance of the night.

Nine minutes after the break, a Harry Toffolo cross from the left found Campbell to score a well-deserved and beautifully won.

Lewis Grabban, Forest’s top scorer last season, was hired to replace Lyle Taylor, but was only able to fire a very narrow shot as the Reds sought their first goal of the season.

The Terriers finished with a flurry of opportunities, with Adama Diakhaby seeing a blocked effort, while Samba made a double stop to keep the substitute out again in the last minute before denying Koroma as well.