Huddersfield, though, occupy the dizzying heights of second in the table equal on points with Manchester United but with an inferior goal difference -- only the third time a promoted side has won its first two games in the Premier League. The hosts started brightly with Newcastle content to absorb the pressure and hit them on the counter-attack.Huddersfield in the Premier League this season: 2 games 2 wins 2 clean sheets 4 goals 6 points Who said the Premier League was hard? ? pic.twitter.com/znJSic8emq
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) August 20, 2017
The moment you realise you've scored Huddersfield's first ever home goal in the #PremierLeague. #HUDNEW pic.twitter.com/73NaqL9A89— Match of the Day (@BBCMOTD) August 20, 2017However, a dreadful clearance by the Magpies Christian Atsu fell to one of Huddersfield's close season buys Tom Ince, but whilst his shot was on target it was easily saved by Rob Elliot. It was Newcastle who went closest to breaking the deadlock inside the first 20 minutes as from a counter-attack Matt Ritchie unleashed a fine curling effort which was goalbound till Jonas Lossl produced a superb save to deny him.
Mooy, though, deservedly gave the hosts the lead five minutes into the second-half with a stunning effort, curling it past Elliot after a neat exchange with Elias Kachunga. The goal rounded off an astonishing 14 pass move, the most thusfar in the lead-up to a Premier League goal this term.FULL TIME Huddersfield Town 1-0 Newcastle United A disappointing afternoon as Aaron Mooy's goal separates the sides. #NUFC pic.twitter.com/WfUReXs1Z8
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) August 20, 2017
? Aaron Mooy with the first @premierleague goal at the @johnsmithstadia! #htafc (CL) pic.twitter.com/ePNloaXMSW— Huddersfield Town (@htafcdotcom) August 20, 2017Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez reacted by removing Dwight Gayle -- who hadn't looked like maintaining his habit of scoring every time the two sides met -- and sending on new recruit Joselu. The Spaniard -- a £5m signing from Stoke in midweek -- went close with his first shot on target but Lossl tipped it away for a corner. His compatriot Ayoze Perez should have done much better from the ensuing corner but he sent it over the bar from close range.
Result:Huddersfield Town 1 Aaron Mooy 50 Newcastle United 0WATCH: the #htafc players celebrate the Club's first home win in the @premierleague (AT) pic.twitter.com/aQHv8AS4xm
— Huddersfield Town (@htafcdotcom) August 20, 2017