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Worrying Huddersfield Town injury update issued as Michael Duff slams 'inexcusable' home defeat

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Huddersfield Town manager Michael Duff had no complaints after watching his side slide to a 1-0 defeat at home to Peterborough United today.

Posh captain Hector Kyprianou’s headed goal deep into added on time in the first half kept Darren Ferguson’s men out of the relegation zone

The Terriers are in the play-off zone but were booed off by sections of the crowd. They have have now gone more than 450 minutes since scoring at the John Smith’s Stadium.

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Duff said: “I won’t try and mask it. The performance was nowhere near the required levels and that hasn’t happened that many times.

“We got beat by the better team today unfortunately. It looked like there was a real lack of energy from the first minute. I don’t know if it’s the injuries that are catching up with us.”

The Huddersfield manager confirmed that key defender Tom Lees could be out with a long-term leg injury. He said: “There’s a weird feeling in the stadium. I understand supporters’ frustrations.

“We are not delusional. We haven’t scored a goal at home for a long time and we are fully aware of that. The performance was inexcusable.

“There’s obviously a little bit of apprehension in the team. You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to see that.

“They do care. And it’s not easy. It’s a difficult place to play at the minute.

“We are fifth in the league and it feels like the end of the world. We are trying to free them up a little bit.

“The supporters are clearly frustrated and it’s just a negative spiral. And it’s our job to get supporters out of their seats so that’s not me putting it on the supporters at all. We need to be better and give them more to cheer about.”