A Schindler lift for David

Burnley ..... 1 Huddersfield ..... 1

HUDDERSFIELD boss David Wagner was left fuming as Christopher Schindler spilled blood for the cause in rescuing a valuable point.

The Terriers bravely shared the spoils due to the equaliser from Schindler who then fought on bravely after a hefty blow to the head from a flailing elbow from Sam Vokes.

Schindler, who nabbed his first Premier League goal, was treated for six minutes and worried Wagner had to get his anxiety off his chest despite his team moving away from bottom spot.

He said: “He got hit with the elbow and it’s nothing I like to see in football.

“This is quite dangerous. We don’t like to see ugly elbow challenges.

“Opponents have to have better control over their bodies. But in the end Schindler deserved his first Premier League goal in his career.

“This was a very good, strong performance. We looked brave, confident, controlled and dominated.

“We should have had three points after this very good performance.

“I’m more than confident because our performances in the last weeks are good. We have everything apart from a first win.”

Burnley boss Sean Dyche had a sore point to get off his chest too. He was furious with what he described as a dive when Laurent Depoitre went down easily in the box in a challenge with James Tarkowski.

Dyche said: “That was cheating. And that was embarrassing. Absolutely so. We’re talking blatant dives today. A useful sanction? Ban them. Today was absolutely ridiculous.

“I can’t believe what I was seeing. Why not send him off on the spot? Send him off. I just can’t work it out. That was cringeworthy. That really is embarrassing. Apart from that we should have been out of sight in the first half.

“But in the second half, credit to Huddersfield. They didn’t relent and we lost our way.

“Overall, though, you take your 1-1 and say OK we’re getting back to somewhere where we should be. We’re climbing back to where we should be. But there’s more to come from this group.”

When the feelings had been vented, the frustrations released and the feelings from both managers known, you were left with one key thought. You had to have immense sympathy for Huddersfield, especially in a first 45 minutes when they found themselves a goal down but, basically, did little wrong.

They had more of the possession and cursed the endless blocks when Burnley men threw themselves at everything which came their way much to Wagner’s frustration.

Vokes, though, gave a glimpse of what was to come with a sixth-minute free header from an Ashley

Westwood cross which was comfortably held by keeper Jonas Lossl. But Huddersfield showed a threat of their own with Aaron Mooy having a pop and Jonathan Hogg firing over with a fierce drive.

The pressure was on with Burnley defender Tarkowski stopping a Depoitre shot after team-mate Ben Mee had cocked up with an attempted clearance.

It took Vokes to settle the Clarets’ nerves in the 20th minute. Johann Berg Gudmundsson picked out the big striker with a pinpoint cross and the Wales hitman climbed high to power a header into the bottom corner.

Huddersfield were stunned but came fighting back nine minutes later when brilliant footwork from Rajiv van La

Parra carved out another chance only for his curling shot to fly agonisingly wide. The second half mirrored the first with Mooy shooting over the top with a header before the Australian saw his shot saved by keeper Joe Hart.

But just when Wagner and his boys started to seriously despair, Huddersfield deservedly drew level in the 66th minute.

Chris Lowe delivered the perfect ball and Schindler rose, spun in the air and somehow squeezed a header beyond Hart.