AFC Fylde vs Huddersfield

AFC Fylde started brightly and took an early lead through Jack Morris in the sixth minute. Alan Hadley's low left-wing cross caused problems in the Town box, and Morris fired home with his right foot to give the home side a 1-0 advantage.

Huddersfield dominated possession for the rest of the first half and hit the woodwork twice — first through a shot that struck the post, then a Joe Taylor effort that came back off the crossbar — but went into the break a goal down.

Drury's side emerged with renewed purpose after the interval. In the 47th minute, Joe Low controlled a ball into the box, kept himself onside, and fired a half-volley into the ground and past Fylde goalkeeper Boyce to level the scores.

Three minutes later, Town completed the turnaround. Ryan Ledson met a corner at the near post and glanced his header past Boyce, making it 2-1 inside 50 minutes.

Huddersfield had chances to extend the lead, with substitute Diopenda striking the crossbar and Boyce making a sharp save from Evans, but the 2-1 scoreline held.

Drury's half-time message transformed the game. After a frustrating first 45 minutes in which Town created chances but failed to convert, the quick-fire double — two goals in three minutes — flipped the match entirely. AFC Fylde had no time to regroup after the equaliser before Ledson's header put the visitors ahead.

Joe Low — scored the equaliser with a composed finish, a well-struck half-volley on his right foot. The defender's run from deep and ability to stay onside made the goal possible.

Ryan Ledson — delivered the winner with a clever near-post header from a corner, showing good timing and direction to beat the goalkeeper.

Jack Morris (AFC Fylde) — gave the hosts a deserved lead with a sharp finish in the sixth minute and was a threat throughout the first half before departing with a head injury.

This was a pre-season friendly, so raw statistics carry limited weight, but the pattern was clear: Huddersfield controlled territory and chances after the interval. The Terriers hit the post, the crossbar, and created multiple clear opportunities. Fylde's goal came from their first real attack. The quick two-goal burst in the 47th and 50th minutes — a three-minute span — tells the real story of a game that swung decisively after half-time.

This was Martin Drury's first win since taking over as Huddersfield Town head coach. The Terriers had lost their previous pre-season outing 3-1 to Birmingham City on July 15. They face a double-header on Tuesday, July 21 — a behind-closed-doors fixture against Sheffield United followed by an away trip to Fleetwood Town.

AFC Fylde's pre-season continued with a mixed run — they beat Hyde United 3-1 on July 14 but lost 3-2 to Blackpool on July 11.

A routine pre-season comeback win for Huddersfield, notable chiefly for the response after half-time and the first victory of the Drury era. The quick-fire goals from Low and Ledson suggest a side finding its rhythm, though the defensive lapse that gifted Morris the opener is a detail to sharpen ahead of the League One campaign.