Okay so yesterday my buddy texts me asking where he can find the whole Manchester City versus Huddersfield timeline – goals, subs, cards, you know the drill. Said he couldn’t find it for anything. Figured I’d help him out since I do this stuff all the time. Piece of cake, right? Yeah… not so much.
Started simple – grabbed my phone thinking I’ll just tap into the Premier League site. Two taps later I’m staring at some flashy match center thing. Stats everywhere but no bloody timeline in sight. Scrolled up and down like an idiot squinting at tiny icons. Nada.
The Rabbit Hole Search
Switched to Google, typed “Man City Huddersfield minute by minute”. Got about ten million useless links. Some gambling sites, weird forums from 2018, articles analyzing Pep’s tactics – everything BUT an actual timeline. Even clicked three pages deep like a total mug. Waste of twenty minutes right there.
Then I remembered: Reddit usually saves me when official sites suck. Searched “Man City vs Huddersfield match thread” on there. Scrolled through endless memes and guys screaming about referees until… bingo! Some hero actually posted minute-by-minute updates.
- Found the thread title with the date
- Started reading top comments – mostly jokes about parking the bus
- Control-F’d “GOAL” – too many false alarms
- Finally spotted one comment with bold headers: “45+1 – GOAL – De Bruyne”
But then the dumbest thing happened – that comment only covered HALF the match! Scrolled down furiously looking for the second half update. Found another user’s reply with times crossed out and wrong player names. Seriously? People can’t even copy scores right?
Lightbulb Moment
Facepalmed hard when I finally realized Huddersfield wasn’t even PREMIER LEAGUE last season! Championship matches don’t get the fancy treatment. Had to go digging in EFL sites instead.
Eventually found it hidden under “Match Reports” on some site nobody visits. Had to click:
- Results archive dropdown
- Championship tab
- Specific month
- Scroll past thirty fixtures
- Teeny tiny “view timeline” link
Absolutely bonkers how buried it was. Felt like solving an escape room just to see when Grealish got subbed on.
Moral of the story? Always check what tier the team’s in first. And pray some random Redditor did the work for you. Otherwise you’re crawling into league website dungeons where timelines go to die.
Sent my mate a screenshot looking like Sherlock with bloody magnifying glass. He texted back “cheers” but no way he’s doing that crap himself next time. Wouldn’t blame him one bit.
