Huddersfield Town were well beaten by promotion-chasing Leeds United on Saturday afternoon, with Danny Cowley’s side failing to have the desired impact on the West Yorkshire derby at Elland Road.  

Luke Ayling volleyed Leeds into a lead after only three minutes, with Patrick Bamford on hand to double that advantage early in the second-half. Huddersfield offered little threat in the final third and registered only two shots on target, with Cowley needing to quickly switch attention to next weekend’s meeting with Wigan Athletic.

That clash with Wigan is something of a ‘six pointer’ given Town’s position in the Championship’s basement battle, with Cowley having a lot to weigh up as he looks to find the right formula to retain his side’s second-tier status.

One thing that is likely to be weighing heavy on the mind of the Huddersfield boss is his selection in attack, with Fraizer Campbell and Steve Mounie competing for the role of spearheading the side.

Campbell started in the wins over Bristol City and Charlton Athletic but failed to score, whilst Mounie had eight goals in 13 Championship appearances prior to Saturday, including one from the bench as Town beat the Addicks.

At Elland Road, it was the experienced Campbell tasked with leading the line, but Leeds dealt with the 32-year-old easily and then saw off Mounie when he was thrown on to try and salvage something from the game.

Given Campbell’s initial struggles, we take a closer look at just how tough his afternoon was up against Liam Cooper and Gaetano Berardi:

Cowley gave Campbell just over an hour in the West Yorkshire derby, with the Huddersfield-born striker failing to have an impact on a fixture he will know means so much to the people of his hometown.

Campbell registered zero shots on Illan Meslier’s goal and failed to have a touch in the Leeds penalty area, with his only real involvement in-and-around the box coming following a neat interchange with Trevoh Chalobah, which resulted in the midfielder firing straight at Meslier.

A lack of goal threat has been a problem for Campbell long before this meeting in Leeds, but the striker has the faith of Cowley for other reasons; he has ability to get the best out of the likes of Karlan Grant, Emile Smith Rowe and Chris Willock, whilst he also has a great deal of experience at this level.

Winning three free-kicks and giving three away underline how he went to compete with Cooper and Berardi, but the Leeds pair did come out of the battle largely unscathed, with Campbell only winning two aerial duels he competed in across the afternoon.

The way Leeds’ defence swamped Campbell resulted in him completing only four accurate passes, which was doubled by the physical Mounie during his half-hour from the bench.

That, along with the natural goal threat Mounie brings, suggests that he might’ve been better suited to the nature of the contest at Elland Road, with Cowley now weighing up what he needs from his strikers going forwards.

Campbell’s experience could be vital given the relegation battle Huddersfield have played themselves into, but a meeting with Wigan is a big game in the relegation battle and goals win games. That might push eight-goal Mounie to the forefront of Cowley’s plans and give him a chance to show what he can do from the get-go.

Town fans are likely to back that decision, with Campbell’s lack of threat in the penalty area a concern to plenty of people on the terrace at the John Smith’s Stadium.

You’ve got to say, Saturday will have only convinced them further.