Huddersfield Town 1, Scunthorpe 4

Sep 3 2005 By Mel Booth, The Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Abbott's penalty came on 65 minutes when Chris Brandon was tripped by Richard Ryan - the striker sent Musselwhite the wrong way for his seventh goal in eight matches this season - and hopes were raised for a fightback.

Adventurous down the right, Andy Holdsworth, particularly, caused problems for Laws' men as the Galpharm crowd roared for an equaliser, but unlike the last time they came to this corner of West Yorkshire, it was Scunthorpe who provided the sting in the tail.

Substitute Sparrow got the killer goal on 73 minutes, nodding home from 12 yards after Taylor's drive had bounced down off the bar.

Then, after Worthington and Holdsworth had been denied at the other end, Keogh wrapped things up from Sharp's break with Town again badly shaken.

It was a painful lesson for Town after a magnificent run of results - they've lost just twice in 17 matches since March and not once at the Galpharm since December - and now would be a great time to start another long unbeaten sequence.