Huddersfield Town claimed a well-earned three points at Brentford this weekend, courtesy of Rajiv van La Parra 's first-half strike.
The deflected effort reflected Town's dominance over the 90 minutes, but the Bees could have got back into it in a 10 minute spell either side of half time.
Danny Ward 's clean sheet remained in tact however and all-in-all Town deserved the away day victory at Griffin Park.
Here's how the game unfolded...
First half
3 Minutes: Philip Billing ’s mis-placed pass goes straight to Jota who tests Ward but the Town keeper makes a good save.
8 Minutes: Sharp build up from Elias Kachunga , Jack Payne and van La Parra down the right, but the Dutchman’s flick through to Nahki Wells on the edge of the area is just too strong.
10 Minutes: Tommy Smith gets a cross in but a stretching Payne is just denied by the fingertips of Daniel Bentley.
27 Minutes: Van La Parra scores for Town!!
35 Minutes: Rico Henry gets free of Kachunga on the left of the box and drives narrowly wide.
37 Minutes: Great work by Kachunga on the right flank gives Wells a snap shot at goal... but it flies a few inches over the bar.
Second Half
46 Minutes: Great stuff from Kachunga as he breaks free on the byline and to put Wells in but a great recovery tackle from a Brentford body denies a definite goal.
48 Minutes: Henry plays in Florian Jozefzoon, who finds Lasse Vibe with a low cross - he’s unmarked 10 yards out but skies it over the bar!
49 Minutes: Whirlwind start to the second half as Vibe’s deflected shot then hits the bar!
59 Minutes: Brentford score from the corner... but a foul has been called for a push in the box. Free kick Town.
71 Minutes: Wells rolls the cross along the six yard box and a Brentford leg knocks it on to the post!
87 Minutes: Sergi Canos goes down in the box under a Michael Hefele challenge but nothing is given.
Line-Ups
Brentford (4-2-3-1): Bentley; Colin, Dean, Egan, Henry; Yennaris (Hofmann, 81), Woods; Jota, Sawyers (Kerschbaumer, 73), Jozefzoon (Canos, 64); Vibe
Subs Not Used : Bonham, Clarke, Barbet, Field
Booked: Dean
Huddersfield Town (4-2-3-1): Ward; Smith, Schindler, Hefele, Lowe; Billing (Mooy, 57), Hogg; Kachunga, Payne (Brown, 46), van La Parra (Cranie, 86); Wells
Subs Not Used: Coleman, Hudson, Lolley, Quaner
Booked: None
Half Time: Brentford FC 0-1 Huddersfield Town
Att: 11,278 (1,600 Away)
Next Match: Bristol City at Ashton Gate, SkyBet Championship, Friday March 17 (7.45pm kick-off)
