Facts

Huddersfield Town suffered yet another damaging away defeat as they fell 4-1 at promotion-chasing Brentford after an awful second-half display at Griffin Park.

Everton loanee Chris Long got the ball rolling after just four minute by finishing at Alex Smithies' near post but Harry Bunn equalised against the run of play with an assured run and finish across David Button.

But Town fell apart after the interval as Long struck just five minutes into the second period and further goals from the excellent Alex Pritchard and Jon Toral sealed Chris Powell's side's fate.

Town team (4-5-1): Smithies; Smith, Hudson, Wallace, Robinson (Carroll, 45); Scannell (Coady, 79), Butterfield, Edgar (Miller, 79), Hogg, Bunn; Vaughan. Not used: Murphy, Lolley, Gobern, Majewski.

Analysis

Town's defence found wanting once more - This was a second three-goal defeat and it's now seven goals goals conceded in two games for the Terriers as they collapsed in the face of some fast, penetrative football from the home side.

They got off to the worst possible start but pulled themselves back level only to shoot themselves in the foot once more and they were unable to cope with the pace and power of a Bees frontline who looked hellbent on making up for a below-par first-half display and grasped the opportunity.

Main man

Harry Bunn - Perhaps a slightly easier selection process than after the Charlton game as Town were indebted to the winger for getting them out of jail in the opening period as he showed a wonderful piece of individual skill and the presence of mind to finish it off with a low, drilled strike.

He was unable to recreate those heroics in the second half but still looked the likeliest to claw Town back into it, epitomised by his duels with right-back Moses Odubajo throughout.

Bigger picture

Away form back to pre-Christmas struggles all of a sudden - Having secured recent results at Millwall, Wigan Athletic and Bournemouth, Town fans were understandably excited about what the rest of the season might hold on the road, but those results proved nothing more than anomalies in the grand scheme of things.

The two back-to-back defeats here were far more representative of Town away from their John Smith's Stadium fortress and now they face a relegation six-pointer against Rotherham United, who could pull to within two points of the Terriers with a win.

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