A VITAL goal from Peter Clarke keeps Huddersfield Town in second.
The captain struck in injury time to make sure the men in blue and white retained second spot - despite Peterborough's impressive 4-1 win against Sheffield Wednesday at Hillsbrough.
Below are Examiner HTAFC reporter Doug Thomson's ratings
The fans' ratings are on Page Two.
ALEX SMITHIES
Marked his England Under 21 call by making the saves he needed to as Town kept another clean sheet. 8
STEPHEN JORDAN
Stuck to his task against Nathan Byrne in the first half before coming off for Gary Naysmith on 59 minutes. 7
JACK HUNT
The industrious young right-back caught the eye as he shackled Myles Weston and also pushed forward. 8
JAMIE McCOMBE
Stood up well against the pacy Brentford frontmen and dealt with the home set pieces impressively 7
PETER CLARKE
Calm and collected as he made a string of key challenges and scored the crucial deciding goal. 8
SCOTT ARFIELD
Not quite as influential as at Bristol Rovers but still made a solid contribution in a number of midfield positions 7
KEVIN KILBANE
A calming influence in central midfield, he sprayed the passes around and conducted operations with aplomb 7
JOEY GUDJONSSON
Never afraid to try his luck on goal, he played a big supporting role in the engine room contest 7
JORDAN RHODES
Worked hard and came close with an early effort before being replaced by new boy Danny Ward at the break. 7
BENIK AFOBE
Never let up against Brentfords big centre-backs, but was unable to conjure any real efforts on goal. 7
GARY ROBERTS
Had spells on both sides of the pitch as he returned from illness with a busy and hard-working display. 7
Substitutes:
Danny Ward (for Rhodes, HT) 6;
Gary Naysmith (for Jordan, 59mins) 7;
Danny Cadamarteri (for Afobe, 73mins) 6.
