EPL: Huddersfield 1-0 Watford

Tom Ince scored a 91st minute winner for Huddersfield against Watford

Tom Ince scored a dramatic stoppage-time winner as Huddersfield beat Watford 1-0 to move seven points clear of the relegation zone.

In a game of few chances, the Huddersfield substitute swept the ball home from close range in the 91st minute to spark wild celebrations at the John Smith's Stadium.

Victory sees David Wagner's side climb to 14th in the Premier League table with four games remaining and ends a run of five matches without a win.

 

Watford, two points ahead of their hosts, have now lost four of their last five matches and remain winless on the road under Javi Gracia.

 

Huddersfield settled the quicker of the two sides in a cagey first period and their tireless pressing kept Watford penned inside their own half.

 

The pressure built as the half reached its midpoint but having dealt with a flurry of Huddersfield corners and conceded no clear chances, Watford began to grow into the game.

Abdoulaye Doucoure twice tested Jonas Lossl, firstly with a tame effort from outside the box and then with a deflected shot from a tight angle that the Huddersfield keeper pushed round the post.

The best chance of the half fell to Troy Deeney. Doucoure drove to the edge of the area, his pass was behind Roberto Pereyra but ran to Deeney, whose right-foot shot was deflected just wide.

It was Watford who began the second half the brighter too with Will Hughes and Pereyra at the centre of a couple of flowing moves.

However, chances were not forthcoming and Huddersfield gradually worked their way back onto the front foot.

Ince saw a goal-bound effort blocked soon after coming on, Steve Mounie wanted too long when the rebound fell kindly to him and Jonathan Hogg fizzed a low shot just wide as the game looked set to end in deadlock.

Huddersfield were gifted one final chance though as Terence Kongolo's hopeful ball forward was not dealt with by the Watford defence, Mathias Jørgensen got on the end of it and stabbed the ball back across the six-yard box where Ince arrived to turn the ball into an empty net and seal a vital win.