Huddersfield 1 Wolves 4 - Report and pictures

Wolves were clinical in front of goal as they hit Huddersfield for four to get back to winning ways in the Championship.

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Nouha Dicko helped himself to the first and last strikes, with Conor Coady's own goal and Benik Afobe finding the net in-between.

James Vaughan pulled one back two minutes later, but Afobe made completely sure of the points with his third in three games.

Wolves took their goal difference out of the minus section by the sheer nature of the victory, coming after Saturday's 2-1 defeat at home to Reading.

That was their first league blemish in eight games, the longest at this level since a club-record 21 match unbeaten run under Glenn Hoddle in 2005.

The scoreline wasn't anywhere near as comfortable as it suggests as, at times, it was mostly Huddersfield doing the attacking.

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But Wolves showed a superb defensive resilience as Danny Batth in particular, aided by Richard Stearman, put his body in the way of numerous shots.

But what was also welcome from a Wolves perspective was the return of a ruthlessness and snap about their play that had been missing for the previous three games.

Jackett made two changes to the line-up that lost their eight-match unbeaten record in the league.

Lee Evans and Dave Edwards made way for Jack Price and Nouha Dicko in a switch that put former Huddersfield loan striker Afobe in the No 10 role.

And the move appeared to pay quick dividends as Wolves took a 12th minute lead. Rajiv Van La Parra, who had an inspired start to the game, put Dicko through.

The powerful striker netted his eighth goal of the season with a composed, confident low finish past Alex Smithies.

Goals: Dicko 12, 90, Coady 47 (OG), Afobe 67, Vaughan 63.

Huddersfield Town (3-5-2): Smithies, Smith, Hudson, Wallace (Edgar 88), Scannell, Butterfield, Coady, Bunn (Lolley 68), Robinson, Miller, Vaughan.

Substitutes not used: Wright (GK), Allinson, Holmes, Gobern, Majewski.

Wolves (4-2-3-1): Kuszczak, Doherty, Batth, Stearman, Hause, Price, McDonald, Van La Parra (Edwards 78), Afobe, Sako (Golbourne 72), Dicko.

Substitutes not used: Flatt (GK), Henry, Evans, Ebanks-Landell, Iorfa.

Referee: David Webb (County Durham)

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The goal came from Wolves' first attack after Vaughan had drove inches wide with goalkeeper Tomasz Kuszczak at full stretch. The same striker's shot on the turn had its sting taken out of it by Danny Batth.

Batth was quickly followed in the blocking stakes by Stearman, who threw his body in the way of Sean Scannell's drive after the wing-back, who always plays well against Wolves, cut inside and let fly.

Former Albion striker Ishmael Miller, making his home debut, was next to try his luck with a left-footed effort that seemed to move about in the air before Kuszczak gathered at the second attempt.

But Wolves took some of the Terriers' bite out of the game with Dicko's goal and were able to probe the home side. Van La Parra teed Afobe up for an angled effort that Kuszczak gathered at the foot of the post.

But Huddersfield remained a threat themselves and Vaughan should have done better with a tame header from Harry Bunn's cross.

Then Bunn had a sight of goal himself with a fierce, angled effort saved at the near post after Miller spun Stearman and rolled the ball into his path.

The Terriers remained on the attack and Mark Hudson headed narrowly over the top from Jacob Butterfield's corner.

Then it was the turn of Jack Robinson, who unleashed a powerful angled drive that took a wicked deflection and needed some smart adjustment of feet by Kuszczak to claw the ball away.

The half ended with Huddersfield still on the attack as Scannell let fly from the right but Kuszczak was again equal to it at the near post.

Wolves gained some vital daylight in somewhat fortuitous style within a minute of the restart.

There was little threat on the ball when Coady, who was linked with a move to Wolves from Sheffield United in the summer, imploded.

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He sliced Bakary Sako's corner behind him at the near post and into the net, the pace on the ball giving Smithies no chance.

Wolves' defence was being kept really busy and they had to keep their reactions razor sharp throughout.

Batth blocked Vaughan's shot on the edge of the six-yard box after he delayed, giving the skipper just enough time to get back. Then it was Kortney Hause's turn to get a foot on Bunn's skidding effort.

The second half was beginning to take on a similar pattern to the first with Huddersfield having large chunks of possession and chances, leaving Wolves to hit them on the break with their threat of pace.

And after Vaughan's shot on the turn was tipped wide by Kuszczak, Wolves did that to devastating effect just after the hour.

This time it was returning old boy Afobe with his third goal for the club and second in as many games, tapping home after van La Parra's shot was blocked from Dicko's square pass.

That seemed to seal it but Huddersfield weren't done and Vaughan finallyu got them a deserved goal when he converted Scannell's pull-back two minutes later.

The goal revived Huddersfield again and Vaughan headed straight at Kuszczak after Stearman nodded away Scannell's cross, while Hudson drew another save with a header after he had been thrust forward.

But Wolves, who conceded the shots on goal tally 33-10, finally put to bed any lingering thoughts of any comeback to bed.

Dicko netted his second when he drew Smithies and slotted home after a square pass from Afobe.

It was another example of ruthless finishing from the visitors who suddenly look like a side that can challenge for the play-offs again.