Match ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Brentford 5.
HuddersfieldHuddersfield Town1BrentfordBrentford5
Brentford struck after just 21 seconds to set up their seventh Championship win in nine matches at Huddersfield.
Sergei Canos fired the Bees ahead, but Jamie Paterson slotted in an equaliser shortly after half-time.
Scott Hogan latched on to Konstantin Kerschbaumer's through ball to restore the lead before the pair combined again for the striker's second.
Substitute Lasse Vibe smashed in after replacing Hogan, and John Swift capped Town's misery with a late fifth.
Brentford's excellent late season run of seven wins from their final nine matches took them away from danger and up to a ninth-place finish.
The Terriers, who won just one of their final eight games, ended the campaign in 19th, three places above the relegation zone.
Huddersfield head coach David Wagner: "To be honest we struggled from the first second and the goals we conceded were too easy.
"We tried to work but we were just too tired. The tank was empty."
Brentford head coach Dean Smith: "It was a great performance but the scoreline was very flattering for us because Huddersfield aren't a bad team.
"To finish ninth is a fantastic achievement for the club."
Line-ups
Huddersfield
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1SteerSubstituted forAllinsonat 16'minutes
- 2Smith
- 5Hudson
- 33Lynch
- 14Cranie
- 4WhiteheadBooked at 82mins
- 16Huws
- 7ScannellSubstituted forLolleyat 45'minutes
- 24van La Parra
- 10Matmour
- 8PatersonSubstituted forBunnat 76'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Davidson
- 6Hogg
- 17Bunn
- 18Lolley
- 22Dempsey
- 26Allinson
- 29Billing
Brentford
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 27Button
- 2Colin
- 6DeanBooked at 12mins
- 29Barbet
- 3Bidwell
- 15WoodsBooked at 7mins
- 28YennarisBooked at 82mins
- 47CanosSubstituted forClarkeat 69'minutes
- 17KerschbaumerSubstituted forSwiftat 82'minutes
- 7Saunders
- 9HoganSubstituted forVibeat 64'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Hofmann
- 16Bonham
- 19Swift
- 21Vibe
- 22O'Connell
- 24Gogia
- 36Clarke
- Referee:
- Dean Whitestone
- Attendance:
- 13,397
Match Stats
Home TeamHuddersfieldAway TeamBrentford
- Possession
- Home56%
- Away44%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away8
- Corners
- Home2
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home15
- Away11
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 1, Brentford 5.
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Foul by Karim Matmour (Huddersfield Town).
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Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Offside, Huddersfield Town. Martin Cranie tries a through ball, but Harry Bunn is caught offside.
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Rajiv van La Parra (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
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Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
Goal!
Goal! Huddersfield Town 1, Brentford 5. John Swift (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Lasse Vibe.
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Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lasse Vibe (Brentford).
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Attempt missed. Joel Lynch (Huddersfield Town) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Lolley with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Nico Yennaris.
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Foul by Emyr Huws (Huddersfield Town).
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Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Brentford. John Swift replaces Konstantin Kerschbaumer.
Booking
Nico Yennaris (Brentford) is shown the yellow card.
Booking
Dean Whitehead (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card.
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Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Foul by Harry Bunn (Huddersfield Town).
