Millwall 3 Huddersfield Town 1

MillwallLOGO142.jpgMillwall got their season back on track with a convincing 3-1 win over high-flying Huddersfield on Saturday.

Goals from Chris Hackett, Neil Harris and Steve Morison - his first for the Lions - sealed a much-needed League One win for Kenny Jackett's men.

Hackett opened the scoring in the 12th minute after latching onto Harris' inch-perfect pass to drive the ball past Terriers' keeper Alex Smithies.

Two minutes later Harris doubled the Lions' advantage with an excellent near post header from Dave Martin's left-wing cross.

Millwall were rampant and totally outplayed their visitors, who offered very little by way of attacking threat.

Morison opened his Lions account with a smart header four minutes after half-time to kill off any faint hopes Huddersfield had of staging a comeback.

Home keeper David Forde was a virtual spectator throughout but was annoyed to have been beaten five minutes from time when Jordan Rhodes slammed the ball home from 18 yards.

Forde's annoyance earned him a booking but it could not take the gloss off a fine Millwall performance.

Jackett was relieved to see his side turn their fortunes around.

He said: "We've lost a lot of players through injury and we've been very disrupted as a side and the performances have reflected that.

"But it was a good one today and one to build on."

Millwall: Forde, Dunne, Smith, Ward, Frampton, Hackett (Laird, 88), Fuseini, Abdou, Martin (Schofield, 78), Harris, Morison (Henry, 69). Unused subs: Sullivan, Bolder, Barron, Grabban.

Booked: Dunne, Forde

Goals: Hackett 12, Harris 14, Morison 49

Huddersfield Town: Smithies, Peltier, Skarz, Collins, Clarke, Roberts (Goodwin, 59), Simpson (Novak, 64), Rhodes, Butler, Pilkington, Drinkwater (Ainsworth, 73). Unused subs: Glennon, Clarke, Williams, Berrett.

Goals: Rhodes 85

Attendance: 8,502

Referee: P Crossley

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