Adam Clayton scored against his old club as Middlesbrough beat Huddersfield in David Wagner's first home game in charge of the Terriers.
Clayton put Boro ahead when he shrugged off Nahki Wells and drove past keeper Jed Steer with the aid of a deflection.
Wells then hit the bar with a free-kick before Boro keeper Dimi Konstantopoulos saved his chipped effort.
The Terriers dominated possession, but Boro's Emilio Nsue cut inside and finished with aplomb to seal victory.
Aitor Karanka's side have now won five of their last seven matches and move into the automatic promotion places, above Derby on goal difference.
Former Borussia Dortmund coach Wagner will have been pleased with his side's ability to hold on to the ball, but they struggled to create clear-cut chances when they dominated possession in the second period.
After Clayton scored his first goal for the Teessiders since joining from Huddersfield in 2014, Wells could have levelled twice and Sean Scannell was denied by Konstantopoulos as Boro led at the break.
But, Boro, who produced an expert away display having soaked up so much pressure and having only three shots all match, finished proceedings with Nsue's own maiden goal for the club.
Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (5)
Huddersfield Town
- 01 Steer
- 02 Smith Booked
- 05 Hudson Booked
- 14 Cranie
- 25 Chilwell
- 04 Whitehead Booked
- 16 Huws
- 07 Scannell (Dempsey - 67' )
- 08 Paterson (Holmes - 71' )
- 18 Lolley (Bojaj - 79' )
- 21 Wells
Substitutes
- 03 Davidson
- 06 Hogg
- 15 Wallace
- 19 Holmes
- 22 Dempsey
- 26 Allinson
- 36 Bojaj
Middlesbrough
- 01 Konstantopoulos
- 24 Nsue
- 04 Ayala
- 06 Gibson Booked
- 03 Friend
- 08 Clayton
- 36 Zuculini
- 27 Adomah (Stuani - 63' )
- 31 Fabbrini (Forshaw - 63' )
- 19 Downing
- 35 Nugent
Substitutes
- 05 Amorebieta
- 09 Kike
- 10 De Pena
- 13 Mejias
- 16 Stephens
- 18 Stuani
- 34 Forshaw
Match Stats
Live Text Commentary
Full Time Match ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Middlesbrough 2.
90:00 +5:15 Full timeFull Time Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Middlesbrough 2.
90:00 +3:54Ben Chilwell (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90:00 +3:54Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough).
90:00 +1:30Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
88:56Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by George Friend.
87:07Kyle Dempsey (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
87:07Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough).
85:51Attempt missed. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tommy Smith.
83:09 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Middlesbrough 2. Nsue (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Forshaw.
79:22Emyr Huws (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79:22Foul by Adam Forshaw (Middlesbrough).
78:07 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Florent Bojaj replaces Joe Lolley.
77:46Foul by Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town).
77:46Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75:22Delay over. They are ready to continue.
74:25Delay in match Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) because of an injury.
70:14 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Duane Holmes replaces Jamie Paterson.
67:51Foul by Ben Chilwell (Huddersfield Town).
67:51Bruno Zuculini (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Kyle Dempsey replaces Sean Scannell.
63:38Ben Chilwell (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63:38Foul by Cristhian Stuani (Middlesbrough).
62:53 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Middlesbrough. Cristhian Stuani replaces Albert Adomah.
62:34 SubstitutionSubstitution Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Forshaw replaces Diego Fabbrini.
62:02Foul by Dean Whitehead (Huddersfield Town).
62:02Diego Fabbrini (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58:36 BookingBooking Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
58:18Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
58:18Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
57:39Foul by Sean Scannell (Huddersfield Town).
57:39George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54:03Offside, Huddersfield Town. Dean Whitehead tries a through ball, but Nahki Wells is caught offside.
53:05 BookingBooking Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52:50Foul by Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town).
52:50Bruno Zuculini (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52:26Attempt saved. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
51:30 BookingBooking Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51:27Foul by Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town).
51:27Diego Fabbrini (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50:10Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50:10Foul by Nsue (Middlesbrough).
49:39Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Adam Clayton.
49:13Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49:13Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
45:00Second Half begins Huddersfield Town 0, Middlesbrough 1.
45:00 +1:07 Half timeHalf Time First Half ends, Huddersfield Town 0, Middlesbrough 1.
41:50Attempt missed. Emyr Huws (Huddersfield Town) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamie Paterson with a cross following a set piece situation.
41:17Sean Scannell (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
41:17Foul by George Friend (Middlesbrough).
40:27Emyr Huws (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40:27Foul by Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough).
34:40Foul by Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town).
34:40David Nugent (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
33:24Foul by Jamie Paterson (Huddersfield Town).
33:24Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30:59Ben Chilwell (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
30:59Foul by Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough).
29:38Offside, Huddersfield Town. Dean Whitehead tries a through ball, but Jamie Paterson is caught offside.
29:24Attempt saved. Jamie Paterson (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
28:09Attempt saved. Sean Scannell (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Chilwell with a cross.
17:38 BookingBooking Dean Whitehead (Huddersfield Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
17:18Foul by Dean Whitehead (Huddersfield Town).
17:18Diego Fabbrini (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16:00Offside, Middlesbrough. George Friend tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.
13:18Attempt saved. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Scannell.
12:43Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Emyr Huws.
10:55Foul by Martin Cranie (Huddersfield Town).
10:55Diego Fabbrini (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10:37Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
9:45Jamie Paterson (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
9:45Foul by Albert Adomah (Middlesbrough).
8:08 Goal scoredGoal! Goal! Huddersfield Town 0, Middlesbrough 1. Adam Clayton (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
7:32Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Mark Hudson.
0:00First Half begins.
0:00Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
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