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Timothy Fosu-Mensah\u2019s first-half own goal gave Huddersfield a 1-0 home win against Fulham and their first Premier League victory of the season.<\/p>\nTimothy Fosu-Mensah\u2019s first-half own goal gave Huddersfield a 1-0 home win against Fulham and their first Premier League victory of the season.<\/p>\n
Fosu-Mensah headed into his own net, under pressure from Town\u2019s Christopher Schindler as Huddersfield halted an eight-game home run without a top-flight goal \u2013 and moved above Fulham and Cardiff at the foot of the table.<\/p>\n
The Terriers\u2019 winless league run stretched back to April \u2013 14 league games in total \u2013 but manager David Wagner was able to celebrate on the night of his third anniversary in charge with a morale-boosting victory.<\/p>\n
Fulham\u2019s fifth successive league defeat did little to ease the pressure on boss Slavisa Jokanovic, whose side\u2019s own run without a league win was extended to eight matches.<\/p>\n
Huddersfield almost halted their barren spell in spectacular fashion when Philip Billing\u2019s 30-yard thunderbolt struck the crossbar in the 15th minute.<\/p>\n
Steve Mounie headed Aaron Mooy\u2019s cross tamely over soon after and Alex Pritchard\u2019s brilliant effort from outside the area was expertly clawed away by Fulham goalkeeper Sergio Rico.<\/p>\n
But Huddersfield\u2019s agonizing wait for a goal at the John Smith\u2019s Stadium was finally over in the 29th minute, making it 659 minutes in total.<\/p>\n
Chris Lowe crossed deep from the left and German center-half Schindler saw his header deflect into the net off Fosu-Mensah.<\/p>\n
Jonathan Hogg almost pierced the Premier League\u2019s leakiest defense again just before the break, but his looping header was saved by Rico.<\/p>\n
It was the 29th goal conceded this season by Fulham, who did not manage a single effort on target before the break, such was Huddersfield\u2019s whirlwind first-half performance.<\/p>\n
Fulham boss Jokanovic sent on Kevin McDonald and Cyrus Christie for Luciano Vietto and Fosu-Mensah at the interval and the Londoners began the second half with more intent.<\/p>\n
Christie\u2019s cut-back was cleared behind by Hogg and Mooy headed away the corner.<\/p>\n
The Terriers continued to harry and chase and Pritchard fired narrowly off target in the 68th minute.<\/p>\n
Substitute McDonald had been forced out of the action due to a knock \u2013 but Fulham began to make a fist of it.<\/p>\n
Schindler blocked Aleksandar Mitrovic\u2019s shot and Andre Schurrle\u2019s effort was ruled out for an offside decision against the former in the 74th minute.<\/p>\n
Schurrle shot off target again, while Town substitute Isaac Mbenza also spurned two half chances when sent through on goal in the closing stages.<\/p>\n
Town were not to be denied however \u2013 and the first top-flight meeting between the two sides since 1952 ended in their favor.<\/p>\n