New striker Rickie Lambert's goalscoring run continued on the road, but Saints slipped to a 3-1 defeat against a dogged Terriers side...

Huddersfield: Smithies, Peltier, Skarz, P. Clarke, Butler, Pilkington, Kay, T. Clarke, Roberts (Drinkwater 72), Novak (Robinson 55), Rhodes (Ainsworth 85). Subs: Glennon, Williams, N. Clarke, Berrett.

Saints: Davis, Murty, Thomas, Perry (Lancashire 80), Harding, James (Thomson 53), Schneiderlin (Mellis 53), Wotton, Lallana, Lambert, Rasiak. Subs: Bialkowski, Gobern, Paterson, Saganowski.

Referee: Andy Haines (Tyne & Wear)

Attendance: 12,449

Saints boss Alan Pardew made two changes from the side that progressed through to the second round of the Carling Cup in mindweek and the visitors made a bright start in West Yorkshire.

Adam Lallana tried a dipping shot as early as the third minute from the edge of the Terriers' box, but it dropped onto the roof of the net on this occasion.

Huddersfield created a great opening in the 7th minute as Pilkington's ball in from the right flank found Jordan Rhodes unmarked at the far post, but the former-Ipswich man drove his shot into the turf and watched it bounce up over the bar.

The home side were clearly keen to assert their promotion credentials right from the off and almost took the lead three minutes later as a mix-up at the back between Perry and Thomas allowed Lee Novak to go one on one with Davis.

The Huddersfield striker looked odds on the get off the mark as he shaped to shoot, but an astounding reaction save from the Saints captain saw him dive to his left and push the ball out for a corner at point blank range.

The hosts then threatened again from the resulting delivery, but Pilkington's 15 yard shot flew just over the bar.

The bombardment continued in the opening spell and a deflected shot from captain Peter Clarke on 15 minutes also required quick reactions from Davis to push it wide of the right-hand post.

With a third of the first half gone, it was still one way traffic at the Galpharm Stadium, although Rhodes found himself in an offside position as he blazed another diagonal ball wide and to the right of goal.

Pardew's side made a rare foray forward on 19 minutes, as Schneiderlin sprayed the ball across to release Lloyd James down the right, before the 'keeper cut out his deep cross just before it reached Rasiak.

A clever move from Lambert then played James in again to the right of goal and won his side a corner, but it was easily taken by Alex Smithies in the Huddersfield goal.

Davis was left floored just before the half hour as a Huddersfield corner from the right came high into the box and saw him clash with Novak, with the home forward coming off worse.

With options down the middle looking limited, James tried to create something with a low ball in from the right two minutes later, but it was played too close to the 'keeper and Smithies got down well to gather.

With Huddersfield stil camped in the Southampton half, Saints took the ball forward on the break and won another corner thanks to Lloyd James' persistence.

Smithies was able to punch clear at the first attempt, but the ball found Thomas in space and the Saints defender tried to beat him with header in the 39th minute.

With five minutes to go before the break, Saints clicked into gear and played the ball up-field well in a move that saw the majority of the team take a touch and ended as Rasiak's header flew narrowly wide of the far post.

Half Time: Huddersfield Town 0-0 Southampton

No changes were made by either side, but the balance of power also remained unchanged as Huddersfield had another golden chance saved by Davis just two minutes after the restart.

The home side were then awarded a penalty, as Perry challenged Novak on 48 minutes and the referee pointed straight to the spot.

Jordan Rhodes was the man to step up to the mark and he struck a low shot towards the bottom right that Davis dived down to save.

Unfortunately, having made another fantastic stop, the ball squirmed free behind the Saints stopper and RHODES was able to tap-in from two yards out.

With the game now in full flow, Paul Wotton was booked in the 51st minute for a challenge on Gary Roberts, but Saints were in no mood to dawdle as they struck back straight away.

New signing Rickie LAMBERT opened his Saints account in Tuesday night's 2-0 win against Northampton and made it three in three for the season as he rose highest to head Lallana's right-sided corner in off the underside of the bar on 55 minutes.

Pardew immediately made a double substitution, with Lloyd James and Morgan Schneiderlin replaced by Jake Thomson and new arrival Jacob Mellis.

Huddersfield boss Lee Clark then followed suit, sending on Theo Robinson for Lee Novak in the 55th minute.

Thomas became the next Saints man to go into the book just past the hour mark as he was booked for dissent, but Huddersfield retook the lead in the 67th minute through another Jordan Rhodes goal.

After a good spell of possesion by the hosts, RHODES latched onto Pilkington's cross in from the byline and finished into the bottom right corner with a glancing downwards header.

Having regained their one goal advantage, Huddersfield's boss Clark made his second substitution of the afternoon, as new-signing Danny Drinkwater replaced Gary Roberts with 19 minutes to go.

Saints still had plenty of defending to do and Huddersfield continued to attack from all sides, but Pardew's men were fortunately able to clear their lines through first Jake Thomson and then Graeme Murty.

The visitors then survived another scare in the 79th minute as the hosts packed the box for a corner from the right.

Pardew's final switch sent on Olly Lancashire for Chris Perry a minute later, but Thomas was the man on the referee's mind as he received another talking to.

With eight minutes left of normal time, the Terriers made it 3-1 after a high ball into the box beat Davis and rebounded off the post  straight into the path of Anthony KAY who sent it back past the Saints captain with an unlucky looping header.

Goalscorer Jordan Rhodes finally made way for Lionel Ainsworth in the 84th minute as Huddersfield looked to wrap things up at the death but, with five minutes of added time, Saints had plenty more work to do at the back an were unable to prevent the tenacious Terriers from coming away with the win after a dominant home display.

Kelvin Davis' heroics certainly helped to keep down the deficit, but Southampton now have the measure of one of this division's strongest sides and will need to take what they have learned on-board as the League One campaign continues.

Full Time: Huddersfield Town 3-1 Southampton