Huddersfield 1 Ince (90 +1) Watford 0

Tom Ince delivered a golden goal in injury time that could be enough to guarantee Huddersfield Town a second season of Premier League football.

As the clock ticked past 90 minutes, substitute Ince applied the finishing touch to a lay-off from centre-half Mathias Jorgensen to score a priceless winner as Watford failed to deal with a long ball into their box.

With a tough run-in, which features games against Everton, Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal, manager David Wagner knows nothing is assured yet, but he recognised the significance of Ince’s late strike.

“It was a very emotional moment for everyone that supports Huddersfield,” the German said.

“This could be one of the most important in the club’s recent history when Zanka ( Jorgensen) showed that little bit of magic and Incey scored the winner.

“It’s a big step, even though we know the job isn’t done. We have a final in two weeks against Everton, maybe one of the biggest games in the club’s history, and we’ll be ready for it. “The players who were here last season for the play-off semi-finals and final and penalty shoot-outs know how to deal with these situations.”

Such is the tightness in the bottom half of the table, the Terriers are now only two points below Watford, who are not yet mathematically safe either.

The Hornets have taken a single point from their last five matches and have not scored an away goal since January 2, but head coach Javi Gracia was cursing his team’s luck.

“The game is being cruel with us,” rued the Spaniard. “Today was an equal game, so to lose in injury time was cruel. They only had one shot on target.

“The players were very concentrated, but it wasn’t enough.”