Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan refuses to talk up automatic promotion hopes

Huddersfield boss Carlos Corberan refused to talk up his team’s slim chances of automatic promotion following what was a comfortable 2-1 Championship win over Barnsley.

On a night when they relegated Barnsley from the second tier, the Terriers booked their place in the top six with a fourth win in five games.

Huddersfield are now just a point behind second-placed Bournemouth, but the Cherries do have three games more of the regular season to play.

Corberan said: “It’s been a very positive step for the team, all of the players and the club.

“Tonight we scored our two goals in key moments and overall we managed the game well against a very competitive team.

“Barnsley scored late of course, but thankfully that didn’t affect the result.

“We’ve guaranteed our place in the play-offs at least and that’s important for us.

“We’ll just keep the focus on ourselves, though, and try and make it the best season we can.

“We’ll follow the other results of course and I think we can relax a little now.

“We’ll carry on going for the three points in our final two games each time we go on the pitch, but we probably need to do a little better.

“Tonight it was more balanced in the second half – I was definitely happier with the performance in the first half.”

Corberan enjoyed a moment at the final whistle when he celebrated in front of the Terriers faithful while holding his young son.

Looking back on those emotions, the Huddersfield boss added: “I wanted to thank the fans and it was a really special moment with my son.

“It’s been a difficult three seasons at times for our fans, but I wanted to show just how special our fans are for me.”

The evening got off to a terrific start for the Terriers when Jordan Rhodes nodded them in front after only