Match Report from Sports.com
Brighton stayed firmly on course for Division One and hindered Huddersfield's own promotion bid in the process. Junior Lewis was the hero for the Seagulls again with his second goal in as many starts since a loan move from Premiership strugglers Leicester.
His 54th minute header earned Peter Taylor's men a fifth straight win at Withdean, their temporary home. It also sentenced Huddersfield to their first league defeat in eight matches.
Brighton are now two points behind leaders Reading with a game in hand. More significantly they are six points clear in the second automatic promotion spot and the victory opens up a nine point gap over Huddersfield.
Defences were generally on top on a heavy pitch, but Brighton always looked the more menacing. Paul Brooker fired a 20 yard shot narrowly wide early on, then Lewis exchanged passes with him to provide a chance on the stroke of half time for 26 goal Bobby Zamora.
Zamora's first effort was blocked by Huddersfield keeper Martyn Margetson and his follow-up volley drifted just wide. Zamora, banned for the next three games, launched the all important breakthrough by tenaciously finding Brooker. His left wing cross was headed in from close range by the unmarked Lewis arriving late from midfield.
Huddersfield piled on the pressure in the closing stages in search of an equaliser. The closest they came was when on loan Chelsea striker Leon Knight narrowly failed to connect with a cross from Christopher Hay.
Brighton Boss Peter Taylor said:"We ground a result out. Over the 90 minutes we had more chances and in the end we probably deserved to win. "It was a great goal for us, a great ball in from Brooker and a great finish from Junior. "He has always scored goals at most levels he has played and we are delighted with the two he has got for us.
"If we can keep up our home form we are going to give ourselves a chance." Huddersfield manager Lou Macari said: " Brighton are bombing along and we just couldn't get the equaliser. "We conceded a bad goal. We didn't close the cross down and Lewis was completely unmarked. "Up to then I did not really feel we were going to lose despite the pressure Brighton had."
So, its Wrexham at home next Saturday. Only if Stoke beat Reading and we win will we go top.