Five things we learned as Huddersfield Town won promotion to the Premier League after defeating Reading

Terriers need strengthening

Despite the glitz and glam of winning promotion to the Premier League for the first time, the hard truth is, Huddersfield Town look far from being a Premier League team – on Monday’s evidence, anyway.

The entire 120 minutes of play was dire. More or less, a borefest.

Somehow, Isaiah Brown, on loan from Chelsea, managed to scuff wide an effort from a few yards out in the first-half, whilst defender Michael Hefele should have found the target with a clear header shortly before from Aaron Mooy’s brilliant in-swinging free-kick.

But in truth, the game seriously lacked any quality and attacking intent, with both sides knowing what a break of deadlock could ultimately mean.

With victory set to pocket The Terriers at least £170m, the club can increase that sumptuous sum up to £290m, if they retain their Premier League status come this time next year.

If they are to do exactly that, though, boss Wagner HAS to strengthen off the back of today’s display. Yes, they edged Reading in this play-off final, finished fifth in the Championship table and ultimately won promotion via a penalty shootout – but they conceded more league goals (58) than they scored this term (56).

If that sort of statistic occurs next season in Yorkshire, Wagner’s men will be thrashed left, right and centre in the Premier League and will be sent tumbling back down into the Championship instantaneously.

The German should look to try and seal permanent moves, if not successive loan deals, for current stars Mooy (Manchester City), goalkeeper Danny Ward (Liverpool), plus Brown and Kasey Palmer (both Chelsea).