AT LAST! Huddersfield ended a 738-minute away goal famine as they took the lead at Vicarage Road.
But what a nightmare for Watford, who saw skipper Troy Deeney sent off by ref Michael Oliver in the 33rd minute.
Huddersfield also had ex-Watford star Jonathan Hogg sent off after the hour but nothing could mar their joy.
The Terriers had gone eight games in League and League Cup since their last goal on the road, in their 3-0 victory at Crystal Palace on opening day.
Elias Kachunga's sixth-minute strike looked suspiciously offside but the roar from the travelling fans could have been heard back in West Yorkshire.
The away supporters pushed their luck with a chant of: 'We're winning away! How s*** must you be, we're winning away! That rebounded on them in the 16th minute with the sight of Kachunga being carried off after home keeper Heurelho Gomes had dived at his feet.
Then Brazilian Richarlison threatened to equalise, but shot over the bar.
But the Terriers were up for the fight and they went 2-0 up in the 23rd minute.
Right-wing Collin Quaner was given far too much room by Jose Holebas and his cross sailed past four static defenders before Aaron Mooy chested the ball home. Watford boss Marco Silva had seen enough and sent on schemer Roberto Pereyra in place of centre-back Adrian Mariappa just before the half hour.
But worse was to follow for Watford. Deeney was sent off in the 33rd minute for an awful-looking tackle from behind on Quaner.
That was Watford's third red card in eight days - and Deeney was in only his fourth game back after a three-game retrospective ban for gouging Stoke's Joe Allen.
Oliver also reffed that match - and missed Deeney's original offence. Town appeared to crush any hope of a fightback by the ten men when Laurent Depoitre made it 3-0.
Quaner clashed with Holebas in the Watford box, the ball ran loose to Depoitre and the striker shot home despite Gomes getting a despairing hand to the ball.
Then Hogg saw red for a second yellow after fouling Richarlison. Watford saw a ray of hope in the 68th minute when Abdoulaye Doucoure volleyed in from 25 yards after pouncing on a sloppy headed clearance from Holebas' right-wing corner.
The Terriers wrapped up the three points when Mooy converted penalty in the 89th minute after Doucoure fouled in the box.
From The Sun
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