Chris Powell praised Nahki Wells’s bravery after Huddersfield Town’s 3-0 win over Reading yesterday.

The Bermuda striker was hurt in a collision with Adam Federici, the Reading goalkeeper, just before half-time but stayed on to score his twelfth goal of the season for Huddersfield.

Wells pounced in the 55th minute, tapping in from close range after Federici had spilled a shot from Jacob Butterfield, then limped off seconds later to be replaced by James Vaughan.

“We didn’t want to take him [Wells] off so close to half-time and the medical staff thought he was OK to see it through,” Powell said.

“He was clearly in some pain during the interval, but typically he was desperate to stay on. At first it was his shin, then his thigh, then his shoulder — then he was winded. It was a heavy blow. Still, he wanted his goal, so we left him on for five minutes.

“He looked over to me and signalled he couldn’t continue. We told ‘Vaughany’ to get ready but it took him a little while — and in that time Nahki scored.

“I’m pleased for him, especially as he hit the post just before half-time. The incident was no fault of the goalkeeper, Nahki was just very brave.”

Harry Bunn put Huddersfield ahead against the run of play, with Alex Smithies, the Huddersfield goalkeeper, denying Hope Akpan and Oliver Norwood early on, Wells doubled the lead before Ishmael Miller scored his first goal for the club with a brilliant lofted finish 15 minutes from time.

The win takes Huddersfield up to twelfth in the Sky Bet Championship.

“It was a good night’s work tonight,” Powell said. “Another clean sheet is great for us and I’m really pleased with the performance and response to Saturday’s home draw [with Cardiff].”