Super League: Warrington Wolves 30-26 Huddersfield Giants - Wire forced to dig deep to keep pace at top

Danny Walker scored for Warrington Wolves for the first time since their opening day win against Leeds Rhinos

Warrington kept up the pressure at the top of Super League as they were forced to dig deep to beat Huddersfield.

Sam Kasiano and Josh Thewlis went over for the Wire either side of Jake Bibby, with George Williams and Leroy Cudjoe exchanging tries before the break.

Danny Walker crossed for Warrington but quickfire tries from Kevin Naiqama and Theo Fages got the Giants back in it.

Matty Dufty sent the hosts further ahead but Tui Lolohea's late try set up a tense finale for Daryl Powell's side.

Warrington briefly moved to the top of Super League following their win, but Catalans' victory against Hull KR meant they moved above them on points difference.

Huddersfield, meanwhile, were defeated for the ninth time this season and remain in 10th place.

The hosts made a good start and wasted no time as Kasiano crashed over, but Will Pryce and Naiqama linked up to send through Bibby to cut down Warrington's lead.

They regained control, however, as James Harrison put in a fine offload to the onrushing Williams, who ran in for the Wire's third try within just 25 minutes.

Cudjoe's score on the verge of the half-hour mark kept the Giants in it, but the visitors suffered a blow when Nathan Peats was forced off before half-time.

Warrington picked up where they left off after the break as Ben Currie teed up Walker to race in, but Huddersfield rallied and clawed themselves back in the space of just three minutes through Naiqama and Fages' scores.

Matty Dufty pounced on a loose ball under the sticks to give Warrington an eight-point cushion, but Lolohea worked onto a Pryce offload, which appeared to be forward, to run in and set up a nervy finish in front of a decent crowd at the Halliwell Jones Stadium.

Warrington Wolves boss Daryl Powell:

"Ultimately this was a nervous game. I felt we needed to win and that always adds a little bit of pressure, even if you don't say it. It was a big win for us.

"In parts we were good and that's where we are at at the moment if you piece games together.

"We are looking better in the areas we are working on but then something else pops up to work on.

"We know we need to be better than that and the boys talked about that in the changing rooms."

Huddersfield Giants coach Ian Watson:

"I've said to the boys that everyone will keep throwing stones at us while we are losing, so we need to stay together as a group and work hard and come through the other side.

"We are learning some harsh lessons which will be good for the younger players as we go forward and I'm learning a lot of lessons about myself and individuals and coaching itself.

"When you are losing it's not nice, no-one likes it, but we are clear as a group this is what we want to do and want to be a part of, but we are going through a real difficult phase at this moment in time. We need to learn from this and get better."

Warrington: Difty; Thewlis, Wrench, Ratchford, Ashton; Mata'utia, Williams; Dudson, Walker, Vaughan, Currie, Harrison, Kasiano.

Interchanges: Clark, Bullock, Russell, Green.

Huddersfield: Pryce; Senior, Marsters, Naiqama, Bibby; Russell, Fages; Hill, Peats, Wilson, Cudjoe, McQueen, Yates.

Interchanges: Milner, Ikahihifo, Rushton, Lolohea.

Referee: Liam Moore.

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