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Sport HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 SOUTHAMPTON 3 23 Dec 2018 01:16AM Bookmark REUTERS: HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 1 SOUTHAMPTON 3Southampton continued their revival under new manager Ralph Hasenhuettl as goals from Nathan Redmond, Danny Ings and Michael Obafemi sealed a 3-1 Premier League victory at Huddersfield Town on Saturday.Southampton, who ended Arsenal's 22-game unbeaten run last time out, have secured consecutive league wins for the first time in 20 months and they achieved it with a dominant performance at the John Smith's Stadium.Southampton went ahead against the run of play in the first half, as the lively Redmond ran on to fellow midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg's through pass and finished emphatically past goalkeeper Jonas Lossl in the 15th minute.They doubled their lead three minutes from the break as Ings slotted home from the penalty spot for his seventh league goal of the season, after being brought down by Huddersfield defender Mathias Jorgensen's clumsy … [Read more...] about Southampton power past Huddersfield Town

Sport Huddersfield Town must embrace the challenge of playing three top-six teams in their remaining games to secure their Premier League status, manager David Wagner said on Friday. 04 May 2018 08:20PM Bookmark REUTERS: Huddersfield Town must embrace the challenge of playing three top-six teams in their remaining games to secure their Premier League status, manager David Wagner said on Friday.Huddersfield are 16th in the table with 35 points from as many games and sit three points above the drop zone. However, they face a potentially difficult finish to the campaign with games against Manchester City, Chelsea and Arsenal.Huddersfield have one victory in seven games coming into Sunday's clash with champions City but the manager said his team were not worried ahead of an "exciting" few weeks for the club."We have now three great opponents and exciting matches in front of us. In other countries you have to qualify for the Champions League to play opponents like this," Wagner … [Read more...] about Wagner wants Huddersfield to embrace challenge of ‘exciting’ run-in

Sport HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0 EVERTON 2 29 Apr 2018 12:15AM Bookmark April 28: HUDDERSFIELD TOWN 0 EVERTON 2Huddersfield Town were left sweating over avoiding relegation after goals from Cenk Tosun and Idrissa Gueye condemned them to a 2-0 home defeat by mid-table Everton in a scrappy Premier League clash on Saturday.The result left Huddersfield 16th on 35 points from as many games, two more than Swansea City who have a game in hand and three ahead of 18th-placed Southampton who rekindled their survival hopes with a 2-1 home win over Bournemouth.Huddersfield dictated the pace in the opening half of a scrappy affair but Everton always looked more likely to break the deadlock. Tosun fired them ahead in the 39th minute with a fine finish from 18 metres after good work by Theo Walcott.The visitors missed two good chances to double their advantage in the second half before Gueye silenced the noisy home crowd with a superb shot from 20 metres which gave the home keeper Jonas Loessl no … [Read more...] about Huddersfield fretting after 2-0 home defeat by Everton

Sport Two more wins might just be enough to secure Huddersfield Town's survival in the Premier League, goalkeeper Jonas Lossl has said. 05 Apr 2018 02:26PM Bookmark REUTERS: Two more wins might just be enough to secure Huddersfield Town's survival in the Premier League, goalkeeper Jonas Lossl has said.Huddersfield are 16th on 31 points, three clear of the relegation zone with six games left to play. However, 18th-placed Southampton could join them on 31 points if they win their game in hand."We need to look at ourselves and the next game and we know we at least need a couple more wins to reach our target. The only thing we look at is the next game now," Lossl was quoted as saying by The Huddersfield Daily Examiner."I am sure a lot of people would have an opinion on that (how many points are needed to survive). I would say it looks like six or seven more points will be enough."Huddersfield travel to Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday.(Reporting by Aditi Prakash in … [Read more...] about Two more wins could ensure Huddersfield safety, says Lossl

Sport Newcastle United can take a big step towards Premier League safety with a victory in the "massive" game against Huddersfield Town this weekend, manager Rafa Benitez said on Friday. 31 Mar 2018 01:36AM Bookmark REUTERS: Newcastle United can take a big step towards Premier League safety with a victory in the "massive" game against Huddersfield Town this weekend, manager Rafa Benitez said on Friday.Newcastle are 13th in the table and eight points adrift of the 40-point mark usually associated with top-flight survival and Benitez said the club could not afford to step off the gas with eight games remaining."If we win, it will be a big step," Benitez told a news conference ahead of Saturday's game. "I say 40 points is the figure, but it may be less. We have to play, we have to win and after that, we have to keep fighting."When you are getting close to the end, these games are even more important. For us, it's a massive game, but also for them."Newcastle scored an important … [Read more...] about Newcastle eye ‘big step’ towards safety with Huddersfield win