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Huddersfield Town vs Southampton – Premier League preview, prediction, odds, how to watch and more

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Kishan Vaghela
Friday 21 December 2018 11:38 EST
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Danny Ings is firing under Ralph Hasenhuttl
Danny Ings is firing under Ralph Hasenhuttl (Reuters)

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Southampton will look to pull away from the relegation zone when they travel to second-from-bottom Huddersfield Town.

Charlie Austin's header five minutes from time saw Ralph Hasenhuttl claim his first win as Southampton manager with a 3-2 victory over Arsenal last weekend.

However, the Saints only remain outside of the drop zone on goal difference and will therefore look to consolidate their revival at Huddersfield, who have lost all four of their top-flight games in December.

What time does it start?

Huddersfield vs Southampton kicks off at 3pm (GMT)

Where can I watch it?

The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.

Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in via our live blog.

Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.

Player to watch…

Danny Ings: The striker's double against Arsenal was crucial to see the Saints through to a victory that took them out of the bottom three. The Liverpool loanee took advantage of some poor defending to head home his first, but demonstrated his class with a looping header into the top corner for his second. With Charlie Austin also finding the net against the Gunners, Hasenhuttl will be confident of more goals from his strikers in the coming weeks.

Danny Ings beats Stephen Lichtsteiner to head in Southampton's second
Danny Ings beats Stephen Lichtsteiner to head in Southampton's second (Reuters)

Form guide…

Huddersfield: DWLLLL

Southampton: LLDLLW

Odds…

Huddersfield to win: 2/1

Southampton to win: 8/5

Draw: 21/10

(Odds provided by 888 Sport)

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Around the six grounds, the second-halves are beginning to get underway.

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:02
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Newcastle 0-0 Fulham, 46 minutes

One man who will be particularly keen for a goal today is Aleksandar Mitrovic, back at Newcastle with Fulham.

Mitrovic is played in behind by Callum Chambers but can't beat Martin Dubravka with an effort that may have been an attempted cross. 

0-0 at St James' Park.

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:07
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GOAL! Chelsea 0-1 Leicester (Jamie Vardy, 51 minutes)

Back in the team, back with a goal.

Jamie Vardy and James Maddison combine and the former makes no mistake with a good finish past Kepa Arrizabalaga.

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:08
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PENALTY TO CRYSTAL PALACE! 

Kyle Walker is adjudged to have caught Max Meyer with his sliding challenge and Andre Marriner points to the spot...

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:10
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GOAL! Manchester City 1-3 Crystal Palace (Luka Milivojevic, 52 minutes)

My word.

Ederson guess the right way but Luka Milivojevic's penalty is plenty firm enough to beat him.

Manchester City are heading towards a first home defeat of the season...

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:10
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West Ham 0-1 Watford, 52 minutes

Off the woodwork!

Robert Snodgrass curls in a corner that Michail Antonio gets his head to. Antonio is rather adept in that facet and it is a nicely directed header that seems set for the back of the net, but just fades into the heart of the post and rebounds away.

West Ham close to a leveller, but it remains 1-0 to the visitors.

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:12
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Huddersfield 0-2 Southampton, 55 minutes

How's that not gone in?

Alex McCarthy doesn't know a huge amount about it, but he's just made a tremendous save.

Zanka's header from close range hits the Southampton goalkeeper and then cannons off the post.

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:14
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GOAL! Huddersfield 1-2 Southampton (Philip Billing, 58 minutes)

There's Huddersfield's goal!

Alex McCarthy should do far better with Philip Billing's swerving strike from distance, but the goalkeeper fails to keep out the Dane's effort.

Hope for Huddersfield.

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:16
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Chelsea 0-1 Leicester, 61 minutes

Few would have foreseen both Chelsea and Manchester City to be trailing at this stage, but both find themselves behind.

Maurizio Sarri makes a double change - Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Olivier Giroud come on for Mateo Kovacic and Willian. Can they turn things around for Sarri's side?

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:21
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West Ham 0-1 Watford, 67 minutes

Huge chance for West Ham!

Felipe Anderson shimmies and shakes his way past the Watford defence and squares to Javier Hernandez, but the Mexican makes a meal of his attempted finish, completely failing to make contact with the ball.

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 16:27

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