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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 16:38 GMT
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Danny Ings is firing under Ralph Hasenhuttl
Danny Ings is firing under Ralph Hasenhuttl (Reuters)

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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Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 14:32

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Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 14:48

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Reports from the East Midlands suggest the Frenchman may be in trouble...

Harry Latham-Coyle22 December 2018 14:50

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