Summary

  • Huddersfield have scored three goals at home all season

  • Saints looking to record back-to-back Premier League victories for the first time since April 2017

  1. Postpublished at 23 mins

    Huddersfield 0-1 Southampton

    Better from the hosts - Isaac Mbenza is fed by Alex Pritchard's pass to get to the right bye line. he crosses low, but Jan Bednarek cuts the chance out.

  2. Postpublished at 21 mins

    Huddersfield 0-1 Southampton

    Huddersfield win the first corner of the day, but Juninho Bacuna's effort is embarrassing - he gets it back straight away but then hooks the ball all the way across and out of play.

    David Wagner looks on in despair - it's not what you need when get a rare chance, you're a goal down and in the bottom three.

    David WagnerImage source, Reuters
  3. Postpublished at 19 mins

    Huddersfield 0-1 Southampton

    The Terriers have scored just 10 all season, and Aaron Mooy, their top scorer - with just two - is out injured.

    The runes don't make for good reading.

  4. 'Redmond looking a different player'published at 15:19 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Huddersfield 0-1 Southampton

    Leon Osman
    Former Everton midfielder on Final Score

    Lovely finish. Redmond has suffered in recent years but he looked a different player last week. He can get fans off seats. Good move back to front and good start for Southampton.

    Southampton celebrateImage source, Getty Images
  5. Postpublished at 17 mins

    Huddersfield 0-1 Southampton

    Pierre-Emile Højbjerg is in a great position free on the left o the area, but he unselfishly tries to loop it over to Redmond. Huddersfield cut the chance out, but the home defence is looking shakey every time Southampton attack at the moment.

  6. goal

    GOAL - Huddersfield 0-1 Southamptonpublished at 14 mins

    Nathan Redmond

    That iffy defending I talked about earlier? It rears its head again as Terence Kongolo makes a total hash of trying to stop Pierre-Emile Højbjerg's through ball that Nathan Redmond then runs on to to before slamming high past Jonas Lossl inside the area.

    That's the Saints man's first of the season.

    Nathan Redmond scoresImage source, Reuters
  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 10 mins

    Huddersfield 0-0 Southampton

    Stuart Atwell shows an early yellow card to Chris Lowe for diving - the Town man went to ground too early when near Oriol Romeu and the referee has no hesitation in booking him.

  8. 'Under pressure to score with each chance'published at 15:10 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Huddersfield v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Paul Ince
    Former England midfielder on BBC Radio 5 Live

    Last season I watched a lot of Huddersfield with Thomas [Ince] playing for them and he always used to say 'we don't create enough chances so every time we create a chance we're under pressure to score because we don't know when the next one is going to come along'.

    You sense that with them at the moment. The recruitment hasn't been great.

  9. CLOSE!published at 6 mins

    Huddersfield 0-0 Southampton

    Matt Targett's cross from the left is spilled by Jonas Lossl, then Terence Kongolo makes a meal of the clearance and Oriol Romeu fires his shot from the edge of the box straight back at Lossl.

    All a bit ineffectual in defence from the hosts in the Saints' first real attack,

  10. Postpublished at 5 mins

    Huddersfield 0-0 Southampton

    Nathan Redmond shakes Philip Billing off easily to move towards the home penalty area, but the Town backline is resolute - Southampton have barely threatened as yet.

    Nathan Redmond and Philip BillingImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 2 mins

    Huddersfield 0-0 Southampton

    Chris Lowe zips down the left wing before sliding a low ball across the penalty area which scoots all the way across behind Steve Mounie.

    The pitch will have taken a soaking today and the ball's bound to flash across the surface.

  12. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Huddersfield 0-0 Southampton

    The hosts get it under way, and immediately win a free kick on the right about 30 yards out. It's a testing chipped in effort, but Jannik Vestergaard heads it away powerfully.

    Southampton fans watch wearing Santa hatsImage source, Getty Images
  13. Nearly readypublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Huddersfield v Southampton

    The teams are out, and managers David Wagner and Ralph Hasenhuttl have exchanged a friendly greeting. They almost certainly crossed paths in Germany, but how things change, eh?

    And as the teams gather round the centre circle, Huddersfield have a minute's applause for Town fans who have passed away in 2018 - very nice touch.

  14. Saints have marched inpublished at 14:57 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Huddersfield v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    There's a decent turnout from the Saints fans, who've made one of their longer away trips on one of the busiest days of the year. And, as a resident of the west Yorkshire region I know they won't have been welcomed by nice weather - it was lashing it down in the area all morning.

    Southampton fansImage source, Getty Images
  15. 'Toothless Terriers'published at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Huddersfield v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Mark Scott
    Match of the Day commentator

    David WagnerImage source, Getty Images

    They may have lost their last four in a row, but David Wagner doesn't believe his Huddersfield team need to change much in order to start picking up points.

    While he has been pleased with their overall performances, the lack of goals is a major worry, with the Terriers particularly toothless at home.

    In contrast, Southampton were a potent threat against Arsenal and, in addition to his well-taken goals, Danny Ings looks like being a perfect fit for new boss Ralph Hasenhuttl's aggressive high pressing style of play.

    Hasenhuttl says he still wants to improve his English, particularly for media obligations, but he already knows enough of the lingo to have called this game a six-pointer!

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 14:54 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Huddersfield v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

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  17. Team newspublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Huddersfield v Southampton (15:00)

    David Wagner makes two changes to the side that slipped to a 1-0 defeat at home to Newcastle last Saturday, with Steve Mounie back from a three-match ban up front and Isaac Mbenza replacing Depoitre, benched, and Hogg, who has dropped out with a knee injury picked up in training.

    Huddersfield XI: Lossl, Hadergjonaj, Zanka, Schindler, Kongolo, Bacuna, Billing, Mbenza, Pritchard Lowe, Mounie.

    Huddersfield TownImage source, BBC Sport

    Ralph Hasenhuttl rewards the side that claimed a stirring 3-2 win over Arsenal by naming an unchanged lineup.

    Southampton XI: McCarthy, Bednarek, Yoshida, Vestergaard, Valery, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Targett, Armstrong, Redmond, Ings.

    SouthamptonImage source, BBC Sport
  18. Good afternoonpublished at 14:49 Greenwich Mean Time 22 December 2018

    Huddersfield v Southampton (15:00 GMT)

    Hello and welcome to our coverage of Huddersfield Town v Southampton. Without any further ado, let's take a look at the lineups for today...