Huddersfield continue fine start
Sterling scores winner, then sent off
HUDDERSFIELD, United Kingdom, Aug 26, (AFP): Huddersfield Town continued their excellent start to life in the Premier League as David Wagner’s side drew 0-0 at home to Southampton on Saturday.
After winning their opening two matches of their first top-flight season in more than 40 years, Huddersfield lost their 100 percent record here but remain unbeaten and are still to concede a goal.
They dominated the first half without being able to find a way through a Southampton defence again deprived of want-away Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk and for whom new signing Wesley Hoedt was an unused substitute.
Looking to bounce back from a midweek League Cup defeat to second-tier Wolverhampton Wanderers, the visitors had chances in the second half through Nathan Redmond and Ryan Bertrand but had to settle for a point.
Mauricio Pellegrino’s men are also unbeaten three games into the new Premier League campaign with five points to their name. Brighton 0, Watford 0 In Watford, Brighton and Hove Albion collected their first Premier League point as Watford held on for a 0-0 draw at home despite the first-half dismissal of Miguel Britos. Brighton had failed to register a goal or a point in their first two matches this season and twice hit the post at Vicarage Road through Anthony Knockaert and Tomer Hemed.
Knockaert was fortunate to escape serious injury when Britos was sent off for a reckless lunge on the Frenchman on 24 minutes, but Brighton were unable to convert their man advantage into victory.
Nathaniel Chalobah, who in midweek became the first Hornets player since John Barnes in 1987 to receive an England call-up, flashed a drive just wide for Southampton’s Shane Long (centre), in action with Huddersfield Town’s Christopher Schindler (left), and Chris Lowe during the English Premier League soccer match between Huddersfield Town and Southampton at the John Smith Stadium, Huddersfield England on
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Watford while club-record signing Jose Izquierdo came off the bench for his Brighton debut.
Knockaert forced Heurelho Gomes to tip a low shot behind with 15 minutes to play and Izquierdo went close to a dream start with his new club when his 25-yard effort brushed the roof of the net.