Kuwait Times

Huddersfie­ld held by 10-man Swansea City

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HUDDERSFIE­LD TOWN: Huddersfie­ld Town failed to convert any of their 29 shots and were held to a goalless draw by 10-man Swansea City in yesterday’s Premier League clash.

After an even start to the game, Swansea forward Jordan Ayew was shown a straight red card in the 11th minute for a bad challenge on Huddersfie­ld midfielder Jonathan Hogg, leaving the visitors with a tough task on their hands.

Huddersfie­ld’s best chance of the half came in the 42nd minute when Steve Mounie’s header looped just over the bar as Swansea held on to go into the break with the scores level.

The hosts piled on the pressure in the second half and saw a Tom Ince header strike the woodwork in the 91st minute with the resilient visitors securing a hard-fought draw.

West Ham United could face serious repercussi­ons after several pitch invasions during the second half of a crushing 3-0 home Premier League defeat by Burnley.

West Ham, dangerousl­y close to the relegation zone, dominated the first half but everything turned sour at the London Stadium after the break. Ashley Barnes fired Burnley ahead in the 66th minute, prompting furious home fans to run on to the pitch. If that was not bad enough Chris Wood doubled Burnley’s lead minutes later and this time there were scuffles in the stands and one fan ran on and took the corner flag. Wood made it 3-0 as chaos broke out in the stadium, with West Ham’s owners David Gold and David Sullivan being asked to leave the directors’ box for their own safety. Defeat left West Ham in 16th place, three points above the relegation zone.

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