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- HUDDERSFIE­LD WEST HAM BY JOHN RICHARDSON BY JOHN RICHARDSON 1 1

Pritchard Felipe Anderson

MAYBE Huddersfie­ld boss David Wagner should call in an exorcist to banish the demons underminin­g their relegation fight.

But don’t ask the German (right) to knock on wood – he is sick and tired of hearing the Terriers’ efforts thud against the goal frame.

When it comes to shots or headers against the woodwork, Huddersfie­ld are top of the Premier League near-misses list. It is now nine and counting thanks to strikes from Steve Mounie and Philip Billing, which rebounded to safety.

“The biggest problem and even if it sounds boring, is an absence of luck,” insisted Wagner.

“We are top of the table in terms of hitting the post and the bar. You need luck in football and we haven’t had it. But it only means we will work harder to turn Huddersfie­ld ....................... Man City ................................. Liverpool ............................... Chelsea .................................. Crystal Palace ..................... Leicester City ...................... Cardiff City ........................... Wolves .................................... Fulham ................................... it around. It’s been a good week, four points out of six. It could have been six.

“In the last five games we’ve only lost twice, against Liverpool and Spurs. Everyone can see we’re on the right path.” Everton .................................. Southampto­n ..................... Arsenal ................................... Man Utd ................................. Newcastle ............................. West Ham .............................. Tottenham ............................ Burnley ................................... Bournemout­h ..................... Brighton ................................ Watford ....................................

 ??  ?? PRITCH PERFECT Alex Pritchard fires Terriers ahead; Pellegrini (above) hopes Carroll (right) will be fit soon
PRITCH PERFECT Alex Pritchard fires Terriers ahead; Pellegrini (above) hopes Carroll (right) will be fit soon

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