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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 (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)

[22 December 2018 16:52 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Two goals for David Brooks; three points for Bournemouth against Brighton.

[22 December 2018 16:53 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Full-time at the London Stadium, and West Ham's winning run is at an end as Watford earn a strong away victory.

[22 December 2018 16:53 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

A clean sheet for Fulham at last! But no goals for Claudio Ranieir's side as they draw with Newcastle.

[22 December 2018 16:54 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

And that's that at the Etihad! A shock away victory for Crystal Palace, coming from behind to beat Manchester City 3-2!

[22 December 2018 16:55 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Ralph Hasenhuttl's Southampton score three once again, and it is another impressive victory for his side at Huddersfield.

[22 December 2018 16:58 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

FULL-TIME SCORES

Bournemouth 2-0 Brighton

Chelsea 0-1 Leicester

Huddersfield 1-3 Southampton

Manchester City 2-3 Crystal Palace

Newcastle 0-0 Fulham

West Ham 0-2 Watford

[22 December 2018 17:04 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

What a win for Crystal Palace, the most unlikely of triumphs at the home of the defending champions. I'm sure plenty of Liverpool fans are enjoying that result, too.

Claude Puel was reportedly set for the sack before the game, but Leicester's win at Stamford Bridge will surely keep him at the club for a while longer yet.

And finally a clean sheet for Fulham, though it sounds like their visit to St James' Park was nothing to write home about. A great afternoon of Premier League action, but there is still one more game to come on this day of festive football...

[22 December 2018 17:09 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Yes, attentions now turn to Wales, to the Cardiff City Stadium where Manchester United are set to play for the first time since sacking Jose Mourinho this week.

And their interim manager knows their opponents quite well...

[22 December 2018 17:14 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

Ole Ole Ole...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer takes the reins at Manchester United for the first time this evening, and his only previous managerial experience in England came with their opponents tonight.

Solskjaer arrived at Cardiff City almost five years ago in January 2014 with the club in strife, and won his first game in charge in the FA Cup. However, he and the club struggled from there, eventually being relegated after finishing bottom of the Premier League. 

A lacklustre start to the subsequent Championship campaign saw Solskjaer sacked, but the Norwegian now returns to English football facing an altogether different challenge.

[22 December 2018 17:15 · Harry Latham-Coyle]

TEAM NEWS

So what team has Solskjaer picked in his first game as manager of Manchester United?

Well, it is good news for fans of Paul Pogba, with the Frenchman one of four returnees to the starting lineup. Luke Shaw, Phil Jones and Anthony Martial are the others...