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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.
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)
GOAL! Arsenal 1-0 Burnley (Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 14 minutes)
A lovely goal!
Mesut Ozil combines with Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Alexandre Lacazette on the right, moving away from the edge of the area and cutting inside.
Ozil deliciously curls the most perfect of passes for the onrushing Sead Kolasinac, taking out the entire Burnley defence in the process.
Kolasinac pulls the ball back for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who had found space on the penalty spot and the Gabonese striker cleverly found the bottom right-hand corner with an outside-of-the foot finish.
1-0 Arsenal.
17 minutes
A Burnley foul on the left leaves Mesut Ozil standing over a free kick.
Ozil somewhat surprisingly tries to knock the ball down the line for Kolasinac, but the Bosnian's touch is too heavy and it is a goal kick.
A waste.
20 minutes
Arsenal have settled into their rhythm since taking the lead.
Mesut Ozil is in a very free role behind Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and is starting to cause the Burnley defence real bother, dragging them out of position and finding clever passes.
Joe Hart is behind an Ainsley Maitland-Niles drive.
24 minutes
Having seen Bernd Leno's problems in the air last week, it is unsurprising that Burnley are attempting as many crosses into the box as possible.
So far they have lacked the desired quality, but you sense it could be a fruitful path for Sean Dyche's physical side to continue to explore as they look to get back on level terms.
27 minutes
A Burnley corner offers them opportunity to do just that, but Leno is decisive and firm in the punch to clear.
29 minutes
Ainsley Maitland-Niles has considerable pace and ability with the ball at his feet and has already made several dangerous runs forward from right back.
On this occasion he beats Ben Mee all-too-simply but James Tarkowski is alert to step across and step in.
30 minutes
Alexandre Lacazette opts for the rabona from a crossing position on the right, and is unable to find an Arsenal head.
Burnley have the chance to counter-attack but Jack Cork is simply too slow, Sead Kolasinac hunting him down and using the shoulder legally to win the ball and leave Cork sprawled several yards away.
Jack Cork has been surprisingly forward-minded for Burnley, though he has had little impact in more advanced areas so far.
35 minutes
A little festive fracas is sparked as Ashley Barnes and Sokratis clash off the pitch, with the Austrian striker alleging that the Greek centre-half perhaps used his elbow. Barnes then puts Sokratis in a headlock (a rather tight one, too) and in charge the rest of the players.
A booking for Barnes.
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