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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)
52 minutes
Arsenal can ill-afford more injury issues so Unai Emery will be a relieved man as both Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Matteo Guendouzi are soon back on their feet after taking knocks.
54 minutes
Sead Kolasinac is full of running this afternoon.
Granit Xhaka can't find him with a curling pass down the line, but the Bosnian is willing to test Phil Bardsley in behind at every opportunity.
55 minutes
Arsenal fortunate!
Burnley work a free kick routine as Arsenal try to play offside, stepping up in unison.
They have done it well and all the Burnley players have gone too early, but the flag does not go up, and had Chris Wood's touch been better he would have simply slotted home.
As it is, Arsenal manage to recover and concede a corner. Lucky.
57 minutes
Ashley Barnes does need to be careful, perhaps leaving a stamp on Matteo Guendouzi after fouling the Frenchman but escaping a second yellow card.
He then fires some distance over the bar from 25 yards. It might be start for Sean Dyche to take the frustrated Austrian off.
59 minutes
A change does come, but it is one for Arsenal rather than Burnley.
Mohamed Elneny is replaced by Lucas Torreira, who we are told has been suffering from a cold, hence his spot on the bench,
60 minutes
Things are just getting a little bit heated.
Jack Cork leaves a foot in on Matteo Guendouzi, and Ben Mee fells Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to concede a free kick in a dangerous area.
Mesut Ozil and Lucas Torreira stand over it...
61 minutes
Torreira it is who strides towards the ball, but that's awful. High and wide.
GOAL! Arsenal 2-1 Burnley (Ashley Barnes, 63 minutes)
Burnley back in it!
Twice the visitors launch balls into the Arsenal box, and from the second Ashley Barnes profits.
Lucas Torreira's attempted clearance ricochets over to Barnes lurking on the left, and the Austrian flays the ball past Bernd Leno with considerable disdain.
66 minutes
Here come Arsenal again.
It is Sead Kolasinac once more powering free and squaring, but his cross is just behind Alexandre Lacazette, who is unaware that Mesut Ozil is well-placed behind him and thus tries to control.
Burnley smuggle the ball away.
68 minutes
Mesut Ozil takes a corner short with the box loaded and twice has it returned to him in crossing position, but opts to ignore his waiting teammates and play the ball backwards on both occasions.
Curious decision-making.
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