Huddersfield vs Burnley: Sean Dyche's side clinch vital win at expense of relegation-threatened hosts
Re-live the action from the relegation clash
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Ashley Barnes' second-half winner clinched Burnley a 2-1 win at 10-man relegation rivals Huddersfield and lifted them out of the bottom three.
Barnes notched his fifth goal of the season after Chris Wood had cancelled out Steve Mounie's first-half opener for Huddersfield, who slumped to a club record eighth straight defeat.
The home side battled bravely despite being a man down for the entire second period following Christopher Schindler's dismissal for two yellow-card offences just before the break.
Burnley also ended with 10 men after substitute Robbie Brady's straight red card for a cynical challenge on Isaac Mbenza in the closing stages. Re-live the action below:
What time does it start?
Huddersfield vs Burnley kicks off at 7:45pm (GMT)
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK. Match of the Day will be showing highlights on BBC One at 22:45.
Independent Sport will be keeping you up to date with the goals as they fly in via our live blog.
Player to watch
Johann Gudmundsson: The Icelandic midfielder has been a bright spark for Dyche at times this season with two goals and four assists. His ability at set pieces and his strong crossing makes him a real threat and if Burnley can keep him involved, he’ll create chances.
Form guide
Huddersfield: LLLLLL
Burnley: WLLLWL
Odds
Huddersfield to win: 59/50
Burnley to win: 29/10
Draw: 41/20
Prediction
Huddersfield 2-2 Burnley: I think we could be looking at plenty of goals in this one, with two teams fighting to win what would be a vital three points, especially for Huddersfield. Wagner will know that a loss puts them in serious danger so I feel they’ll come out fighting but in the end only grab a draw
Wolves 0-0 Crystal Palace, 5 minutes
Jordan Ayew moves beyond the Wolves defence down the right but can't link up with Wilfried Zaha waiting for his cross in the middle.
Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley, 7 minutes
Philip Billing knows how to hit them, but on this occasion rather skews his low shot wide from an Alex Pritchard lay-off.
Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley, 9 minutes
Steve Mounie takes to the skies with an acrobatic hook towards goal, but his overhead kick flies over the crossbar.
Almost ready to go at the Vitality Stadium and St James' Park, with the players making their way onto the pitch on the South Coast and in the North East.
West Ham 0-0 Brighton, 12 minutes
Marko Arnautovic receives the ball in a forward area for the first time after excellent work from Felipe Anderson, but the Austrian is leaning back rather and doesn't manage to get his shot on target.
Underway at St James' Park. Will Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's winning run continue?
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 1 minute
Five across the back from Newcastle with Matt Ritchie and DeAndre Yedlin in the wing back berths.
A 4-2-3-1 with Paul Pogba ahead of Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic sitting appears to be the Manchester United system.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 3 minutes
First sighting of Marcus Rashford driving at the Newcastle defence. Rashford rides a couple of challenges but not that of Paul Dumbest, sliding across to take the ball cleanly.
Newcastle 0-0 Manchester United, 4 minutes
Juan Mata and Anthony Martial fail to link up in the Newcastle box, but Paul Pogba recovers the loose ball.
A nonchalant no-look knock past a defender opens space for the Frenchman, who drives left-footed across goal but fails to truly trouble Martin Dubravka in the Newcastle goal.
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