The third round stage of the FA Cup in England is traditionally the time when some of the lower-league clubs can cause a shock.
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Fulham boosted their English Premier League survival hopes with a stoppage-time winner to give them a dramatic 1-0 victory over bottom team Huddersfield Town at Craven Cottage on Saturday.
Paul Pogba scored twice as Manchester United maintained their winning run under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with a 3-1 home victory over Huddersfield Town on Boxing Day.
Super Eagles midfielder, Alexandra Iwobi, has saluted the courage of his Arsenal FC teammates following their hard-fought one nil victory over Huddersfield Town on Saturday.
The Gunners twice took the lead at Old Trafford but were made to settle for a point, seeing them slip out of the Premier League’s top four.
Roberto Pereyra and Gerard Deulofeu also made the scoresheet as they leave their opponents still searching for a first victory of the season after 10 games.
Mohamed Salah scored the only goal of the game midway through the first half with a clinical finish, but Liverpool were forced to withstand some heavy pressure from the hosts in order to return to winning ways after four games without a victory.
The Reds are winless in their last four games across all competitions, but will be heavy favourites to beat a Huddersfield side still searching for their first victory of the campaign.
Leicester had lost eight of their last 12 league games
The Blues have yet to drop a point under new manager Maurizio Sarri, but their opponents are also in good form after making an unbeaten start to the campaign and have a good recent record at this ground
Jon Gorenc Stankovic – making his first appearance in 17 months due to a knee injury sustained at this ground – netted Huddersfield’s consolation goal
Moses replaced Pedro Rodriguez in the 81st minute as the new Chelsea coach Maurizio Sarri seek to fortify the team’s attack.
Maurizio Sarri takes charge of his first Premier League game as Chelsea manager when they travel to Huddersfield Town on the opening weekend of the season.
The Nigerian struggled to establish himself at the King Power Stadium and was shipped out on loan to CSKA Moscow during the January window.
Chelsea manager Antonio Conte opted for Davide Zappacosta, Cesc Fabregas, N’Golo Kante and Marcos Alonso for the midfield role.
City, who lifted the Premier League trophy in front of their fans after the match, mustered only two shots on target all game, as relegation-threatened Huddersfield dug in for a vital point.
Huddersfield gave City a guard of honour ahead of the match, but the Terriers showed no respect during the 90 minutes as they secured a hard-earned point against the champions.
The Terriers are still attempting to avoid relegation from the Premier League with the club only sitting three points above 18th-placed Southampton will three games remaining.
As for Palace, the Eagles have an opportunity to move five points clear of the relegation zone and record their second victory in a row having defeated Huddersfield Town before the international break
The Red Devils, who topped Deloitte’s Money League in January for the world’s richest clubs, also came out top of the Social Network Rankings for the English Premier League in 2017