Nov 10 (Reuters) – Huddersfield Town missed a chance to climb out of the Premier League relegation zone when they were held to a 1-1 home draw by West Ham United in an entertaining clash on Saturday. Soccer Football – Premier League – Huddersfield Town v West Ham United – John Smith’s Stadium, Huddersfield, Britain – November 10, 2018 Huddersfield Town’s Jonas Lossl in action REUTERS/Russell Cheyne The result left Huddersfield second-bottom on seven points from 12 games, a point behind Cardiff City, Southampton and Crystal Palace, who were later hosting Tottenham Hotspur. Alex Pritchard gave Huddersfield a sixth-minute lead with a scuffed shot from 16 metres which somehow trickled past West Ham keeper Lukasz Fabianski before Felipe Anderson levelled for the London side with a fine 74th-minute goal. Pritchard rued allowing West Ham to get back into the match. “It’s probably two points dropped,” he told the BBC. “It’s very disappointing, especially off the back of a win against Fulham. “The first half was a much better performance than the whole Fulham game. But in the second half we dropped off and let them back into the game. “It’s difficult to take but we just have to pick ourselves up. We will keep going until the very last minute.” The match got off to a flying start as Fabianski kept out a Steve Mounie header and Marko Arnautovic missed a gilt-edged chance at the other end before Pritchard took advantage of a defensive error to delight the home fans…. [Read full story]
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