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Brighton 0-0 Huddersfield Town

Liverpool loan player Joao Teixeira
Liverpool loan player Joao Teixeira has scored six goals in 34 appearances for Brighton

Huddersfield secured their Championship status by grinding out a draw with Brighton & Hove Albion.

Greg Halford fired into the side-netting before Mustapha Carayol as Brighton went close in the first half.

Jacob Butterfield and Nakhi Wells both hit the woodwork for Huddersfield in the closing stages.

The point ended a run of three successive defeats for Brighton, who are seven points above the relegation zone.

The Seagulls have not scored a goal through one of their own players for nine hours and 20 minutes.

Midfielder Joao Teixeira, who is on loan at Brighton from Liverpool, was carried off on a stretcher after a challenge on Wells in the closing stages.

Brighton manager Chris Hughton:

"The best thing to do from my point of view is to make sure we find out exactly what it is.

"He's gone to hospital for an X-ray and we know it was on his right ankle."

Huddersfield manager Chris Powell:

"I want us to top what we've done in previous seasons. I'd love us to get to 60 points, which would be something to achieve.

"I want us to finish the season unbeaten and we have still got another nine points to play for."

Line-ups

Brighton

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 13Stockdale
  • 2Bruno
  • 33Halford
  • 5Dunk
  • 30BennettBooked at 86mins
  • 28Kayal
  • 6Stephens
  • 14CalderonBooked at 67mins
  • 17Vilaca TeixeiraBooked at 76minsSubstituted forO'Gradyat 80'minutes
  • 32CarayolBooked at 48minsSubstituted forLua Luaat 59'minutes
  • 19BestSubstituted forMackail-Smithat 68'minutes

Substitutes

  • 3Greer
  • 11O'Grady
  • 12Mackail-Smith
  • 18Forster-Caskey
  • 24Ince
  • 25Lua Lua
  • 31Walton

Huddersfield

Formation 3-5-2

  • 1Smithies
  • 27SmithBooked at 20mins
  • 4Hudson
  • 33Lynch
  • 7Scannell
  • 8Butterfield
  • 28Gobern
  • 10CoadyBooked at 34mins
  • 3JamesBooked at 72mins
  • 11Miller
  • 21WellsSubstituted forM Wallaceat 90+7'minutes

Substitutes

  • 2Edgar
  • 6Hogg
  • 13Murphy
  • 15M Wallace
  • 18Lolley
  • 25Carroll
  • 45Majewski
Referee:
Andy D'Urso
Attendance:
23,270

Match Stats

Home TeamBrightonAway TeamHuddersfield
Possession
Home65%
Away35%
Shots
Home16
Away10
Shots on Target
Home0
Away3
Corners
Home4
Away3
Fouls
Home11
Away10

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Huddersfield Town 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Huddersfield Town 0.

  3. Substitution

    Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Murray Wallace replaces Nahki Wells.

  4. Post update

    Attempt missed. Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.

  5. Post update

    Bruno (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  6. Post update

    Foul by Oscar Gobern (Huddersfield Town).

  7. Post update

    Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  8. Post update

    Conor Coady (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. Post update

    Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Joel Lynch.

  10. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bruno.

  11. Post update

    Attempt missed. Oscar Gobern (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nahki Wells.

  12. Post update

    Foul by Beram Kayal (Brighton and Hove Albion).

  13. Post update

    Sean Scannell (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  14. Post update

    Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town).

  16. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oscar Gobern.

  17. Post update

    Nahki Wells (Huddersfield Town) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Oscar Gobern.

  18. Post update

    Attempt saved. Jacob Butterfield (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sean Scannell.

  19. Booking

    Joe Bennett (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  20. Post update

    Foul by Joe Bennett (Brighton and Hove Albion).

As It Stood

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1Bournemouth432411890434783
2Norwich432410983443982
3Middlesbrough432491064333181
4Watford422471184483679
5Derby4321121078463275
6Ipswich4321111167491874
7Brentford432181471571471
8Wolves4320111264531171
9Blackburn421514135652459
10Nottm Forest421513146559658
11Sheff Wed431416133944-558
12Charlton431318125255-357
13Cardiff431413165258-655
14Birmingham421315145163-1254
15Leeds431410194758-1152
16Huddersfield431313175269-1752
17Bolton431311195261-950
18Reading421211194464-2047
19Brighton431016174350-746
20Fulham42129215475-2145
21Rotherham421013194264-2243
22Millwall42912213767-3039
23Wigan43812233759-2236
24Blackpool43413263487-5325
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