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Burnley 0 Huddersfield 0 Clarets and Terriers pick a point in dreary stalemate
Burnley 0 Huddersfield 0 Clarets and Terriers pick a point in dreary stalemate. The result appeared to hinge on whether Chris Wood, the home side’s £15million striker, could find a finish from a selection of half-chances but he was shackled by Terriers centre-half Christopher Schindler. The first half was a largely clumsy affair but Schindler was an obvious standout, throwing his body at a couple of shots. Huddersfield’s only real attempt prior to the break saw Elias Kachunga spray high and wide from 25 yards but they bettered that within three minutes of the restart, when Laurent Depoitre’s
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