Huddersfield begins their bid to avoid the second season syndrome when they host Chelsea in this opening game of the Premier League season.<\/p>\n
The Terriers made a lucky escape from the Premier League last season when they picked up a valuable draw at Stamford Bridge. Much of their survival last season is owed to a solid start to the season that even saw them top the Premier League table at some point.<\/p>\n
They have made some good new signings including Eric Durm who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany and David Wagner would be looking to start the season on a bright note again.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have had a tough preseason and their fans would hope that they are finally ready for the season after the end of the transfer window.<\/p>\n
The Blues had to fire Antonio after he fell out with the board despite the Italian winning the FA Cup last season. Maurizio Sarri implemented an exciting brand of football at Napoli last season, but he has never won a trophy in his professional career and may find life much more difficult in England than it was at Naples.<\/p>\n
The Blues have signed Jorginho and Matteo Kovacic to bolster their midfield, while a \u00a371 million signing of\u00a0Kepa Arrizabalaga as a replacement for Thibaut Courtois is a gamble that they hope would pay off.<\/p>\n
Chelsea have won four and drawn two of their last six meetings with Huddersfield, but have conceded at least one goal in all of these encounters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Huddersfield begins their bid to avoid the second season syndrome when they host Chelsea in this opening game of the Premier League season. The Terriers made a lucky escape from the Premier League last season when they picked up a valuable draw at Stamford Bridge. Much of their survival last season is owed to a solid start to the season that even saw them top the Premier League table at some point. They have made some good new signings including Eric Durm who won the 2014 World Cup with Germany and David Wagner would be looking to start the season on a bright note again. Chelsea have had a tough preseason and their fans would hope that they are finally ready for the season after the end of the transfer window. The Blues had to fire Antonio after he fell out with the board despite the Italian winning the FA Cup last season. Maurizio Sarri implemented an exciting brand of football at Napoli last season, but he has never won a trophy in his professional career and may find life much more difficult in England than it was at Naples. The Blues have signed Jorginho and Matteo Kovacic to bolster their midfield, while a \u00a371 million signing of\u00a0Kepa Arrizabalaga as a replacement for Thibaut Courtois is a gamble that they hope would pay off. Chelsea have won four and drawn two of their last six meetings with Huddersfield, but have conceded at least one goal in all of these encounters.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,157],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","category-match-preview"],"yoast_head":"\n