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The EFL Championship season gets underway this weekend, with Huddersfield Town facing Burnley in the first match of the season.
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These teams last met in the FA Cup back in January, with Huddersfield winning 2-1 to further deepen the Clarets woes - but can Vincent Kompany pick up a victory straight out of the gate in his first competitive game as they begin life in the second tier again?
Ahead of the game, GOAL has the details of how to watch on TV, stream online, team news and more.
| Games | Huddersfield vs Burnley |
| Date | July 29, 2022 |
| Times | 3:00pm ET, 12:00 pm PT |
| Stream | fubo TV (start with a free trial) |
TV channel, live stream and how to watch
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| U.S. TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| ESPN2 | fubo TV (start with a free trial) |
Team news and rosters
| Position | Huddersfield roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Nicholls, Schofield |
| Defenders | Turton, Pearson, Boyle, Ruffels, Rowe, Edmonds-Green, Lees, Nakayama |
| Midfielders | Russell, Hogg, Thomas, Anjorin, Mahoney, High, Kasumu, Holmes, Rudoni, Aarons |
| Forwards | Rhodes, Koroma, Ward |
It was a case of so close and yet so far for Huddersfield who last term, who came within a whisker of a return to the Premier League, only to suffer Championship playoff final heartbreak against Nottingham Forest at Wembley.
Carlos Corberan has exited the club too, with a new manager installed now in the shape of Danny Schofield - and questions abound as much as they do for their visitors over what this new era might look like for the Terriers.
Predicted Huddersfield starting XI: Nicholls; Turton, Edmonds-Green, Lees, Ruffels; Hogg, Russell; Thomas, Holmes, Koroma; Ward.
| Position | Burnley roster |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Peacock-Farrell, Norris, Muric |
| Defenders | Lowton, Taylor, Roberts, Long, McNally, Egan-Riley, Harwood-Bellis, Maatsen |
| Midfielders | Cork, Gudmundsson, Brownhill, McNeil, Westwood, Cornet, Bastien, Cullen |
Forwards | Barnes, Rodriguez, Twine |
Sacking Sean Dyche wasn't enough in the end - and despite starting the final day of the Premier League season outside the bottom three, it was Burnley who found themselves condemned to the drop after Leeds completed a great escape.
Former Manchester City favourite Vincent Kompany has been installed as the new permanent boss at Turf Moor, but it is tough to say whether he will have the pedigree to mount a return based on his Anderlecht record - as well as the fact his squad has been pillaged for its best players by ex-rivals above them.
Predicted Burnley starting XI: Muric; Roberts, Egan-Riley, Harwood-Bellis, Taylor; Cork, Cullen; Brownhill, Bastien; Barnes, Rodriguez.
Last five results
| Huddersfield results | Burnley results |
|---|---|
| Bolton 1-1 Huddersfield (Jul 23) | Newcastle 3-1 Burnley (Jul 23) |
| Tranmere 1-4 Huddersfield (Jul 23) | Newcastle 6-1 Burnley (Jul 23) |
| Doncaster 1-0 Huddersfield (Jul 16) | Shrewsbury 1-3 Burnley (Jul 15) |
| Harrogate 1-0 Huddersfield (Jul 16) | Wolves 3-0 Burnley (Jul 9) |
| Huddersfield 3-1 Morecambe (Jul 12) | Burnley 1-0 Rochdale (Jul 1) |
Head-to-head
| Date | Result |
|---|---|
| 1/8/2019 | Burnley 1-2 Huddersfield |
| 1/2/2019 | Huddersfield 1-2 Burnley |
| 10/6/2018 | Burnley 1-1 Huddersfield |
| 12/30/2017 | Huddersfield 0-0 Burnley |
| 9/23/2017 | Burnley 0-0 Huddersfield |