4 EPL teams who could face a relegation battle in 2018/19

#2: Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield were mauled by Manchester City this weekend

It’d be thoroughly unfair to condemn Huddersfield based on the results of their first two fixtures this season. Sure, they were mauled by both Chelsea and Manchester City – conceding 3 against the Blues and 6 against the Citizens – but those two sides are part of the Premier League’s ‘Big Six’ and were always likely to batter the Terriers. Basically, they’ve had two of the toughest possible matches right away.

Unfortunately, though, it’s hard to see how David Wagner’s side will manage to survive their second term in England’s top flight. They only just managed it last season – a late draw over a rudderless Chelsea in April largely kept them afloat, but they also conceded more than any other Premier League side outside of relegated Stoke and porous West Ham – even more than bottom-of-the-table West Brom.

And worse for them this season, the league is overall much stronger due to the fact that two of the promoted sides – Wolves and Fulham – look much more equipped for survival than the sides that were relegated in 2017/18. And where the likes of Bournemouth and Brighton have strengthened over the summer, none of Wagner’s signings truly stand out as being marquee Premier League players.

In particular, they still look very short up front. Huddersfield only scored 28 goals last season – less than any side outside of relegated Swansea – and with strikers Steve Mounie and Laurent Depoitre only managing 13 between them, it’s hard to see where the goals are going to come from in order for them to survive a second season.