Chelsea 1-1 Huddersfield Town: 5 Talking Points

Chelsea v Huddersfield Town - Premier League
Chelsea failed to win their final home game of the season

#2 Huddersfield capitalize on their opportunity and beat the drop

Chelsea v Huddersfield Town - Premier League
Huddersfield celebrate clinching Premier League safety

Two draws in back to back games has assured Huddersfield Town of Premier League football for next season. The point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge has moved them above Southampton on to 37 points and they are now four clear of third-bottom side Swansea City.

It has been a very topsy-turvy season for the Terriers, which has taken shape of a declining graph. They had started the season brightly but come the new year their form had dipped as they had become vulnerable.

They started losing at home as well since teams had understood their set up, ultimately making them predictable. However, going into the penultimate round of the season, Huddersfield had the toughest task of any the teams languishing at the bottom since they were up against champions Manchester City and last season's winners Chelsea.

But, for the major part of their season, their defense has always been reliant and they once against came to the rescue, becoming the first away team to grab a clean sheet at the Etihad and securing a point in London.

Goalscoring has been an issue for David Wagner's men all season long as they have failed to score in 20 of their 37 Premier League games but a Laurent Depoitre goal against Chelsea couldn't have come at a better time.

Christopher Schindler won the ball in midfield, chipping it forward to the Belgian and Depoitre made no mistake on his second attempt after the ball bounced off Willy Caballero to tuck away his opportunity to put the Yorkshire club in front, as it proved to be enough in the Premier League newcomers avoiding relegation.

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