Huddersfield Town boss David Wagner will face the media at PPG Canalside today ahead of his side's trip to Watford this weekend.

Town take on the Hornets at Vicarage Road on Saturday, with the Terriers looking to arrest their current poor run of form away from the John Smith's Stadium.

Wagner's men have gone 10 hours and 42 minutes without scoring a goal away from home and have not taken a point outside of West Yorkshire since late September.

Watford however have the fourth-worst home record in the league, and Town will fancy their chances of turning their away fortunes around this weekend.

Here we'll bring you all the updates as the Town head coach faces the media ahead of the clash.

Cheerio

So, that’s a wrap at PPG Canalside and our live coverage will now come to an end.

Stay tuned to the Examiner website and our social media channels for full coverage of the briefing - from full transcript to the best video.

Have a good weekend and UTT!

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Key takeaways

Huddersfield Town head coach David Wagner
Huddersfield Town head coach David Wagner

So what have we learned from this morning’s press briefing?

  1. Clean bill: No fresh injury concerns for Wagner. Hefele, Stankovic and Billing still out.
  2. Tight: Boss is pleased with the way the bottom half is bunching up, with no-one cut off at top or bottom.
  3. Away-day blues: Wagner revealed ten-hour goal drought isn’t brought up in team meetings.
  4. Disappointed: In the player interview, Rajiv Van La Parra said he was annoyed not to come on as a sub against Chelsea.
  5. Ready: Van La Parra spoke about his training-ground work during his suspension and said he’s ready to go.
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That's all, folks

Rory informs us that today’s proceedings have finished.

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Rajiv ready

Because I was suspended, I tried to work more in training.

I feel fresh now and ready for games. Hopefully I can get some minutes tomorrow

The Dutchman sends a message to Wagner - he’s raring to go.

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Christmas wishes

It’s hard to play so many games in such a short time but eventually you get used to it.

It will be an interesting month for us to play upcoming teams and see how many points we get.

The winger has been in England for a while now, so feels acclimatised to a working Christmas

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Goal setting

Rajiv thinks goals are the only thing he needs to add to his game now. We’d take a few more like the West Brom strike!

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Opportunity knocks

Players are clearly aware of the 642-minute goal drought, but can only look to the next game to put it right.

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Eat your words!

We are doing well and are in a good place now. We have to keep everyone together and prove the pundits wrong.

As the pessimistic predictions continue to rain down on Town’s heads, RVLP is determined.

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Aerial dominance

It makes sense - must be encouraging for a winger to know he has Depoitre and Mounie on the end of his crosses.

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Dirty work

Town fans have been encouraged by the winger’s work-rate and he confirms he’s happy to put in the yards.

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Open game

Van La Parra is expecting, and hoping I’m sure, for an open contest tomorrow.

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"Not bad"

Some things have to happen and you learn from it.

Where we are at the minute is not bad, especially after coming up from the Championship. Everything is really close so for us it’s important to get points in this game.


Rajiv offers his assessment on Town’s start to the season.

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Rajiv reveals disappointment

RVLP was annoyed not to get on from the bench against Chelsea. He was available after serving his ban.

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That's it from the boss

Wagner has said his piece, now Rajiv is up next...

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Singing praises

Wagner shouting from the rooftops about his side’s physical qualities.

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Staying healthy

Wagner underlines importance of keeping his squad fit. He’s consistently said that injuries hit Town harder than lots of other Premier League sides.

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Hope turned into belief

What his side have achieved has made David Wagner believe, rather than hope, his team can survive in the top-flight.

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January sales

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Wagner not singing away-day blues

This is something that isn’t nice but it’s not a major theme in our dressing-room.

If we have one great advantage at our football club it’s that we’re very stable and there’s great togetherness. We have great support home and away and maybe we can use this advantage.

Wagner reveals road woes haven’t been a major topic in locker-room chats.

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Off target

I heard that 40 points is the mark you have to reach. If this will be the case I have no idea

One English footballing tradition that Wagner isn’t exactly embracing. Don’t expect the German to join the race to the mystical 40-point land of safety.

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Closer the better

There’s only eight points separating the entire bottom half - and that suits the Terriers chief down to the ground.

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Richarlison rumour

There’s an injury doubt hanging over Watford’s star man, as well. He was subbed off at Palace late on with a groin injury.

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Asking for a response

(Image: Getty Images)

What makes me so confident is how the players reacted to results. They accepted this and continued to work.

The players are able to leave in the past what is in the past. This is exactly what we have to do.

The gaffer has been impressed with the way his side have shaken off knocks in the Premier League

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Samba skills

Wagner expresses admiration for the Brazilian import, who has five goals and five assists for Watford this term

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Six, or the best

Wagner rates Watford as the standout side, aside from the top six, alongside Claude Puel’s in-form Foxes.

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Hornets nest

Plenty feel Watford, with the fourth worst away record in the league, provide a chance for Town to pick up points. Does Wagner agree?

It is an opportunity - if it’s a great opportunity I don’t know.

We are aware our away record is not the best one so it is time to change this.

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Chatting away

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Clean bill of health

Wagner starts his briefing with news of no fresh injury concerns

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"S**t, this is huge"

Dean Hoyle on stage during the promotion parade in Huddersfield
Dean Hoyle on stage during the promotion parade in Huddersfield

One of our own, Raj Bains, has just written the complete story of last season’s promotion-winning campaign. With a foreword written by Dean Hoyle, it’s a must-not-miss for Town devotees.

We’ve got some extracts HERE.

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The young ones

Huddersfield Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 09.12.17: Town players celebrate with the fans at full-time.
Huddersfield Town vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 09.12.17: Town players celebrate with the fans at full-time.

Town are away from home this weekend but if you fancy freezing your proverbials off in the John Smith’s anyway, the Under-18’s start their Youth Cup campaign tonight.

Leigh Bromby’s side, thriving in their Professional Development League campaign, face Fulham in a third-round tie with the glamorous prospect of a meeting with Chesterfield or Swansea waiting in the next round.

Tickets are £4 so you can’t really go wrong.

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