Huddersfield Town retained its spot in the Premier League for another season with a 1-1 draw against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Terriers’ midfielder Laurent Depoitre scored in the 50th minute. Chelsea drew level in the 62nd with a fortuitous deflection from Marcos Mendoza, but was unable to find the go-ahead goal.
Huddersfield staved off relegation with a match to spare thanks to the draw and a scoreless effort last weekend against Manchester City. Goal-scorer Alonso criticized the club’s tactics, claiming they “played a bad game, trying to waste time from the first minute.