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Huddersfield clinch Premier League promotion

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Huddersfield clinch Premier League promotion

Huddersfield Town have been promoted to the Premier League for the first time by beating Reading 4-3 on penalties at Wembley on Monday.

David Wagner’s side, who finished fifth in the Championship during the regular campaign, defeated the Royals after a 0-0 draw in 120 minutes.

It was a second successive shootout win for Huddersfield, who defeated Sheffield Wednesday on spot-kicks in the semi-finals.

In the penalty shootout on Monday, veteran goalkeeper Al-Habsi denied Joey van den Berg before Liam Moore clipped the crossbar.

And it was left to 27-year-old German Christopher Schindler to secure promotion and a £170million uplift in revenue for Huddersfield.

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“I’m one of the most happy men on the planet today. I’m so proud of this group of players, what they’ve done over the whole season,” coach Wagner said after the victory.

“There was no doubt about whether we were able to handle the atmosphere. After what they did in the semi-final, I thought the circumstances wouldn’t be a problem.

“This competition is really hard. If you win it you like it, but my thoughts are as well with the other three teams which had unbelievable seasons, especially Reading.”

The West Yorkshire club have not played in the top flight since 1972.

 

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