Simon Grayson pays price for Huddersfield's slump

Huddersfield Town have sacked their manager, Simon Grayson, following the club's recent slide down the Championship table.

Grayson took the club up via the play-offs last May and his side began the current campaign well, but they have not won any of their last 12 league matches. The Huddersfield chairman, Dean Hoyle, said: "We will now seek to recruit a new first-team manager who can, in the short term, lead and reinvigorate the team and players for the remainder of this season."