Two Huddersfield Town players will be in the spotlight as loan club Ossett United make national headlines tonight.

Aussie goalkeeper Jacob Chapman and midfielder Andrew Ijiwole are on loan from the Terriers to United , who play City of Liverpool at home (7.45).

The Northern Premier League club , it has emerged, could be forced to sell their ground to pay a £135,000 legal bill - and this is their first home game since the seriousness of their situation became apparent.

Second bottom of the Northern North West Division, United say they are in trouble after a judge at a Manchester court ruled in favour of an opposition player who suffered a badly broken ankle in April 2015 in a tackle from Ossett's Sam Akeroyd (see picture accompanying this story).

The injured semi-professional player, Radcliffe Borough's Reece Welsh, sued Ossett United for loss of earnings. He was awarded £19,297 while Ossett United will have to pay costs totalling £135,000.

The incident occurred in a match featuring Ossett Town, who merged with Albion in 2018 to form the United club.

Ossett had argued that the injury was the result of a 50:50 sliding tackle and submitted photos of the incident which were dismissed by the judge as inconclusive.

However, the referee wrote in his report 'the Ossett player left the ground with a straight leg and excessive force'.

A spokesman for Ossett United said that a "league-recommended" insurance policy did not protect it from damages or legal fees of the claimant should the case be lost.

Other semi-professional clubs are expected to consider the ramifications of the legal judgement as it could lead to a wave of retrospective claims from players injured in games.

Ossett United are crowd funding to try and cover some of their costs.

They say they are overwhelmed by the general response to their predicament.

A club spokesman added: "Not only does this put the entire club and the future of football in the town in jeopardy but also opens up the floodgates for all injured sports participants to successfully sue and win substantial money from the person who injured them and their club.

"This can then filter down to recreational sport like 5-a-side football where an individual can sue an opponent should they receive an injury during a game.

"This will change not only football but sports participation throughout the country at every level. Can you afford to pay a player injured at your club £135,000, because Ossett cannot."

The spokesman said the sale of the club's only asset, the ground, "is now looking like the only option".