MATCH THREAD: " HUDDERSFIELD T v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREA

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN v CARDIFF CITY
Friday 5th February, 7.45pm
SkyBet Championship
John Smith's Stadium 


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TEN FIRST TEAM PLAYERS OUT FOR HUDDERSFIELD INCLUDING DANNY WARD.

Perry Ng missed the Huddersfield game with injury, but should be back in action next week.


CCFC: Dillon Phillips, Tom Sang, Curtis Nelson, Sean Morrison, Aden Flint, Joel Bagan,Joe Ralls
Will Vaulks, Harry Wilson,Josh Murphy,Kieffer Moore

Sub: Alex Smithies. Ciaron Brown, Leandro Bacuna,Marlon Pack
Jonny Williams , Junior Hoilett, Sheyi Ojo,Rubin Colwill




Injury update:

Perry Ng missed the Huddersfield game with injury, but should be back in action next week.

Jordi Osei-Tutu is due back with the first-team squad next week after recovering from his hamstring problem, too.

Max Watters and Ciaron Brown missed the midweek game with the Rams as they each played a full 90 minutes for the under-23s against Charlton on Monday, but they are now both back in contention, Lee Tomlin phoned in saying he had an illness.




JOE BENNETT out for 6 months injured.


LEE TOMLIN still not fit.

Tomlin missed U23’S this week, said he has been ill all week.

Tomlin last played for the first team five months ago.

So far Tomlin has played two 45mins for the U23’s and looks well off match fitness.

In over 3 years just 50 odd appearances for Cardiff City.



Isaac Vassell remains the long-term absentee, while Jordi Osei-Tutu is still not back to full fitness as he recovers from his hamstring injury.

Sol Bamba, sadly seriously ill




About Huddersfield Town

Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is an English professional football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. Founded on 15 August 1908, it entered the Football League in 1910. The team currently compete in the Championship, the second tier of English football.

Huddersfield became the first English club to win three successive English league titles in 1925–26. The first two league titles were won under manager and pioneer Herbert Chapman, who also led the team to an FA Cup win in 1922. They have been runners-up in the First Division thrice, and FA Cup runners-up four times. Town were the second team, after Blackpool, to have won all three divisional play-offs.

In the late 1950s, the club was managed by Bill Shankly, and featured Denis Law and Ray Wilson. Following relegation from the First Division in 1972, Huddersfield spent 45 years in the second, third and fourth tiers of English football, before returning to the top flight in 2017. They were relegated back to the Championship in 2019.

The team have played home games at the Kirklees Stadium since 1994, which replaced their former home of Leeds Road. The club colours of blue and white stripes were adopted in 1916. Their nickname "The Terriers" was taken in 1969. Huddersfield's current emblem is based on the town's coat of arms. The team have long-standing rivalries with nearby clubs Bradford City and Leeds United, with whom they contest the West Yorkshire derby.

Previous Meeting 

We beat Huddersfield 3-0 in December

Team News - Predicted Line-Ups

Huddersfield Town: Schofield, Edmonds-Green, Stearman, Sarr, Bacuna, Vallejo, O'Brien, Avila, Mbenza, Holmes, Campbell

Cardiff City: Phillips, Ng, Nelson, Morrison, Flint, Bagan, Vaulks, Pack, Bacuna, Ojo, Moore

Form - Last Three Games

Huddersfield Town 1-1 Birmingham City
Preston North End 3-0 Huddersfield Town
Derby County 2-0 Huddersfield Town

Cardiff City 4-0 Derby County
Middlesbrough 1-1 Cardiff City
AFC Bournemouth 1-2 Cardiff City

Match Odds

Huddersfield Town - 23/10
Cardiff City - 23/20
Draw - 12/5

Predictions

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Injury update:



Joe Bennett being assessed today, but not looking good.



Lee Tomlin still not fit.

Tomlin missed U23’S this week, said he has been ill all week.

Tomlin last played for the first team five months ago.

So far Tomlin has played two 45mins for the U23’s and looks well of match fitness.



Isaac Vassell remains the long-term absentee, while Jordi Osei-Tutu is still not back to full fitness as he recovers from his hamstring injury.

Sol Bamba, sadly seriously ill

Another City win 3-1

2-2

Cardiff have now scored TWICE as many goals from set pieces this season than 22 other teams in the Championship.

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THIS FRIDAY NIGHT: “ BIG MICK 1,000 “
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0-2 BLUEBIRDS kieffer more, shaun Morrison

Scans today have shown that Joe Bennett sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury in his right knee during City’s match with Derby County on Tuesday night. He will now be referred to a specialist.

Looks like out injured for 6months

Battle of the Bacuna Brothers...

Leandro to come out on top and take the 'family bragging rights'!

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0-2 cmon city this one for big MM

I'm amending my usual prediction.

I'm going for 2 clear goals...

Each half.

0-2 City win, Wilson and Mozza with the goals

Hudders 1 - City 3

When Sheff Weds get relegated which is looking more likely by the week - I wonder if Patterson will put in a transfer request and maybe Mick should put out the feelers about getting him back. I think he would be a McCarthy type player.

We won’t win every game obviously but I think this should be another comfortable win. 0-3 City

TEN FIRST TEAM PLAYERS OUT FOR HUDDERSFIELD INCLUDING DANNY WARD



Danny Ward (calf)

Rolando Aarons (hamstring)

Carel Eiting (knee)

Tommy Elphick (knee)

Danny Grant (hamstring)


Jonathan Hogg (calf)


Josh Koroma (hamstring):


Alex Pritchard (quad)


Christopher Schindler (knee)


Harry Toffolo (back)

On the last ten games

Cardiff top with 24 points and +16 goal difference
Huddersfield bottom 6 points -6 goal difference

Lets hope this one goes to form!

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On the last ten games

Cardiff top with 24 points and +16 goal difference
Huddersfield bottom 6 points -6 goal difference

Lets hope this one goes to form!

Big Micks Trojans, wont let us down

LEE TOMLIN still not fit.

Tomlin missed U23’S this week, said he has been ill all week.

Tomlin last played for the first team five months ago.

So far Tomlin has played two 45mins for the U23’s and looks well off match fitness.

In over 3 years just 50 odd appearances for Cardiff City.

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City 3 nil

LEE TOMLIN still not fit.

Tomlin missed U23’S this week, said he has been ill all week.

Tomlin last played for the first team five months ago.

So far Tomlin has played two 45mins for the U23’s and looks well off match fitness.

In over 3 years just 50 odd appearances for Cardiff City.

I'm not too sure his days aren't already up at the CCS after recent events...?

I'm amending my usual prediction.

I'm going for 2 clear goals...

Each half.

your unbeaten till end of season ?

I'm amending my usual prediction.

I'm going for 2 clear goals...

Each half.

your unbeaten till end of season ?

Am I right or am I right?

What are the latest betting odds?

Huddersfield Town win - 12/5
Draw - 12/5
Cardiff City win - 23/20

What is the latest team news?




Cardiff City will be without Joe Bennett after the left-back suffered a horrible ACL injury during the midweek win over Derby County.

The Bluebirds defender has been a mainstay all season and his loss will be a big blow. However, it will likely represent a run in the side for academy prospect Joel Bagan.

Lee Tomlin missed this week's under-23s action due to illness, so he will be unavailable again as he continues his recovery from a groin injury which has kept him out for most of the season.

Jordi Osei-Tutu is due back with the first-team squad next week after recovering from his hamstring problem, too.

Max Watters and Ciaron Brown missed the midweek game with the Rams as they each played a full 90 minutes for the under-23s against Charlton on Monday, but they are now both back in contention.

Isaac Vassell is still missing, though.







For Huddersfield:

former Bluebirds striker Danny Ward will be missing with a calf injury. He has played a full match just once for the Terriers all season, the 3-0 defeat by Cardiff back in December.

Rolando Aarons (hamstring), Carel Eiting (knee), Jonathan Hogg (calf), Josh Koroma (hamstring), Christopher Schindler (knee) and Harry Toffolo (back) will all also miss the clash.

Match facts:



In all competitions, Huddersfield are winless in 14 meetings with Cardiff (D4 L10) since a 1-0 victory in the third tier in January 2003 under Mick Wadsworth.



Cardiff have won three of their last four league visits to Huddersfield (D1), as many as their previous 33 such trips beforehand (W3 D9 L21).



Huddersfield are looking to defeat both Cardiff and Swansea in the same league season for the first time since 1994-95, having beaten Swansea 4-1 in February.



Cardiff have won none of their last nine away league games played on a Friday (D4 L5) since a 4-1 win over Blackburn Rovers in December 2012.


This will be Mick McCarthy’s 1000th career game as a manager, including both club (922 inc. this match) and internationals (78 games).

Well that's it then. We are doom because it's a Friday. Perhaps we should all eat Crunchies during the game.

My £5 weekend bet flint first goal scorer city win 3-1 160 to 1

CCFC: Dillon Phillips, Tom Sang, Curtis Nelson, Sean Morrison, Aden Flint, Joel Bagan,Joe Ralls
Will Vaulks, Harry Wilson,Josh Murphy,Kieffer Moore

Sub: Alex Smithies. Ciaron Brown, Leandro Bacuna,Marlon Pack
Jonny Williams , Junior Hoilett, Sheyi Ojo,Rubin Colwill

BLUEBIRDS