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Nov62026 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Exeter City in the FA Cup

Wholesale changes - Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Exeter in the FA Cup Huddersfield Town launch their FA Cup campaign on Saturday afternoon when Exeter City visit the Accu Stadium. With Town currently topping the League One table, the cups may feel like a distraction from our main mission but I'm actually looking forward to seeing Town's fringe players get a run out and I'm hoping we can add a cup run to our good form in the league. Huddersfield Town haven't won an FA Cup game since Carlos Corberan was in charge, which shows how little previous managers have cared about progressing in the cup. My impression is that Martin Drury wants to win every match his team plays in and will pick a team he thinks can win. That will most likely involve resting some of the players...

Nov32026 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI and pre-match talking points for tonight’s game against Luton Town

Matches, Predicted lineups, Talking points

Huddersfield Town take on Luton Town at the Accu Stadium on Tuesday night. It comes quickly after Town's brilliant 3-0 win over Bradford in the West Yorkshire derby last weekend and will provide another stern test of Martin Drury and his team of merry men. Luton Town are on a similar run of form to Huddersfield Town, so this game could be very entertaining to watch. In this article I'll have a go at predicting the team, look at each team's form, highlight the former Town players on Luton's books and try to forcast the scoreline. Enjoy! Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Luton Town Martin Drury has confirmed that there are no fresh injury concerns after the weekend and no players returning from injury for this match (though a few might be ready for Saturday). With that...

Nov22026 by Terrier Spirit11 Comments

“The most comfortable win of the season” Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 3-0 drubbing of Bradford City

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town pulled off a remarkable 3-0 victory against Bradford City at Valley Parade on Saturday lunchtime. The game started out as a typical blood and thunder derby game but finished with Town coasting to victory with the away end ole-ing every pass. The 3-0 goal cushion and Bradford being reduced to ten men provided Town with the most comfortable win of the season. After Town put in a complete dud of a performance in this fixture last season, this season it was Bradford fans left bemoaning their team's shortcomings in the aftermath of this game while Town fans could enjoy the feeling of topping the table and dominating their local rivals. A hard fought first half Town won the first half 1-0 thanks to a spectacular overhead kick from Joe Low after a clever high...

Oct302026 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town lineup and pre-match talking points for Bradford City away

Matches, Predicted lineups, Talking points

Huddersfield Town make the short trip across West Yorkshire to Bradford on Saturday lunchtime to resume hostilities with our near neighbours. Town currently sit at the top of League One and come into the game after a run of three consecutive wins. Bradford are in decent form themselves, having not lost a game since being beaten by Cambridge United on 1 September, notching up four wins and four draws since then. They've also recently lost Graham Alexander as manager to Preston North End and have replaced him with former Town manager, Michael Duff. Bradford City away was a real low point of last season, with Town being on the wrong end of the 3-1 scoreline. The bigger issue was Town failed to turn up for the derby game and put in one of the limpest performances of the season. Being ...

Oct262026 by Terrier Spirit23 Comments

“Not the prettiest” – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s ugly win against Wigan

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town battled a tough Wigan team and rotten weather conditions to win 2-1 on Saturday afternoon. The game wasn't a classic but Huddersfield Town showed some resilience and just enough quality to win the kind of game that typically ends up with dropped points. The win sends Town to the top of the league table and completes a sequence of Saturday-Tuesday-Saturday games with three consecutive wins. I don't have the stats to hand but it must be a very long time since we've emerged from a hectic week with maximum points. Here are a few of my thoughts on the game… Thanks very much, let's have coffee "To put it in gentleman's terms, if you've been out for a night and you're looking for a young lady and you pull one, you've done what you set out to do. We didn't...

Oct212026 by Terrier Spirit5 Comments

Dominating big moments, Drury’s high standards, actual Northern Football and Savage’s touchline antics – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 4-1 win over Peterborough

Matches

Huddersfield Town beat Peterborough 4-1 on Tuesday night, in a game where both sides struggled with the greasy ball and soggy conditions but Town were clinical in front of goal and won by a margin that makes the game look more comfortable than it actually was. Fernandes' creativity and Joe Taylor's persistence were too much for Peterborough, who played well but couldn't break us down in the same way we repeatedly carved open their defence. Martin Drury was harsh in his assessment of the game, despite the 4-1 scoreline. He had a point that Town's control of the game wasn't as good as against Plymouth at the weekend but in previous seasons we've rarely put together back-to-back performances in these weeks where the games come thick and fast, so I was more than happy with what I saw. ...

Oct192026 by Terrier Spirit8 Comments

The cheat code for League One – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 2-0 victory over Plymouth Argyle

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town had their best win of the season so far on Saturday when they beat Plymouth 2-0 on the south coast. Beating a team that was top of the table, away from home, is good regardless of the performance but the manner of the victory was even more encouraging with Town playing some excellent football at times. Plymouth Argyle looked shell shocked for a spell during the first half when Town absolutely played them off the park and created chance after chance. Most people watching this game would agree that the 2-0 scoreline flattered Plymouth and sharper finishing or their goalkeeper having an off day could have resulted in a much bigger scoreline. Though at least only leading by two goals going into the match's closing stages meant we could have another go at defending a two go...

Oct122026 by Terrier Spirit7 Comments

Not again! – Notes on Huddersfield Town squandering a 2-0 lead against Sheffield Wednesday

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town drew 2-2 with Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday despite being 2-0 up until conceding goals in the 88th and 97th minutes of the game. The circumstances around the late equaliser were odd to say the least and there's some questions for the officials to answer about why a penalty was awarded minutes after both the ref and linesman had indicated they thought the game should restart with a corner to Wednesday. This game can be added to the list of games this season where we've played well enough to win but wasteful finishing has led to points being dropped. It's also another match in Drury's relatively short tenure where we've collapsed late in a game to allow an opponent back in. Both of these trends are worrying but it's also worth celebrating the fact we played one of the ...

Oct62026 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

“He’s the future of Huddersfield Town” – Predicted HTAFC XI to take on Rochdale in the EFL Trophy

Matches, Predicted lineups

Huddersfield Town take on Rochdale tonight in the group stage of the Jersey Mike's Trophy. Nope, I'd not heard of Jersey Mike's before either but they're the sponsor of this competition and, apparently, a sandwich shop. Given this competition lacks credibility at the best of times, constantly changing sponsors from one obscure company to another doesn't help to build name recognition or prestige. Anyway, Martin Drury has already made it clear that he intends to give his fringe players a run out in this game, so it should be a chance to have a look at some players that aren't getting many minutes in the league right now. Despite not being included in the submitted squad for league games, I believe Herbie Kane would be eligible to play for Town in the trophy games due to their d...

Oct52026 by Terrier Spirit12 Comments

Generous defending, catflap hands, Mumba’s best game and Bojan’s bowl cut – Notes on Huddersfield Town’s 3-1 win over Burton Albion

Matches, Notes

Huddersfield Town beat Burton Albion 3-1 on Saturday in a game where they dominated the chances and exploited some bizarre mistakes at the back from Burton. Martin Drury picked an attacking lineup and committed players forward to press Burton and we regularly exploited their tendency to (over)play out from the back. I think this game was the clearest example of Martin Drury getting the better of his opposite number tactically, which is encouraging after some results where his decisions have been questioned and even more so when it’s come against a Gary Bowyer, who I think is an excellent manager at this level. There were some really eye-catching performances in this game, with Mumba, Fernandes and Humphreys being my standouts but plenty of others did their job well too. The three ...