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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...

Huddersfield Town beat Exeter 1-0 on Saturday in a game where they had over 20 shots and could easily have won by a far wider margin. Though if we’re going to talk about “what ifs", Exeter could easily have taken the lead in the early stages after a shaky start by Town. Instead of all these alternative timelines, we saw Town play well enough for enough of the game to feel like this was a decent performance, even though there were still a few quibbles to be had too. That introduction alone should hint towards player ratings that are mostly positive but with a few grumbles thrown in along the way. I think that’s pretty much what’s on show below… Lee Nicholls - 7 out of 10 Kept the gloves despite Owen Goodman’s availability after suspension. Proved why Lee Grant has kept faith w...

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

“Swagger and technique” Player ratings for Huddersfield Town’s 1-0 win over Exeter