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Feb192022 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Fulham

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Huddersfield Town face their toughest test of the season today when the take on Fulham at Craven Cottage. We tend to perform poorly whenever we play Fulham away and this season we’re up against the best team in the Championship with a striker that is far too good for this level. So it’s going to be a tough day’s work for the Terriers and we will have to be at our best to get anything out of the game. But we’re unbeaten in 14 games and have a track record of being hard to beat this season. After two consecutive nil nils many fans will be hoping for goals but I think another goalless draw would be a decent point for Town. Here’s how I think Town will line up. Goalkeeper - Lee Nicholls One comment I’ve heard about Lee Nicholls this season has been that he’s not made that many ama...

Feb122022 by Terrier Spirit3 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Sheffield United, predictions for the game and thoughts on PNE draw

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Huddersfield Town take on Sheffield United this lunchtime in an early kickoff at the John Smiths’ Stadium. Town are now 13 games into an unbeaten run but come up against an opponent in decent form and will most likely find it a tough test. After an attritional point was earned at Preston on Wednesday night I have a feeling that we may be in for another game where Town fans see our opponent have more of the ball. But when we played Sheffield United earlier in the season they did the same and Levi Colwill scored late on for us to snatch the three points. So I think Town have a chance of taking three points today even if we aren’t the team playing the nicest football. Predicted lineup to take on Sheffield United Many managers would rotate their squad when playing Wednesday nig...

Feb92022 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Preston North End

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Huddersfield Town take on Preston tonight and will be hoping to extend their incredible unbeaten run to 13 games. PNE are always a tough opponent though and it won't be as simple as turning up and collecting three points. While Town won't have it all their own way this evening, we're also a team that other clubs won't relish playing these days. We've got dangerous attackers, a massively improved defence and a goalkeeper that has turned dawdling over a dead ball into an art form. Here's how I think we'll line up. Goalkeeper: Lee Nicholls Jamal Blackman was absolutely fine on his debut against Barnsley but he'll step aside tonight anyway and Nicholls will return. Having two established professionals in the goalkeeping department makes me feel much happier...

Feb52022 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Barnsley in the FA Cup

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Huddersfield Town take on Barnsley in the FA Cup this afternoon. Town’s recent history in the cups has been shocking, so even getting into the fourth round has been an achievement but given Barnsley’s grim recent form and Town’s current unbeaten run, today represents a very good opportunity to progress even further in the cup. As usual, Carlos Corberan has made all the right noises in the build up to the game about respecting the competition and picking a strong side. But we know from history that we can most likely ignore that and expect to see a much changed team this afternoon from the one that played against Derby in midweek. At least Town’s squad this season is big enough to have quality backup in the majority of areas on the pitch and we should still field a decent team. Here’...

Jan222022 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

Teacher’s pet to start – Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Reading

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Huddersfield Town are in Reading today to try to extend their eight-game unbeaten run against a team that are really struggling for form. While we’re regularly reminded that there are no easy games in the Championship, this fixture represents one of the less tricky ones. Though the last time I thought that was when we played Nottingham Forest during their abysmal run and they played us off the park. Town weren’t at their best against Swansea last weekend but managed to cling on for a point against a team that played better than us on the day. Today’s game represents an opportunity for Town to have more of the ball and hopefully to give our attackers a platform to try and win the game. Here’s how I think Town will lineup today: Goalkeeper: Lee Nicholls I thought having on...

Jan152022 by Terrier Spirit1 Comment

4 selection headaches for Carlos – Predicted lineup for Swansea at home

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Huddersfield Town take on Swansea today at the John Smiths’ Stadium and everything is looking very rosey for the Terriers right now. The game promises a nearly full stadium thanks to a £5 ticket offer, the team are in the playoff positions, the ownership issues seem to be close to being concluded and there are surprisingly few injury issues to worry about. This doesn’t feel like Town at all. It would be easy to say defeat is virtually guaranteed because things never go this well for long for Town fans but even a beating today wouldn’t take away from the fact Town are far exceeding expectations right now. And Town are unquestionably in with a chance in today’s game because there have been incredibly few games this season where they haven’t at least been competitive. Aside from a handful...

Jan82022 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Burnley in the FA Cup

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*A note to people clicking through from NewsNow * Some technical gremlins meant this article didn't get picked up by NewsNow until half one despite it being published at 9am. Feel free to read if you like but it's obviously out of date now. Huddersfield Town won the FA Cup in 1922, beating Burnley along the way to lifting the cup. So, among the psychotically optimistic, there is a sense of history repeating itself today when the Terriers take on Burnley at Turf Moor. Realistically, Town’s chances of winning the cup are microscopic but they have a reasonable chance of at least progressing today against a covid-depleted Burnley team that have a recent track record of poor FA Cup performances. Predicting the team for cup games is a hiding to nothing, as despite Carlos’ claims of respe...

Jan22022 by Terrier SpiritNo Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Blackburn

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Huddersfield Town take on Blackburn later today. While Town have won their last three games, their opponents are also currently on a good run of form and will present a tough test for the Terriers. Town produced arguably their best performance of the season in the reverse fixture back in September when they came away 3-2 winners. It will be interesting to see if Town approach this game in the same manner, going toe-to-toe with Blackburn, or if they’ll play more conservatively and try to play more on the counter. The biggest factor on today’s selection will be the availability of the many players that have recently picked up knocks or are returning from longer term injuries. At the time of writing the club haven’t put out any updates on injuries following the Forest game, so I’m going t...

Nov202021 by Terrier Spirit4 Comments

Predicted lineup, Grant’s return, mounting injuries, predictions and ownership issues – A preview of Town v WBA

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This recent international break feels like it was incredibly long, so it’s a treat to get back to watching Town again today. While it was nice to see Emile Smith Rowe do so well for England, I’m otherwise left entirely cold by international football outside of the big tournaments and I’m glad there won’t be another international break until next March. Today’s opponents are West Bromwich Albion, one of the league’s stronger teams but they’re not as good as Fulham and Bournemouth and have dropped a few points away from home in recent times. Looking at the players they have available makes them look to be an intimidating opponent but Town have already shown this season that they can, on their day, match anyone. Sadly they’ve also shown that on a bad day we can be really bad too. Le...

Oct302021 by Terrier Spirit6 Comments

Predicted Huddersfield Town XI to take on Millwall today

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Apologies for the recent radio silence on the blog. A hectic few weeks in my personal life have meant that my opportunities to write about Town have been limited. At least things have gone relatively smoothly while I’ve been out of action, as Town sit just outside the top-six as part of a large clump of mid-table Championship teams on the same number of points. Town entertain Millwall this afternoon, another one of the seven teams with 21 points on the board. It should be a decent battle between two teams that have done fairly well so far this season. Millwall, as always, will provide a tough physical presence and Town will have to decide if they want to mix it with them or try to play around them. Here’s how I think we’ll line up this afternoon: Goalkeeper: Lee Nicholls Sign...