08-02-2022, 19:05
PNE Team News
Manager Ryan Lowe expects to have the same squad available to him as he did for the weekend’s victory over Hull City.
Brad Potts is in line to make his 400th career appearance in this fixture, while Ben Whiteman is one away from 250 himself.
Tom Barkhuizen and Josh Murphy are among those who remain sidelined through injury.
The Opposition
Huddersfield Town will arrive at Deepdale sat fifth in the league table, currently in the middle of an impressive unbeaten run.
The Terriers, managed by former Leeds United coach Carlos Corberan, haven’t been beaten since late November, and they come to face PNE on the back of a victory which saw them clinch their place in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup.
The Spanish head coach rung the changes for that fixture and is expected to welcome back some of his big hitters as they return to Championship action.
Key Stats
Huddersfield’s unbeaten run in all competitions currently stands at 12 games, with seven of those being victories.
The Terriers’ top scorer so far this season is forward Danny Ward, with his tally standing at ten, while Sorba Thomas has been their main source of assists, with the former Boreham Wood man setting up eight goals.
PNE have not been beaten by Huddersfield Town at Deepdale in the past 17 meetings between the two, with the visitors’ last victory in PR1 coming back in 1969.
Our Last Victory
Preston North End were on top form back in February 2021 as they were 3-0 victors over Huddersfield Town at Deepdale.
Brad Potts opened the scoring for the home side midway through the first half, before Ched Evans and Scott Sinclair finished off great team moves to seal the three points.
Man In The Middle
Premier League referee Robert Jones will take charge of his first PNE game of the season on Wednesday night.
Jones, who has refereed 17 top flight games in his career, was last the man in the middle at a North End game back on the opening day of the 2020/21 season, when PNE were beaten by Swansea City.
So far this term, Jones has taken charge of 14 games, showing 48 yellow cards, and one red which came in last month’s FA Cup tie between West Brom and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Sky are taking a risk with this one, the first meeting between the two sides was televised and it proved to be a festival of ineptitude, the poorer of two bad sides winning. However, since then Town have been decent in the play off zone, who could have forcast that in August and surprisingly we are now only four points of this.
Belief is starting to grow at Deepdale the football we are now playing is more entertaining and heaven forbid we look to attack, difficult game this against form side.
Opposition view
https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10973
Manager Ryan Lowe expects to have the same squad available to him as he did for the weekend’s victory over Hull City.
Brad Potts is in line to make his 400th career appearance in this fixture, while Ben Whiteman is one away from 250 himself.
Tom Barkhuizen and Josh Murphy are among those who remain sidelined through injury.
The Opposition
Huddersfield Town will arrive at Deepdale sat fifth in the league table, currently in the middle of an impressive unbeaten run.
The Terriers, managed by former Leeds United coach Carlos Corberan, haven’t been beaten since late November, and they come to face PNE on the back of a victory which saw them clinch their place in the fifth round of the Emirates FA Cup.
The Spanish head coach rung the changes for that fixture and is expected to welcome back some of his big hitters as they return to Championship action.
Key Stats
Huddersfield’s unbeaten run in all competitions currently stands at 12 games, with seven of those being victories.
The Terriers’ top scorer so far this season is forward Danny Ward, with his tally standing at ten, while Sorba Thomas has been their main source of assists, with the former Boreham Wood man setting up eight goals.
PNE have not been beaten by Huddersfield Town at Deepdale in the past 17 meetings between the two, with the visitors’ last victory in PR1 coming back in 1969.
Our Last Victory
Preston North End were on top form back in February 2021 as they were 3-0 victors over Huddersfield Town at Deepdale.
Brad Potts opened the scoring for the home side midway through the first half, before Ched Evans and Scott Sinclair finished off great team moves to seal the three points.
Man In The Middle
Premier League referee Robert Jones will take charge of his first PNE game of the season on Wednesday night.
Jones, who has refereed 17 top flight games in his career, was last the man in the middle at a North End game back on the opening day of the 2020/21 season, when PNE were beaten by Swansea City.
So far this term, Jones has taken charge of 14 games, showing 48 yellow cards, and one red which came in last month’s FA Cup tie between West Brom and Brighton & Hove Albion.
Sky are taking a risk with this one, the first meeting between the two sides was televised and it proved to be a festival of ineptitude, the poorer of two bad sides winning. However, since then Town have been decent in the play off zone, who could have forcast that in August and surprisingly we are now only four points of this.
Belief is starting to grow at Deepdale the football we are now playing is more entertaining and heaven forbid we look to attack, difficult game this against form side.
Opposition view
https://www.sportsbabble.co.uk/showthread.php?tid=10973
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