The Cobblers will be hoping to continue a mini unbeaten run tomorrow afternoon as Huddersfield Town are the visitors to Sixfields (3pm). The Terriers have lost their last three games but will always be a difficult side to play.
Stuart Gray will leave the naming of his squad until the last minute as he waits on the fitness of midfielders Joe Burnell and Ian Henderson, both of whom sat out of the 1-1 draw at Bournemouth last weekend. Daniel Jones and Danny Jackman are both thought to be close to recovery from their injuries but the game will just come too soon. Gray has hinted that both may be available for the trip to Tranmere Rovers next weekend though.
Huddersfield forward Danny Cadamarteri came through 90 minutes in the reserves in midweek along with Frank Sinclair and Nathan Clarke. All three should be on the bench on Saturday but Jon Worthington is still sidelined.
THE STORY SO FAR…HUDDERSFIELD TOWN IN 2007/08…
Huddersfield sit 10th in League One at this point of the season after a good start to their campaign. Recent results have dragged them away from the top places but they’ll be hoping to be there or there abouts come the final reckoning.
Their season began with a 1-0 win over Yeovil Town before Championship new boys Blackpool knocked them out of the Carling Cup by the same score line. Luke Beckett got the only goal as Town saw off Bournemouth at the Fitness First Stadium but they were beaten at home the following week as Carlisle won 2-0 to take the points.
Another good away win followed though as the side beat Millwall 2-1 at the New Den. Paul Robinson gave the home side the lead but Huddersfield hit back through Andy Booth and summer signing Malvin Kamara.
The last couple of weeks havn’t been so successful with defeats to Grimsby (4-1 in the JPT), Crewe (2-0) and Cheltenham (3-2) threatening to halt their season before it gets going.
RECENT MEETINGS
27/04/07: COBBLERS 1-1 HUDDERSFIELD
Ian Taylor plays the final game of his career in a Sixfields draw. Taylor plays an hour before being replaced by David Hunt and earns a standing ovation from four sides of the ground. A couple of minutes later, Andy Holt gives the Cobblers the lead but David Mirfin equalizes with 15 minutes to go.
16/12/06: HUDDERSFIELD 1-1 COBBLERS
Joe Burnell fires the Cobblers in front on 16 minutes but Danny Schofield levels things up for the home side just after the hour to earn them a deserved point.
20/04/04: COBBLERS 0-1 HUDDERSFIELD
Andy Booth haunts the Cobblers again by scoring the only goal at Sixfields. Back in 2001, Booth had hit a hat-trick at the Cobblers’ home.
13/09/03: HUDDERSFIELD 3-0 COBBLERS
Towards the end of Martin Wilkinson’s ill fated time in charge, Jon Stead scored twice and Anthony Carss slotted home a penalty as the game was over by half time!
01/03/03: HUDDERSFIELD 2-0 COBBLERS
Two goals close to half time from Simon Baldry and a certain Martin Smith condemn the Cobblers to defeat.
14/09/02: COBBLERS 0-0 HUDDERSFIELD
A Sixfields stalemate in early season.
FOR THE RECORD…COBBLERS v TERRIERS…
GAMES PLAYED: 28
COBBLERS WINS: 10
DRAWS: 6
TERRIERS WINS: 12
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