PREVIEW: BIRMINGHAM CITY (H)

18 October 2021

All you need to know ahead of Wednesday evening’s game

- Huddersfield Town vs Birmingham City preview
- Tickets still available
- Also available to watch on iFollow HTAFC

Huddersfield Town continue their Sky Bet Championship campaign when they welcome Birmingham City to the John Smith’s Stadium on Wednesday 20 October 2021; 7.45pm kick-off.

Town go into the game off the back of a 2-0 home win over Hull City on Saturday 16 October 2021.

Birmingham City will be looking to bounce back from a narrow 1-0 defeat to West Brom on Friday 15 October 2021.

THE OPPOSITION

Birmingham City finished last season occupying the 18th spot of the Sky Bet Championship table with 52 points.

Managed by Lee Bowyer, the Bluenoses currently sit 19th in the Championship table, having picked up 12 points so far.

Birmingham will be looking for their first win in five when they arrive at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday.

ONES TO WATCH

Matija Sarkic

The 24-year-old signed for Birmingham City on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers in July 2021. With Neil Ethridge recovering from COVID-19, Sarkic started the Bluenoses’ opening day fixture away to Sheffield United, keeping a clean sheet in the Club’s 1-0 win. Since then, the ‘keeper has started all 12 league games so far this season, keeping five clean sheets in the process.

Dion Sanderson

Sanderson joined the Bluenoses’ on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers ahead of the current campaign. He made his debut in First Team debut in the Club’s Carabao Cup Second Round match at Fulham. The defender went on to make his first league appearance in a 3-0 away defeat to Peterborough United. So far this season, the 21-year-old has made four appearances, and been an unused substitute three times.

Lukas Jutkiewicz

A familiar face to Town fans, the striker initially joined Birmingham on loan in August 2016. He put pen-to-paper on a permanent contract with the Club following the expiry of his loan. The 2020/21 campaign saw the 32-year-old make 42 appearances for the Bluenoses, bagging eight goals and three assists in the process. The current campaign has seen Jutkiewicz make 12 appearances for the Club and score one goal so far.

TEAM NEWS

Long-term absentees Jordan Rhodes, Pipa and Aaron Rowe will all be unavailable on Wednesday.

Town Head Coach Carlos Corberán will provide a further update on the fitness of his squad during his virtual press conference on Tuesday 19 October 2021.

KIT

As usual, Town will be in their famous blue and white stripes for Wednesday evening’s game.

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HOW TO WATCH

TICKETS

Tickets are on sale online now – CLICK HERE – and are available to purchase from the Ticket Office.

Adults - £25
65s and over - £20
18s and under - £15
Under-11s - £10

Disabled supporters should pay their relevant price class, with a companion ticket free of charge.

Tickets for wheelchair users are priced at £20, with a companion ticket free of charge.

iFOLLOW HTAFC

If you’re unable to attend the game, you’ll be able to watch via iFollow HTAFC.

The match pass will cost £10; CLICK HERE to get yours.

Supporters MUST purchase a match pass before the 7.45pm kick-off.

RED BUTTON

Town supporters who have Sky Sports can watch the game on TV.

To do this, hit the red button on your remote and you can select Huddersfield Town vs Birmingham City.

CAR PARKING

You can book parking in Town’s Gasworks Street car park for home match days, priced at just £5 per car.

Book your spot by CLICKING HERE.

Match Reports

REPORT: TOWN 0-0 BIRMINGHAM CITY

20 October 2021

Town held at home by Birmingham City

- Huddersfield Town draw 0-0 with Birmingham City
- Four points from two games so far this week
- Town extend unbeaten run to four

Huddersfield Town saw out a frustrating 0-0 Sky Bet Championship draw against Birmingham City at the John Smith’s Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Town came out of the blocks fastest in the first half, almost giving themselves the perfect start within the opening minute. Sorba Thomas fed Danny Ward the ball with a low cross, but the striker’s flick was just saved by Matija Sarkic!

The game settled down almost instantly after that, with neither side being able to find any openings.

The 13th minute saw Duane Holmes play Thomas through, but the latter’s driven cross ended up being gathered up by Sarkic.

The 22nd minute saw Ward come SO close to breaking the deadlock for the Terriers! A brilliant bit of play saw Danel Sinani play Holmes in from behind following some strong work from Ward. Holmes went to square it to Ward, but the striker was just too late to turn it into the net.

Levi Colwill picked up the first yellow card of the game in the 24th minute for being late to make a challenge in midfield. That means the Chelsea loanee will now be serve a one game suspension, and therefore won’t be available for Town’s game against AFC Bournemouth on Saturday 23 October 2021.

Just moments later, Sinani came close to bagging his first goal for the Terriers in yet another game. Some amazing work from Holmes created a scramble in the box, with the ball breaking to Sinani. The winger struck from distance with a great drive, but Sarkic just got a hand to it.

Once again, the game settled down, with Town being largely on top, but unable to create any further chances.

The 40th minute saw the Terriers’ second yellow card of the match. Matty Pearson was booked for a foul on Tahith Chong.

Another big chance for Town followed moments later. Harry Toffolo got himself onto the end of a Sinani free kick, but saw his effort go just wide.

A free kick fell Town’s way early on after the restart. Thomas put the ball into the box, but saw it cleared.

Some great play from Town came in the 54th minute, as Thomas, Toffolo and Holmes combine to break into the box. Some controversy followed that should have resulted in a corner, but a goal kick was awarded instead.

The 56th saw a HUGE chance fall the Terriers’ way! Lewis O’Brien collected the ball from Holmes and took a chance with his right foot, but saw his strike go just wide!

As per the first half, the game settled down for a prolonged period of time, with neither side able to kick on and take the lead.

Second half substitute Fraizer Campbell came closest to scoring within his first minute of being on the pitch, hitting the post!

Campbell followed up his bright introduction by winning a free kick. Unfortunately, it was headed well out of play.

Birmingham found their chance in the 81st minute. A good cross from Ivan Šunjić was headed just wide by Gary Gardner.

The 85th minute saw Town pick up their third yellow card of this game. This time it was Tom Lees on the receiving end for a foul on Gardner.

The last chance of the game fell to Campbell in the 92nd minute, unfortunately, he hit the post again! The striker hit an absolute rocket from distance, but the post prevented him from claiming a goal!

The game came to a close, seeing both sides walk away from the John Smith’s Stadium with a point each.

Town’s Line-Up (3-4-3)

Lee Nicholls; Levi Colwill, Tom Lees, Matty Pearson; Harry Toffolo, Lewis O’Brien, Jonathan Hogg, Duane Holmes (Ollie Turton, 87’); Danel Sinani (Josh Koroma, 71’), Danny Ward (Fraizer Campbell, 75’), Sorba Thomas

Unused Subs

Nicholas Bilokapic; Josh Ruffels, Scott High, Naby Sarr

Town Bookings

Levi Colwill (24’), Matty Pearson (40’), Tom Lees (85’)