All the info you need ahead of Birmingham’s visit
- Preview ahead of Town vs Birmingham
- Away players to look out for
- Tickets still available for the game
- Away players to look out for
- Tickets still available for the game
Huddersfield Town return to action after the international break with the visit of Birmingham City for a Sky Bet Championship encounter on Saturday 23 November 2019; 3pm kick-off.
Danny Cowley’s Terriers will return to the John Smith’s Stadium for the game off the back of a week of warm weather training in Dubai.
Five First Team players will also join back up with the squad ahead of the fixture, having represented their nations in the recent international break.
Town will be looking to get back to winning ways following a 3-1 defeat at Preston North End, prior to the break.
The game is the first of two back-to-back games at the John Smith’s Stadium, with Swansea City the visitors three days later.
THE OPPOSITION
City will also be looking to bounce back on Saturday having gone into the break with a defeat, having lost 1-0 at home to Fulham.
Prior to that, Pep Clotet’s side had been on a mixed run of form, winning three of their five games before that loss at St Andrew’s.
Wins over Middlesbrough, Blackburn and Luton Town all came on home soil whilst they continued to struggle on the road with defeats at Cardiff City and Leeds United.
It means that the Blues have just one win away from home since the opening day in the Sky Bet Championship, with the only victory coming at The Valley against Charlton Athletic.
Their recent results mean that they currently occupy 13th spot in the league table through 16 games, with 22 points on the board.
ONES TO WATCH
JUDE BELLINGHAM
The 16-year-old burst on to the scene earlier this season as a product of the Club’s Youth Academy, making his First Team debut in a Carabao Cup First Round tie against Portsmouth. Bellingham came off the bench to score the winner on his league debut against Stoke City before netting the decisive goal in the win at Charlton Athletic in the following game. He has continued to impress and is establishing himself as a regular in a two-man midfield alongside Ivan Šunjić.
IVAN ŠUNJIĆ
The Croatian midfielder signed for Birmingham City in the summer following time at both Dinamo Zagreb and NK Lokomotiva. He’s become a key player in Pep Clotet’s system, featuring from his central midfield role in all but one of the Blues’ Sky Bet Championship fixtures so far this season. Before making the move to the ‘second city’ in July, he captained Croatia at the UEFA Under-21 European Championships and already has one cap for the senior side.
LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ
Off the back of a successful loan spell at the Club during the 2016/17 season, the forward signed for Birmingham, making them the sixth permanent club of his career so far. The 30-year-old, who joined Town on loan from Everton for a short time back in 2009, has scored more goals for Birmingham than he has at any other club. He reached double figures in goals for the first time in a Birmingham shirt last season (14) and is currently the Club’s top scorer in 2019/20.
TEAM NEWS – TOWN
Jaden Brown (ankle), Danny Simpson (hip), Tommy Elphick (knee) and Collin Quaner (hip) are all unavailable.
Jonathan Hogg will return after missing the Preston North End match through suspension.
TEAM NEWS – BIRMINGHAM CITY
Defender Harlee Dean will miss Saturday’s game having picked up a red card in Birmingham’s recent defeat at Cardiff City.
Maikel Kieftenbeld (knee) will be unavailable on Saturday, but Gary Gardner (knee) could be in contention after returning to training.
TICKETS
There are still tickets available for the game – Welcome football back to the John Smith’s Stadium by CLICKING HERE to get yours!
KIT
With Town back on home turf, they will be wearing the famous blue-and-white stripes for the visit of Birmingham – CLICK HERE to buy yours!
iFOLLOW HTAFC
Huddersfield Town fans that live outside the UK can watch the game live with an International Match Pass for £5.
Supporters who are in the UK will be able to listen to in-game commentary from the John Smith’s Stadium if they purchase an Audio Match Pass. The audio commentary is also available to those supporters who have monthly or season iFollow HTAFC passes.
