South Wales Echo

All you need to know as Cardiff face the Terriers

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What time is kick-off?

Cardiff City v Huddersfie­ld Town will kick-off at 7pm on Tuesday, December 1, behind closed doors at Cardiff City Stadium.

Is Cardiff City v Huddersfie­ld Town on TV?

Yes, the game is going to be shown on TV.

It will be broadcast on Sky Sports Football red button, with coverage expected to start five minutes before kick-off.

What about live streaming?

Cardiff City will be streaming the game live on their website and match passes for those viewing in the UK can be bought here for £10.

Overseas viewers will be able to pay to watch the game for £7 - other packages are also available. Full details here.

What are the odds?

Cardiff City win: 10/11

Draw: 12/5

Huddersfie­ld Town: 3/1

(Odds via The Pools and correct at the time of publicatio­n) What’s the team news?

Neil Harris’ Cardiff City have thankfully come through the clash with Luton unscathed, meaning the manager is able to pick the same starting XI as he did for that thumping 4-0 win.

We could also see the return of Greg Cunningham, who has worked his way back to full fitness following his hamstring injury earlier in the season.

It has been a tough year for the Republic of Ireland internatio­nal, in terms of injuries, and as such Harris is understand­ably cautious over including him in the squad too soon.

But, having missed out on last week’s trip to Coventry and the win over the Hatters, Cunningham might well be in line for a return to the squad.

The long-term absentees remain Lee Tomlin, who will be out until the new year following groin surgery, Jordi Osei-Tutu, whose hamstring issue is still keeping him sidelined, and Isaac Vassell has suffered another setback with his quad.

For the visitors, Richard Stearman will be absent and that is a big loss, following an injury he sustained in their win over Middlesbro­ugh.

What have the managers said?

Cardiff City manager Harris: “As you can imagine, the players coming in yesterday [Sunday] were extremely pleased with their performanc­e, individual­ly and collective­ly, there was a right buzz about the place.

“Being on the training pitch, it was really positive. It was a strong performanc­e but the same again is needed tomorrow.

“We don’t want to be six points away from the play-offs, we want to be right in the mix.

“We haven’t earned the right so far, we need consistenc­y.

“At the moment, it’s just one game at a time. We have to be at our best to beat Huddersfie­ld.”

Huddersfie­ld Town manager Carlos Corberan: “I wasn’t surprised by their big win at the weekend. They finished last season really well.

“If you’re not focused they can score goals.

“They have a lot of powerful strengths in attack in open play and in set-pieces.”

Match facts

In all competitio­ns Cardiff are unbeaten in their last 13 matches against Huddersfie­ld Town (W9 D4) since a 1-0 defeat in January 2003

Huddersfie­ld have lost seven of their last eight away games against Cardiff (D1), including a 2-1 defeat last season.

Cardiff’s current run of 12 league matches unbeaten against Huddersfie­ld is bettered only by their runs against Halifax Town (16 games between 1975 and 2001) and Leeds United (16 games between 1984 and 2015) in the Football League.

Huddersfie­ld Town are looking to win away against both Swansea and Cardiff in a league season for the first time since 1989/90 under manager Eoin Hand.

Huddersfie­ld’s two away wins this season have come in their last five on the road (D1 L2), though the Terriers are winless in their last two away games (D1 L1).

 ??  ?? Leandro Bacuna looks to get the better of Chris Wilcock during last term’s clash between Cardiff City and Huddersfie­ld in Yorkshire
Leandro Bacuna looks to get the better of Chris Wilcock during last term’s clash between Cardiff City and Huddersfie­ld in Yorkshire

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