MATCH FACTS

PUBLISHED

19:45 15th August 2014

by Sam Roberts

Cardiff City vs Huddersfield Town – Sky Bet Championship Preview

• City have added eight new players to their ranks during the summer, including new signings Anthony Pilkington and Sean Morrison who were confirmed on Friday afternoon.
• The Terriers have won twenty-nine of the sixty-seven meetings between the two teams.
• Clinical forward Nahki Wells was released by Carlisle United in 2011, but went on to score forty-two goals for Bradford City before his record-breaking move to Huddersfield.
• Huddersfield’s last win over City in Cardiff came thirteen years ago, with Danny Schofield scoring the crucial goal in a 2-1 victory.
• Despite his youthful age of just twenty-four, Town keeper Alex Smithies has made over two hundred league appearances in his seven years at the club.  
• Mark Lillis currently has a 50% win record in his two spells as caretaker manager of Town.

Cardiff City: DLLLDW

Last time out: Coventry City 1-2 Cardiff City Wednesday 13th August 2014, Capital One Cup 

Experience and youth combined superbly at Sixfields on Wednesday evening as City defeated Coventry 2-1 in a highly competitive match. New signing Guido Burgstaller slotted his first Cardiff goal home after four minutes. Ryan Haynes’ own goal after eight-one minutes looked to have settled the match, but forward Shaun Miller’s neat finish made it a tense final few moments, but Ole’s men held on to set up a second round clash with Port Vale.

Cardiff City: Moore, Barnum-Bobb (Harris, 66), John, Connolly, Théophile-Catherine, Eikrem, Burgstaller (Daehli, 66), Gunnarsson, Maynard, Kim (O’Sullivan, 84), Ralls. Subs Not Used: Wilson, Velikonja, James, Owen.
Huddersfield Town:  DWLWLW

Last time out: Chesterfield 3-5 Huddersfield Town – Tuesday 12th August 2014, Capital One Cup
Huddersfield Town: Murphy, Peltier, Dixon, Coady, Wallace, Smith, Scannell (Majewski, 66), Norwood (Hammill, 81), Stead, Wells, Ward (Lolley, 86). Subs Not Used: Smithies, Hogg, Crooks, Lynch.
Cardiff City: Marshall, McNaughton, Taylor, Hudson, Turner, Whittingham, Cowie (Mason, 78), Gunnarsson, Mutch (Kiss, 85), Helguson, Bellamy. Subs Not Used: Lewis, Conway, Blake, Velikonja, Earnshaw.Huddersfield Town: Smithies, Dixon, Clarke, Hunt, Lynch, Norwood, Clayton, Arfield (Gerrard, 90), Southern, Scannell (Spencer, 90), Novak. Subs Not Used: Bennett, Woods, Robinson, Lee, Higginbotham.