Our prediction for this Championship match:
Fulham will be aiming to cement top position in the Championship standings when they take on Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon. The Cottagers did well to beat Millwall (3-0) and Hull City (1-0) in the previous two league fixtures, but they need to keep on collecting points if they are to secure automatic promotion. Aleksandar Mitrovic, who scored the winner in the MKM Stadium clash, will be the man to watch in the home team, while Kenny Tete remains in the recovery room.
The Terriers, on the other hand, aim to stay in the playoffs berth, but they will have a big fish to fry in Saturday’s clash. Fulham have already recorded ten wins at home this term, and we predict that they will give fans yet another reason for celebration on Matchday 33. All Rolando Aarons, Levi Colwill, Faustino Anjorin, and Alex Vallejo are injured for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Tom Cairney):
Tom Cairney is a professional footballer who plays for Fulham. His main position is central midfielder, but he plays as an attacking midfielder and a right midfielder as well. The left-footed player was born in Nottingham, England on 20 January, 1991 and he started his youth career at Leeds United.
In 2007 he moved to Hull City and he was named Hull’s Young Player of the Year for the 2008/2009 campaign. After making 70 league appearances for the Tigers he joined Blackburn Rovers on 1 August, 2013 on loan and on 2 January, 2014 he signed a permanent deal with the Riversiders. At the end of the 2014/2015 Championship campaign he joined Fulham.
Tom Cairney’s father is Scottish and, as a result, the Fulham footballer decided to represent Scotland on the international stage. Cairney has 2 caps for Scotland U-21 and he made 6 appearances for Scotland U-21 team. It has to be noted that he suffered a serious injury in August 2012. The injury forced him to be out of contention for over three months.
Highlighted Team (Huddersfield):
Back in 1926 Huddersfield Town became the first English club to win three straight domestic trophies. Since 1908 the Terriers were playing at Leeds Road, but in 1994 John Smith’s Stadium became home of Huddersfield Town. The club play in the English second tier (Championship) and the colour of the their home kit is blue and white (stripes).
Huddersfield Town were founded in 1910 and just three years later they entered the Football League. In 1926 the Terriers won their last domestic trophy, but they did well finishing runners up in the FA Cup 1920. The club’s biggest rivals are Leeds United and it has to be noted that Huddersfield Town have better head-to-head record of the two teams.
Bradford City are considered Huddersfield’s local rivals as well, but there are small rivalries with Barnsley, Halifax Town, Manchester City and Oldham Athletic. The club’s chairman is Dean Hoyle.