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Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 5, 2022 at 7.45pm UK
St. Andrew's Stadium
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Birmingham
2 - 1
Huddersfield

Hogan (5'), Placheta (45')
Trusty (58')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Ward (61')
Thomas (21'), Russell (32')

Preview: Birmingham City vs. Huddersfield Town - prediction, team news, lineups

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Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Birmingham City and Huddersfield Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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Birmingham City will hope to continue their unbeaten start to the season when they play host to Huddersfield Town in the Championship on Friday night.

A day before Blues earned a goalless draw at Luton Town, the Terriers were outplayed in their narrow defeat to Burnley.


Match preview

On the back of last season's near-miss with promotion to the Premier League, new Huddersfield head coach Danny Schofield would have hoped to see his side show signs that they are capable of another bid for the top six.

However, the Yorkshire outfit looked a shell of the side which went so close under Carlos Corberan as Burnley deservedly prevailed at the John Smith's Stadium.

Failing to trouble opponents that were full of new players will concern Schofield, the greater familiarity in his own ranks proving to be of no benefit.

On the plus side, it is still early days in the campaign, and Schofield will feel that a number of further arrivals can act as the catalyst for better outcomes over the coming weeks.

As far as Birmingham are concerned, they went up against a side in Luton who lost out to Huddersfield in last season's Championship playoff semi-finals.

With the Hatters enjoying a far smoother summer than Birmingham, who have endured an eventful period behind the scenes, the expectation was that Luton would earn a comfortable win at Kenilworth Road.

However, Blues were superb from a defensive standpoint and deservedly secured a share of the spoils, one which will be perceived to be a bonus given that John Eustace only came through the St Andrew's arrival door last month.

John Ruddy and Dion Sanderson - the former Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper and current loanee - look important additions in defence, but Eustace will eventually hope for more firepower from his experienced front three.

Huddersfield are unbeaten in their last three matches against Birmingham, last season's corresponding fixture ending in a 2-0 away victory.

Birmingham City Championship form:
  • D

Huddersfield Town Championship form:
  • L


Team News

Barring any fitness issues, Eustace is unlikely to tinker with his Blues XI, particularly in defensive and midfield areas.

Lukas Jutkiewicz is an alternative for Scott Hogan, but the Republic of Ireland international is expected to partner Troy Deeney in attack.

Meanwhile, Huddersfield will be without Matty Pearson and David Kasumu, who face spells on the sidelines with foot and hamstring injuries respectively.

Schofield may want to give his front three another opportunity, but Tino Anjorin and Jordan Rhodes are both pushing for starting roles.

Unless further additions are made before the trip to the West Midlands, Schofield may opt against changing things further back.

Birmingham City possible starting lineup:
Ruddy; Sanderson, Roberts, Trusty; Colin, James, Woods, Placheta; Bacuna; Deeney, Hogan

Huddersfield Town possible starting lineup:
Nicholls; Turton, Edmonds-Green, Lees, Ruffels; Russell, Hogg, Holmes; Thomas, Ward, Koroma


We say: Birmingham City 1-1 Huddersfield Town

If the first weekend of the season is anything to go by, neither of these teams will be full of goals this season. That could change in the long term, but for now, we cannot see anything other than a low-scoring draw, a result which arguably would not benefit either side even at this early stage.


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1Birmingham CityBirmingham1292123111229
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe1282226161026
3Wrexham1374221101125
4Mansfield TownMansfield127322014624
5Lincoln CityLincoln137332016424
6Bolton WanderersBolton137242219323
7Huddersfield TownHuddersfield137151912722
8Barnsley136432118322
9Reading137152120122
10Stockport CountyStockport135622012821
11Exeter CityExeter126151310319
12Charlton AthleticCharlton135441514119
13Peterborough UnitedPeterborough145362526-118
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham144551416-217
15Stevenage145271015-517
16Blackpool134452125-416
17Bristol Rovers135171520-516
18Northampton TownNorthampton134361720-315
19Wigan AthleticWigan133551211114
20Leyton Orient133281118-711
21Cambridge UnitedCambridge123181117-610
22Crawley TownCrawley133191225-1310
23Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury1422101325-128
24Burton Albion120481325-124
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