Huddersfield Town digest: Injury news and predicted line-up for Wimbledon clash
It's not good news for Antony Evans after he was forced off injured at Luton having only just returned from a lengthy lay-off, with Mickel Miller also back on the injury list
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The alphabet-dodging AFC Wimbledon, who have enjoyed an overall good start to life back in the third tier after earning promotion via the League Two play-offs last season.
Johnnie Jackson’s side have the exact same record as Huddersfield so far this season with eight wins, one draw and seven defeats. A recent run of 16 points from a possible 18 has given way to three league defeats in a row for Wimbledon.
Then it’s a trip to Lincoln City in the round of 32 of the Vertu Trophy for Tuesday evening’s 7pm kick-off. Lincoln won all three of their group stage games with a cleen sweep of clean sheets (try saying that ten times fast). Lincoln are also fourth in League One, but have won just two of their past seven games in the league.
We’ll have five conclusions on the game for our paying subscribers first thing on Sunday morning, followed by further reaction to that game and Luton on Monday morning’s podcast. Get signed up not if you’re not already.
Huddersfield Town injuries and absences
Antony Evans has picked up a similar injury to the MCL that had just kept him out for four months and is now expected to have another lengthy spell on the sidelines. The midfielder was forced off just two minutes after coming off the bench against Luton.
Mickel Miller has been ruled out for two months with a hamstring injury.
Marcus Harness will serve a one-match ban on Saturday after picking up his fifth yellow card of the League One season away to Luton on Tuesday night.
The cut-off point for five yellow cards leading to a one-match ban is the 19th game of the league campaign (Town have played 16). No other players are at immediate risk of a similar ban as it stands, and Ryan Ledson is the only active player with as many as three yellow cards to his name.
David Kasumu is the next player expected to be back available as he closes in on a return from the calf injury that has kept him out for the past six games. Lee Grant says he should be ‘there or thereabouts’ to face Wimbledon.
Marcus McGuane and Jack Whatmough are working their way back from groin and calf injuries respectively.
Will Alves, Herbie Kane and Zepiqueno Redmond are all long-term absentees.
Predicted line-up to face Wimbledon
4-4-2: Owen Goodman; Lasse Sorensen, Josh Feeney, Radinio Balker, Ruben Roosken; Ben Wiles, Lynden Gooch, Ryan Ledson, Leo Castledine; Dion Charles, Bojan Radulovic.
Substitutes: Lee Nicholls, Joe Low, Murray Wallace, David Kasumu, Cameron Ashia, Alfie May, Joe Taylor.
Huddersfield Town Women
Town Women will return to league action as they visit Wythenshawe on Sunday in a real six-pointer at the top of the table.
Just three points separate the Terriers from both league leaders Cheadle and second-placed Wythenshawe, who have won all of the last three games since losing 4-2 to Town in the FA Cup last month.
