HTFC – FA Cup Cambridge Vs Town

On Sky

Lee Clark takes his Huddersfield Town side to face non-league Cambridge United at the Abbey Stadium, Live on Espn, and Town will be full of confidence after winning 2-0 away at promtion rivals Sheffield Wednesday

Lee Clark does have several key men ruled out through injury, suspension and both Joe Garner and Lee Croft have been denied permission to play by parent clubs Nottingham Forest and Derby County respectively.

Cambridge are suffering badly with injuries as their squad is decimated by injuries ahead of the clash with league one Huddersfield Town.

Vital Quotes:

Lee Clark to htafc.com

‘Hopefully we’ll be able to reproduce Tuesday night’s performance this weekend. If, once again, we can produce that level of performance as individuals and as a group then with the luck that that everyone needs, I’d like to think we’d be in the hat for Round Two. But consistency is what I’ve asking for over the last few weeks, and that really what we need.



We’ve got quite a bit of information on Cambridge – two or three written match reports and I’ve watch a few DVDs this week. We’ve also been looking at their individuals and the teams they’ve been putting out throughout the season.



Whatever happens, we’ll show them the same amount of respect that we showed Everton when we went there in the Carling Cup.’

Cambridge manager, Martin Ling speaking to their official club site

‘The television people want an upset and there will be a cup upset somewhere on Saturday,’ he said. ‘I don’t see why it can’t be here, and we can certainly take the confidence from the good back-to-back results we’ve had recently.’

‘They like to go forward and will try to play through us. They’ve got some good players – John Schofield went to watch them the other night, and I had a quick look at the report he’s written and soon put it down again! I’ve come up against Lee Clark as a player and a manager so I know what he’s all about – they’re a strong team, but they’ve got some weaknesses too and we need to show them respect but at the same time put our own stamp on the game.

‘The first goal is important in any game, but particularly when you’re looking to cause an upset as the lesser team. It naturally lifts the players confidence, and with the crowd behind us it would be a massive advantage to get our noses in front’

Cambridge United Team News:

Daryl Clare is missing with a broken finger.

Brian Saah is also absent as he recovers from a double hernia operation.

Dave Partridge and Paul Carden both face late fitness tests.

Player to watch: Simon Russell

Cambridge United’s top scorer and willprove the main threat to the town defence

Huddersfield Town Team News:

Lee Novak (hamstring) Tom Clarke (knee) Alex Smithies (thigh) Gary Naysmith (foot) and Gary Roberts (arm) are all out injured for The Terriers.

Lee Croft and Joe Garner have been denied permission to play by parent clubs Derby and Nottingham Forest respectively.

Damien Johnson, Graham Carey and ‘keeper Nick Colgan have all been given permission by parent clubs to play.

Arsenal youngster Benik Afobe could get a first professional senior start.

Player to watch: Anthony Pilkington

Ignore him at your peril, Cambridge you have been warned.

Match Facts & Stats

Huddersfield Town make their first trip to the Abbey since January 2004 on Saturday afternoon hoping to continue a formidable record against the U’s. In eighteen matches dating back to the 1973/74 season the Terriers have emerged victorious on no less than ten occasions and, whilst seven games concluded with shared spoils, United have recorded just one win.

In the nine matches to take place at the Abbey, remarkably, United are still to chalk up a win. Five draws sit in accompaniment to four losses, including a stunning 5-4 reverse in April 1994. In fact, United’s sole victory came away from home when, in April 1977, Ron Atkinson’s men picked up a 2-1 at Town’s former home Leeds Road, as the men in back and amber prepared to lift the Division Four Championship for the first time.

Ref Watch:

Mr. P. Tierney

Match Prediction:

Cambridge 0 – 4 Huddersfield

Next Fixtures:

9 Nov – Rotherham (a) JPT/QF 19:45

3 Nov – Oldham (a) League one 15:00