Danny Ward netted a hat-trick on Saturday afternoon as Huddersfield got the better of relegation-threatened Reading in a seven-goal thriller at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. The Terriers are unbeaten in eight league games and are keeping themselves in the hunt for a top-six finish. Stoke were second-best in every department on Tuesday night as Viktor Gyökeres' 10th league goal of the season condemned the Potters to defeat in Coventry. Michael O'Neill's side are rapidly falling off the pace in the playoff race and have lost four league games in a row ahead of their visit to Yorkshire. 1:0
Carlos Corberan will look to name an unchanged starting XI when his side welcome Stoke to Yorkshire at the weekend. Centre-back and Chelsea loanee Levi Colwill is struggling with a knee injury and will be out for the next four weeks. Michael O'Neill could make as many as three changes to the side that lost against Coventry in midweek with Nick Powell, Joe Allen and Tyrese Campbell all in contention for recalls. The away side have six confirmed absentees for the trip to Yorkshire, including Harry Souttar, Abdallah Sima and Romaine Sawyers.
Carlos Corberan will look to name an unchanged starting XI when his side welcome Stoke to Yorkshire at the weekend. Centre-back and Chelsea loanee Levi Colwill is struggling with a knee injury and will be out for the next four weeks. Michael O'Neill could make as many as three changes to the side that lost against Coventry in midweek with Nick Powell, Joe Allen and Tyrese Campbell all in contention for recalls. The away side have six confirmed absentees for the trip to Yorkshire, including Harry Souttar, Abdallah Sima and Romaine Sawyers.
Danny Ward netted a hat-trick on Saturday afternoon as Huddersfield got the better of relegation-threatened Reading in a seven-goal thriller at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. The Terriers are unbeaten in eight league games and are keeping themselves in the hunt for a top-six finish. Stoke were second-best in every department on Tuesday night as Viktor Gyökeres' 10th league goal of the season condemned the Potters to defeat in Coventry. Michael O'Neill's side are rapidly falling off the pace in the playoff race and have lost four league games in a row ahead of their visit to Yorkshire. 1:0
Stoke are in desperate need of a result and performance, and we feel that will lead to O'Neill going on the offensive. Nevertheless, Huddersfield are one of the form teams in the division, and that may result in these two clubs cancelling each other out at the John Smith's Stadium.