Bristol City
Line-up
- 33Niki Mäenpää
- 3J. Dasilva
- 4A. Webster
- 5Wright, Bailey
- 32J. Hunt
- 11C. O'Dowda
- 28J. Morrell
- 8Brownhill, Josh
- 19Eliasson, Niclas
- 20Paterson, Jamie
- 9Diedhiou, Famara
- 22Tomáš Kalas
- 10Taylor, Matty
- 14A. Weimann
Subs
- 24O'Leary, Max
- 17Kelly, Lloyd
- 40Eisa, Mo
- 31Pearson, Sam
Huddersfield Town
Line-up
- 12B. Hamer
- 15Chris Löwe
- 25Mathias Jørgensen
- 37E. Durm
- 27J. Gorenc Stankovič
- 6J. Hogg
- 7J. Bacuna
- 42J. Puncheon
- 11A. Diakhaby
- 9E. Kachunga
- 20L. Depoitre
- 21A. Pritchard
- 18I. Mbenza
- 24S. Mounié
Subs
- 1J. Lössl
- 33F. Hadergjonaj
- 5T. Kongolo
- 8P. Billing
It has not been particularly a great season for Bristol City as they have dropped points in 16 of their 26 matches in the Championship but you can’t take away their fine turn of form in the recent times, as they have gone unbeaten in the last eight matches. They have grown in form significantly and they will be in very high spirits coming to this clash. They have won last two matches in the second tier, against Rotherham United and Stoke City without conceding and hosting a struggling Huddersfield side will not pose a big threat to them. The Terriers sit bottom of the Premier League with just 10 points from 20 matches. They have lost eight matches on the spin in the league and their confidence must have been whacked by the loss to Fulham in the relegation six pointer before another struggling side, Burnley hit them, to climb up the ladder in their opening game of 2019. While Huddersfield have scored just five in their last eight matches, they have conceded 15 in the same run and will definitely struggle to create up front past Bristol who have been very tough to break down of late. Huddersfield have not scored more than a goal in the last eight matches, and facing a Bristol side that has found the back of the net in each of the last eight matches will bear its concerns for the Premier League outfit. Huddersfield have only won two of their last nine games away to Bristol at Ashton Gate. Bristol City have picked 4 – 0 wins in the last two home games against Huddersfield and in the last five home and away meetings, they have three wins in five. Overall, the teams have met 18 times and Bristol have six wins and Huddersfield seven. Each of the last five meetings between the two sides has yielded over 2.5 goals.