Huddersfield Town v Bristol City: How to watch, team news, head-to-head record and more

Bristol City conclude their Championship season with a trip to Yorkshire to face play-off contenders Huddersfield Town.

City’s position of 17th is locked in and they can neither move up the table or be overtaken by the sides below them.

Huddersfield meanwhile can overtake Nottingham Forest to earn a third-placed finish, which would be an achievement given their lowly position last year.

When does the match start?

The game will kick-off at 12.30 GMT at the John Smith’s Stadium in Huddersfield.

What’s the latest team news for Bristol City?

As contract talks continue to stagnate, Han-Noah Massengo is expected to play a smaller role than expected, which could keep him on the substitutes bench.

Nigel Pearson has revealed that a 22-man squad will make the trip which will mean four players will miss out.

Andy King came on as a substitute a few weeks ago but Callum O’Dowda hasn’t been part of the match day squad, which may bring to an end his involvement with the club should he not be concluded.

Tomas Kalas has resumed training but is not in contention to play in this match, whilst Nathan Baker has been out since November with a head injury

Some of the younger players could make the trip to experience the feel of a senior match day with the Under-23’s due to play Sheffield United on Monday.

What’s the latest team news for Huddersfield Town

Midfielder Lewis O’Brien is to miss this match with a hip injury whilst three others could also be out due to injury. Chelsea loanee Levi Colwill as well as strikers Daniel Sinani and Danny Ward are doubts for the match.

Sorba Thomas’ knee injury has kept him out for the last month or so and has yet to resume full training but could be back for their play-off match.

Josh Koroma has made himself available after overcoming a hamstring injury.

Ward is Huddersfield’s top scorer with 13 goals this season in 39 games whilst their key assists man is Thomas with 11 assists, which would make both of their absentees

Form guide and head-to-head

Huddersfield are in search of a league double over City for the first time since the 2012/13 season. An away win for City would give them their first consecutive wins in Yorkshire after winning there last season 2-1.

The Terriers aren’t the strongest of season finishers at home and in their last three matches they have tasted defeat.

City themselves though have issues when concluding the campaign and are winless in their last six concluding matches.

It is relatively close between these two sides in the head-to-head with Huddersfield winning 27 games to City’s 24, whilst there have also been 11 draws.

In December, Huddersfield came back from Andreas Weimann’s opener to win 3-2 with Duane Holmes, Sinani and Ward all on target before Weimann scored a consolation in stoppage time.

There have been at least three goals in the last five games between these two sides and Huddersfield have conceded at least one goal from City in the last ten encounters.

City are unbeaten in their last five games with wins over Derby County, Stoke City and Hull City in recent weeks, as they hope to finish the season on a high.

Referee

David Webb has been appointed as the match referee and will be assisted by Shaun Hudson and Adam Crysell with John Busby acting as the fourth official.

Webb is from Lancashire and was in charge for the Severnside Derby win over Cardiff City in August, as well as the defeat to Barnsley in March. In the 35 games he’s overseen he’s brandished 116 yellow cards and brought the red card out on four occasions.

How to watch the match

Despite the match being played before the television black out hours, this is not available to be visually broadcast in the UK.

Highlights will also be made available on each club’s YouTube channel though, as well as extended highlights on Robins TV.