Match Pack: Huddersfield Town v Watford

• Huddersfield Town v Watford
• Sky Bet Championship
• John Smith's Stadium
• Saturday November 4, 3pm KO
• Yellow and black home kit

• Referee: Sunny Singh Gill
• Assistant Referees: Paul Hodskinson and Alex James
• Fourth Official: David Webb

Currently one place above the drop zone, Huddersfield Town have had a difficult start to their Sky Bet Championship campaign. The arrival of Darren Moore in September – replacing Neil Warnock – has heralded just one victory against Queens Park Rangers.

Most recently, the Terriers head into the encounter against the Hornets following back-to-back defeats to Cardiff City and Leeds United, having conceded four goals in both matches.

• None of the 16 league meetings between Huddersfield Town and Watford since the turn of the millennium have been drawn (seven Huddersfield wins, nine Watford wins).

• The Terriers have won three of their last five league matches against the Hornets in the second-tier (L2), one more than in their previous eight such games (D1 L5).

• Watford have won five of their last eight away league visits to Huddersfield Town (L3).

For a full statistical breakdown, check out Stats Buzz: Huddersfield Town In Numbers.

For Watford, Ryan Andrews returns from his four-game suspension, meaning the entire squad is fit and available for selection.

For Huddersfield Town, manager Darren Moore confirmed the absence of Jack Rudoni, Josh Koroma and Danny Ward this weekend. However, David Kasumu and Josh Ruffels have returned to training ahead of Saturday’s fixture.

Valérien Ismaël, Watford Head Coach:

“We had a good week last week and now it’s back to a normal schedule with the game being on Saturday. That has meant we had a good week of work with the players. Everyone is available for the game, so we have to pick the squad for the game tomorrow. The focus is on our performance and the mentality that we have put in the last few games – the desire, the passion and the belief in ourselves.”

Darren Moore, Huddersfield Town Manager:

“The players have all had tough spells before. What’s happened has gone now, we can't change it and we have to get on and do what we do to the best of our ability. We know when those players return they’ll help us a lot, but in the meantime we haven’t got them. The time will come when we get them back and we will have more depth and options available.”

Overall:

Won: 13
Drawn: 5
Lost: 16

Last Six:

April 2023: Watford 2-3 Huddersfield Town (Championship)
December 2022: Huddersfield Town 0-2 Watford (Championship)
January 2021: Watford 2-0 Huddersfield Town (Championship)
December 2020: Huddersfield Town 2-0 Watford (Championship)
April 2019: Huddersfield Town 1-2 Watford (Premier League)
October 2018: Watford 3-0 Huddersfield Town (Premier League)

Two goals from Almen Abdi, as well as Troy Deeney and Keith Andrews strikes, guided 10-man Watford to an entertaining 4-2 win over Huddersfield in August 2014, maintaining the Hornets’ strong start to a season that would eventually result in promotion to the Premier League.