Premier League In Focus – Stoke vs Huddersfield Preview

When? Saturday 20^th January, 15:00 (UK)

Where? Bet365 Stadium

What channel is it on? Stoke vs Huddersfield will not be televised live in the UK

Are tickets still available?

Stoke - https://www.scfcdirect.com/events.aspx

Huddersfield - https://www.eticketing.co.uk/huddersfieldtown/

Where can I stream the match? N/A

HEAD-TO-HEAD
Last five meetings: Huddersfield W2, D3
Premier League meetings: D1
All-time meetings: Stoke W26, Huddersfield W21, D25

STOKE

Predicted line-up: Butland; Bauer, Zouma, Martins-Indi, Wimmer; Fletcher, Allen, Ireland; Shaqiri, Crouch, Choupo-Moting

Unavailable: Jese (Personal reasons), Johnson (Injured)

Doubtful: Pieters (Injured), Shawcross (Injured)

HUDDERSFIELD

Predicted line-up: Lossl; Smith, Schindler, Jorgensen, Malone; Hogg, Mooy; Lolley, Ince, Van La Parra; Mounie

Unavailable: Stankovic (Injured), Kachunga (Injured)

Doubtful: Quaner (Injured), Lowe (Injured), Cranie (Injured)

PREDICTION
Stoke have appointed Paul Lambert as their new manager and the former Aston Villa boss will be tasked with trying to keep the Potters in the Premier League. This weekend they play host to a Huddersfield side who have not won any of their last five league matches as they start to slip down the table. Will it be a dream start for the Lambert era at Stoke? If it is then the 1997 Champions League winner is going to have to sort the club’s defensive woes out rather quickly.

MEMORABLE MEETING
The only previous Premier League meeting between the two sides was the recent Boxing Day clash which saw Huddersfield and Stoke having to make do with a share of the points in a 1-1 draw at the John Smith’s Stadium. Tom Ince and Ramadan Sobhi each got on the scoresheet for their respective clubs as neither team failed to come out on top and earn a much needed win.