The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 league win away to Watford at the weekend, while the Whites suffered a 3-2 defeat versus Chelsea in the FA cup fifth round tie in the mid-week.
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Leeds United will be looking to extend their winning run to ten games in the EFL Championship when they travel to John Smith’s Stadium to take on Huddersfield Town on Saturday afternoon. The hosts are heading into the match on the back of a 2-1 league win away to Watford at the weekend, while the Whites suffered a 3-2 defeat versus Chelsea in the FA cup fifth round tie in the mid-week. The Terriers are currently occupying 19th spot in the English second tier standings, having collected 37 points from 34 games, just two clear of the relegation zone. The visitors, meanwhile, are sitting at the second position in the table, with 72 points to their name from 34 second division games, six away from the summit and level on points with third-placed Ipswich Town.
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Huddersfield have been done well in the month of February, recording three wins and two defeats from their last five outings, and thereby moving out of the relegation zone. The Terriers secured their eighth league-win of the season away to Watford on Saturday. Although the Hornets took the lead through Emmanuel Dennis’ 55th-minute opener, Danny Ward’s double (70′ & 83′) helped Huddersfield secure all three points at Vicarage Road. Now with the spirits high in the camp having collected nine points from a possible 15, Jon Worthington’s men will now bid to continue their climb with a second successive win.
Leeds, on the other hand, saw their six-game winning run in all competitions come to end versus Chelsea in the FA Cup on Wednesday night. Although the Whites came from behind to make the score 2-2 thanks to Mateo Joseph’s brace, Conor Gallagher 90th-minute effort ended their impressive run in the cup competition. Nevertheless, Daniel Farke’s men have been brilliant in the Championship since the start of 2024 winning each of their nine games, scoring a whopping 22 goals and keeping seven clean sheets in the period. Meanwhile, Leeds boast the best home-record in the division this season, having collected 43 points from a possible 51, while their away-record has been the fourth best, 29 points collected from 17 outings.
Huddersfield Town probable starting lineup: Nicholls, Pearson, Lees, Nakayama, Kasumu, Matos, Hogg, Rudoni, Spencer, Burgzorg, Ward
Leeds United probable starting lineup: Meslier, Roberts, Ampadu, Rodon, Firpo, Gray, Kamara, James, Rutter, Summerville, Bamford
Huddersfield Town
| Opponents | Score |
| Watford | 1-2 (W) |
| Hull | 1-2 (L) |
| Sunderland | 1-0 (W) |
| Southampton | 5-3 (L) |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 4-0 (W) |
Leeds United
| Opponents | Score |
| Chelsea | 3-2 (L) |
| Leicester | 3-1 (W) |
| Plymouth | 0-2 (W) |
| Swansea | 0-4 (W) |
| Rotherham | 3-0 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Leeds beat Huddersfield | 4-1 |
| Leeds beat Huddersfield | 2-0 |
| Leeds beat Huddersfield | 0-2 |
| Huddersfield beat Leeds | 2-1 |
| Huddersfield beat Leeds | 0-1 |
The EFL Championship fixture between Huddersfield and Leeds will take place at John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday at 6:00 pm IST.
| Huddersfield vs Leeds | Key Details |
| Date | March 2 |
| Venue | John Smith’s Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 12:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 6:00 pm |
Football fans in India can live stream the game through FacCode. Meanwhile, those in UK can catch the live action via Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Ultra HD, Sky Sky Sports Football and Sky Go Extra.
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