{"id":543616,"date":"2020-02-13T15:40:33","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonfootball.com\/?p=543616"},"modified":"2020-02-13T15:43:23","modified_gmt":"2020-02-13T20:43:23","slug":"derby-county-welcome-huddersfield-town-in-search-of-sixth-straight-home-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2020\/02\/13\/derby-county-welcome-huddersfield-town-in-search-of-sixth-straight-home-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Derby County Welcome Huddersfield Town in Search of Sixth Straight Home Win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Derby County host Huddersfield Town in the Sky Bet Championship<\/a> as they look to continue their recent surge up the table.<\/p>\n

Derby County Welcome Huddersfield Town in Search of Sixth Straight Home Win<\/h2>\n

Form<\/h3>\n

Phillip Cocu<\/a>\u2019s side have won their last five home fixtures, buoyed by the arrival of England-hero Wayne Rooney<\/a> since the turn of the year.<\/p>\n

Huddersfield Town, meanwhile, are in danger of being dragged into a relegation scrap; they\u00a0sit just five points above the drop zone.<\/p>\n

The Terriers have picked up seven points from their last five games but like their opponents have had difficulty on the road this season.<\/p>\n

Danny Cowley\u2019s side have taken just 15 points away from the John Smith Stadium so far this season compared to the Rams\u2019 32 point tally at Pride Park.<\/p>\n

Head to Head<\/h3>\n

Of the five clashes between the sides at Pride Park, Derby are unbeaten, drawing their last encounter and the winning the four matches before that.<\/p>\n

Of their last 10 encounters, Huddersfield have won just once, back in October 2016.<\/p>\n

The most recent fixture was on the opening weekend of this season when Derby won 2-1.<\/p>\n

It was a rare away win for the Rams with Tom Lawrence<\/a> scoring a first-half brace before Karlan Grant<\/a> scored what was only a consolation goal for the Yorkshire side.<\/p>\n

Team News<\/h3>\n

Derby are still without Tom Huddlestone<\/a> whose recovery from injury has appeared to have suffered a setback.<\/p>\n

Danny Cowley is hopeful to have both Karlan Grant and Jonathan Hogg<\/a> back at his disposal at Pride Park.<\/p>\n

Whilst he feels Chris Willock<\/a> and Andy King<\/a> are nearly up to match speed.<\/p>\n

Playmaker Alex Pritchard<\/a> is back in training for Huddersfield but it may be unlikely for him to return on Saturday.<\/p>\n

What They Said<\/h3>\n

Phillip Cocu is hopeful Wednesday night\u2019s 3-2 loss to Bristol City was a mere blip when he said: \u201cWe need to break the 14 games down because it\u2019s a long distance. We need to focus on the next game and focus on ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

In regards to his opposite number, he said: \u201cThere’s always a change with new managers coming in. We have a good picture of how they play.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe good home form doesn\u2019t give any guarantee of a win, we must still show our best efforts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Visiting manager Danny Cowley is well aware of the threat the Rams pose and said: \u201cDerby have had a good run recently. I went to Pride Park and watched them play Northampton.<\/p>\n

\u201dThey\u2019ve got some good attacking players. At home they\u2019re a formidable opposition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Main Photo<\/p>\n

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