Bromley host Huddersfield in a stand-out Sky Bet League One clash affecting both ends of the table.
Victory could lift Bromley out of the relegation zone, whilst Huddersfield can go top with a win if Sheffield Wednesday slip up at home to Stockport County.
Team News
Richard Taylor is expected to be ruled out for Bromley after he suffered a hamstring injury in the first half of their 2-2 draw at Blackpool.
Grant Smith (stress fracture), Shamal George, Deon Woodman (both unspecified) and Ashley Charles (Cruciate) are still ruled out indefinitely.
Huddersfield will be without Ryan Ledson after he suffered an elbow injury during their goalless draw at Mansfield last weekend.
Jack Whatmough (groin), Sean Roughan (thigh) and Samson Tovide (fitness) could feature, but David Kasumu (groin) won’t be risked despite having returned to training.
When is Kick-Off?
Bromley host Huddersfield at CopperJax Community Stadium on Saturday 19 September at 3pm BST, untelevised live in the UK.
Stat Attack
- This is Bromley’s first-ever competitive meeting against Huddersfield.
- Huddersfield are making their first competitive visit to Bromley.
- Andy Woodman’s Ravens have claimed one point from their three home games so far this season (D1, L2).
- Huddersfield’s three away goals in League One this season have all been scored by Joseph Taylor.
Prediction
Having hit a bumpy rough patch after an initial bright start to their league campaign in their first two matches, Bromley seemed to click more as they came from behind twice to draw at Blackpool but they now must take the positives and try to build on that display in this home game.
Huddersfield though will be tricky customers given their quality and are yet to lose a league game this season, yet they’ve kept just two clean sheets which probably offers Bromley some hope of snatching at least one goal.
My instinct however is that Bromley will have to do a lot of defending and given their defensive fragilities and injuries, I just can’t see them getting anything from this but Huddersfield haven’t exactly scored many on the road this season, so can see the Terriers taking a tight win.
Bromley however will probably take getting through this match without any further injuries as a personal win because their three-week break will give them a chance to regroup and work on their defensive play, once they get their EFL Trophy tie against Brentford B out of the way on 22 September.
Prediction: Bromley 1-2 Huddersfield
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