Huddersfield Town Suffer Injury Scares

Huddersfield Town are due to face Blackpool at the Accu Stadium on Saturday, however they will be without two key players.

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As confirmed by Liam Manning, Huddersfield Town defender Joe Low and striker Bojan Radulovic are both expected to be out for approximately eight weeks due to calf and hamstring issues.

Low picked up his injury in the 2-3 victory away at Peterborough, where he went off just before the final 20 minutes. Meanwhile, Radulovic was withdrawn early in their 1-0 victory against Luton Town.

How Does This Affect Huddersfield Town?

The Welshman and centre-back Joe Low has been a consistent starter under both Lee Grant and now Liam Manning.

Low has featured 25 times for the Terriers this season, starting all 25, keeping nine clean sheets and scoring two goals.

With 64% of duels won, 70% of aerial duels won, and four recoveries per match, Low is a huge presence in the Huddersfield Town defence and could be a big blow.

Likewise, Bojan Radulovic is Huddersfieldโ€™sย second top goalscorer behind departed Castledine with seven goals so far this season, as well as five assists.

The Serbian has an XG of 6.94, so he is overperforming it slightly, and has been a really key player up top for Huddersfield despite not scoring since the fourth of January against Exeter City.

Who Can Replace Them?

Huddersfield may have lost two crucial players to their side, however have plenty of options to replace them in their respective positions.

Jack Whatmough is the one who looks like he will replace Low in the defence. Despite only playing four matches this season, Whatmough has plenty of League One experience, winning the title with Wigan in the 2021/2022 season, as well as a recent stint at Preston, where he featured in the Championship.

Huddersfield signed two strikers on deadline day that will look to fight for their spot to replace Radulovic.

Bobby Wales, the first of whom, joined on loan from Swansea.

The young forward was on loan in Scotland at Kilmarnock, scored five goals and picked up two assists in the 2024/2025 season.

Swansea see this as a perfect opportunity to help their young player grow and develop and receive more game time.

Wales will have competition, however, with Ryan Hardie also signing on deadline day on loan from Wrexham.

Hardie is a known goalscorer with 12 goals and three assists in the Championship with Plymouth Argyle last season. Hardie has struggled for game time at Wrexham this season, only playing ten times.ย 

Despite not playing a lot of football this season, A statement signing to bolster Huddersfieldโ€™s promotion push, given his goalscoring record throughout the Championship and League One for Plymouth.

Huddersfield will have to see how they fare without two vital players as they are set to host Blackpool at the Accu Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

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