Can AFCB Get Another Clean Sheet?

Written by billythekid

After two consecutive away games at Bristol City and Stoke City with two wins, AFCB inflicted Stoke City’s first home defeat of the season and again kept their sixth clean sheet away from home, some doing. It was Dominic Solanke’s goal and his knack of scoring in every other game that decided the result and gives the team their 13th unbeaten game of the season and 31 points at the top of the table. The Cherries are back at Dean Court Saturday at 3 pm against Huddersfield Town, looking for their second clean sheet at home this season, after conceding a goal in each of our last three home games.

Carlos Corberan is in his second season in charge as manager at Huddersfield. In his first season, his side finished in 20th place with 49 points. Last season after 13 games they were in 16th place with 15 points, this season they have bettered that sitting in 6th place with 21 points. They have made a few signings this season, some signed, others on loan.

Their record away from home is two wins, two draws and two defeats. The wins were at Sheffield United 1-2 and Blackpool 0-3. The draws, Derby County 1-1 and Luton Town 0-0. Two defeats were at our last Tuesday nights opponents Stoke City 2-1 and Swansea City 1-0. At home, they have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 2. They beat Preston 1-0, Reading 4-0 and Blackburn Rovers 3-2. The two defeats, including their heaviest of the season 1-5 against Fulham in their first home game and 0-2 against Nottingham Forest. Their last home game on Wednesday night was against Birmingham City, which finished goalless, the Terriers third clean sheet in a row home and away.

Our last game last season against them at Dean Court was in December and the Cherries gave Huddersfield Town a thrashing winning 5-0. We were 3-0 up by half-time with two goals in the 8th & 13th minute from Dominic Solanke and a few minutes later David Brooks. In the second-half goals from Junior Stanislas and Sam Surridge in a three-minute spell in the 67 minutes put this game to bed.

League record at home against Huddersfield Town, AFCB have W 11, D 8*, L 7*.
In all competitions, AFCB have W 18, D 19*, L 18.
* Including play-off games.

AFCB v Huddersfield

AFCB Win

Draw

Huddersfield Win

AFCB Team News
It seems like we had a clean bill of health after the game at Stoke. So Adam Smith and Lewis Cook are the only absentees.

AFCB Player To Watch
Dominic Solanke has scored in his last five home games, the only one he didn’t was our first game of the season against West Brom. In midfield Ryan Christie with four assists this season and three in the last two home games.

Huddersfield Town Team News
Players out injured include Jordan Rhodes, Alex Vallejo, Aaron Rowe, Ryan Schofield and Pipa. Levi Colwill is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow on Wednesday night against Birmingham City.

Huddersfield Town Player To Watch
Lewis O’Brien in midfield, one of those players that is full of energy and pace, likes to drive forward in midfield.

The referee is John Brooks, he officiated in four of our games last season, three at home and one away. At Dean Court against QPR, Barnsley and Brentford and away at Stoke.

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