Welcome to the Huddersfield Town live blog with all the latest news, views and transfer round-ups for Tuesday, September 27.
David Wagner's side lost their second league match at to Reading at the weekend despite a whole-hearted effort from the team.
Rajiv Van La Parra saw red for a bit of petulance but the team have come through the weekend and will be focused on righting the wrongs at Brentford on Tuesday.
Here we'll bring you all the latest news as it breaks as well as the highlights from David Wagner's press conference yesterday.
We also want to hear from you. If you have any opinion on a matter we discuss in the blog or anything Huddersfield Town related, please tweet us at @ExaminerHTAFC with your views and they could be featured and discussed.
Catch up on all the latest Town news with Doug Thomson, Mel Booth, Blake Welton and Rory Benson.
Key Events
Good night
Thanks for tuning in with us today - but the coverage doesn’t stop now.
We’re switching over to our matchday blog which should be up and running in the next half an hour where Blake Welton and Doug Thomson will take you through all the action as it unfolds tonight.
For anyone going tonight - enjoy the match, and for the rest of us - enjoy our comprehensive coverage!
Chris Powell stats
Not to give you any painful flashbacks, but here’s Chris Powell’s record at Town.
It doesn’t make for great reading.
P57 W15 D20 L22
Win % 26.32
Derby statement
Here’s the Rams’ statement in full:
Derby County can confirm that Manager Nigel Pearson will not be carrying out his duties at tonight’s game at the request of the club.
Assistant Manager Chris Powell will take charge of the team for this evening’s Sky Bet Championship match at Cardiff City. The club will make no further comment at this time.
Brief.
Pearson
The Sun have claimed Rams owner Mel Morris ordered Pearson leave the team hotel just hours before his side were due to face Cardiff in the Championship tonight.
The newspaper claims Steve Bruce is in line to take over at Derby, after Pearson fell out with the many of the players following the defeat at the hands of Blackburn.
Reports still unconfirmed as yet. We’ll bring you more as news breaks.
Nigel Pearson suspended
The Sun have claimed Nigel Pearson has been “suspended” ahead of Derby’s trip to Cardiff tonight.
We’ll bring you more on this story as it breaks.
Sam Allardyce
Obviously a main talking point today is Sam Allardyce’s tenure as England boss.
But what do you make of the issue?
Would you back or sack Allardyce after the England manager was secretly filmed explaining how to get around FA rules?
Schindler on busy schedule
The German loves the short turnaround between fixtures.
Listen to the record signing talk about the schedule and his defensive partners here.
Tareiq Holmes-Dennis
A hard name to fit in a song.
But that’s what we’re challenging you Huddersfield Town fans to do!
Hefele
He’s starting tonight.
Listen to what the boss had to say ahead of Michael Hefele’s first league start for Town here.
Ian Holloway
He’s back with his predictions.
And it’s a positive prediction for Town tonight, with the former Blackpool boss opting for a 3-0 win for David Wagner’s men.
Elsewhere Holloway is tipping Leeds and Derby to lose to Bristol City and Cardiff respectively, with Newcastle and Aston Villa picking up wins and Sheffield Wednesday drawing with Blackburn.