After just 69 days in charge, Huddersfield head coach Danny Schofield was relieved of his duties on Wednesday following their 2-1 home defeat against Wigan Athletic the night before.
Schofield was put in charge of the first team at the beginning of the season following the departure of Carlos Corberan in July, but he lost seven of his nine games at the helm and leaves the West Yorkshire outfit 23rd in the Championship table.
Former Terriers boss David Wagner is the current bookmakers’ favourite to replace Schofield, but in the meantime, the club have confirmed that Narcis Pelach and Paul Harsley will lead the first team for this weekend’s clash with Cardiff.
Having lost all three games away from home so far this term, Huddersfield will welcome the return to the John Smith’s Stadium, where they beat their upcoming opponents Cardiff last season, winning 2-1 in February.
However, improvements in defence need to be made if they wish to turn their fortunes around as they have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their nine competitive matches this season.
As for Cardiff, they managed to end a six-game winless league run when they secured a 3-2 victory away at Middlesbrough on Tuesday.
The Bluebirds raced into a three-goal lead in the opening 45 minutes at the Riverside Stadium courtesy of strikes from Callum O’Dowda, Mark Harris and Perry Ng, netting as many goals as in their previous eight matches across all competitions.
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Boro pulled two goals back in the final 15 minutes of the second half, but Steve Morison’s men held on to claim their third victory of the campaign.
Claiming maximum points in midweek will have provided Cardiff with a much needed boost, and they will now look to head into the international break on a high with another victory at the hands of Huddersfield, who the Bluebirds have beaten in four of their last six meetings.
Cardiff currently sit 15th in the Championship table, but a win on Saturday could see them move level on points with teams in the playoff positions.
