Jak Alnwick Faces Late Test For Afc Wimbledon Vs Huddersfield
Huddersfield Town go into afc wimbledon vs huddersfield with a late call to make on Jak Alnwick, while Lee Nicholls will not feature on Saturday. That leaves the final League One game at London with the goalkeeper picture unsettled before the squad travels on Friday.
Alnwick’s Back Spasm
Alnwick will go “right down the the wire” after the back spasm that forced him off at half time last time out. Huddersfield are expected to make the last-second decision on his fitness before setting off to London, and that leaves the club waiting on one of the most sensitive positions on the pitch.
Nicholls is still in the concussion protocols, so Huddersfield already know one option is gone for Saturday. David Kasumu also went off in the first half of the Mansfield game with a tight hamstring and would seem unlikely to be risked, which narrows the available pool even before selection is finalized.
Jon Stead’s Selection Call
Jon Stead has suggested some “younger lads” may get a look in against Wimbledon, with the priority still “trying to win the game.” Huddersfield’s final-game lineup listed Nik Tzanev, Joe Low, Murray Wallace and Sean Roughan in a 3-4-1-2 formation, giving a clear indication that changes are already on the table.
Radinio Balker is hoped to be back available for selection this weekend after missing out on Saturday, offering one possible boost if he is passed fit in time. The substitutes list also included Ellis Litherland, Antony Evans, Marcus McGuane, Will Alves, Dion Charles and Bobby Wales, which points to depth choices rather than a settled veteran group.
AFC Wimbledon’s Final-Day Edge
AFC Wimbledon enter the final day four points clear of the drop zone after beating Wigan Athletic last weekend. That win was their first in ten league games, so the trip to London brings a side with breathing room but also a recent reminder of how thin their form has been.
Huddersfield’s problem is narrower but more immediate: a goalkeeper call that may not settle until Friday, then a final-day lineup shaped by fitness rather than certainty. With one keeper ruled out and another limping through a late check, Saturday’s focus shifts from routine end-of-season selection to who can actually take the shirt.
