Derbies can be described as many things but when a former player calls the West Yorkshire rivalry between Bradford City and Huddersfield Town “a bear pit”, no further words are really required.The Bantams and Terriers are even closer neighbours than Southampton and Portsmouth with only 13 miles separating them although they’ve been apart for 18 years in the EFL.It’s 21 years since Bradford beat Huddersfield in the league – a 2-0 victory when Andy Cooke (not that one) was on the scoresheet.While a passionate and frenetic affair awaits on Saturday (12:30 BST), there should be plenty of quality on offer with both clubs making strong starts: Bradford are fifth with 14 points on their return to the third tier while Huddersfield are a point and two places better off.Goalkeeper Matt Glennon played for both clubs, featuring for the Terriers when they doubled their rivals in the last league meetings.”It’s all action. It was saves, it was shots, it was tackles, it was elbows, it was stamping and it was an absolute bear pit,” he told BBC Radio Leeds. “I’m hoping it’s going to be really tasty.”Not one for the faint-hearted then, Matt?
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Five things to look out for in the EFL with records to be broken and derby rivalries resumed
