Carlos Corberan provides injury update on Huddersfield Town's Alex Pritchard and Danny Ward

Pritchard was absent for the Terriers midweek defeat to Bristol City and will not be fit to face Luton Town at the John Smith's Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The 27-year-old has made six appearances this season and Corberan is disappointed to lose a player who he felt was on an upward trajectory.

"He has an ankle injury and he will miss another three weeks," confirmed Corberan.

"Alex Pritchard played a lot at the start of the season and was fantastic for the team.

"Against Millwall he was probably at his best. You are disappointed to lose any player but Pritchard in particular because he was moving in the right direction."

Saturday's fixture with Luton is Huddersfield's final outing before the international break.

It gives Pritchard plenty of time to recover and Corberan hopes to have the midfielder back in his squad as soon as possible.

"Just this year, if we lose a player for two or three weeks they could miss up to nine games," he added.

"Everytime we have an injury, the perfect time for it to happen is when you are not playing.

"He missed the second half of the Millwall game and all of the last game. He won't play tomorrow but I hope we can have him back as soon as possible."

Summer signing Danny Ward has yet to make a league appearance for the Terriers this season.

He played in Town's League Cup defeat to Rochdale but Corberan revealed he could potentially be in Huddersfield's squad to face Luton.

He said: "He came into the squad this week but he is not training for the same minutes as everybody else so we need to approach it calmly.

"We have to see today if he will be available tomorrow. There is a possibility he can be involved with the team."

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