Tuesday 7 February 2012 17:16, UK
Alex Smithies hopes playing in Huddersfield's development squad against Sunderland will speed up his return to first-team action.
The former England Under-21 international goalkeeper, sidelined since March last year due to a knee injury which has required two operations, is scheduled to play another full 90 minutes after suffering no ill-effects from last week's comeback match. Strikers Lee Novak and Alan Lee, midfield trio Damien Johnson, Anton Robinson and Joey Gudjonsson and defenders Nathan and Tom Clarke, Antony Kay and Calum Woods will all appear in the same development side as they too aim to stake their claims for recalls to Lee Clark's starting line-up.
