Huddersfield Town power rankings features nine players rising while eight fall

The usual caveats apply here as much as ever: this is not our own personal preference, but an estimation of what we think Carlos Corberan’s thoughts would be if he were asked to complete the exercise. Numbers 1-11 are the first XI we think the head coach would pick if he were playing the play-off final tomorrow, rather than necessarily being the best 11 players in the squad.

Has been on top since October and remains there going into the final run of the season. The question is ultimately: which player could Corberan least afford to be without if Town were playing the play-off final tomorrow? O’Brien is the answer.

Another month where we’ve flirted with the idea of sticking the goalkeeper in the number one spot, especially after his heroics against Millwall. We expect he will win player of the season, mind, and it’s hard to argue against that.

The striker’s two goals against West Brom and absence against Hull City were a reminder that there is no other striker in this side who can do what he does. A bag of wasps without equal in this squad.

Drops not out of anything he’s done wrong so much as Ward’s importance having been underlined. In truth, the top four players here are head and shoulders Town’s most irreplaceable players.

Has enjoyed a nice little uptick in his consistency recently, all things considered. The left-back also did himself no harm by claiming his first assist of 2022 against Peterborough at the beginning of March and following it up with his first goal since September at Hull City.

Had a spell out of the side even after returning to fitness but his introduction at the break against Bournemouth felt like a decisive moment for Carlos Corberan: he wants a left-footer at centre-back. And that