BORN again Huddersfield Town are a very different side these days from the fragile one I saw beaten by Bournemouth on the first day of the season.

The team have been given a new lease of life under Chris Powell who has injected new energy and brought in a couple of experienced players who have helped to boost confidence levels in the group.

When I watched them back in August they looked poor at the back and had a real lack of leadership in the team.

But although they have improved, I’m sure Neil Lennon will be looking to build on the great start he has made at home and knows the Yorkshire team are definitely beatable, particularly as they are missing top striker James Vaughan through injury.

If they are going to make it four home wins in a row Bolton need to play with the same energy and effort that they put in against Wigan and Cardiff. Key to winning the game is putting pressure on when you don’t have the ball and keeping good possession when you do.

You need to start the game sharp, put them under some pressure right away, and if the fans can help create that hostile atmosphere that certainly helps the boys too.

Craig Davies’s strength and willingness to run in the final third could be a real problem for the Huddersfield defence.

Bolton can’t be playing catch up again in the second half of the season, so if they are going to start climbing the table the next few weeks leading into Christmas is absolutely vital, and particularly at home where they have to make that advantage count.

Mark Davies will be a big miss but it should also give others in the team a chance to step up and make a good account of themselves.

Neil Danns has been a regular since Neil Lennon came in and as an attacking player I’m expecting goals from him. All the attack-minded players should be contributing and it’s clear that the team needs to be a bit more ruthless in that final third of the pitch if they are going to start turning draws like last weekend’s game at Blackpool into wins.

That ruthlessness is the only way the team is going to climb up the table but it also applies to the defence, where Bolton have to cut out the errors.