After missing out on the FA Cup in the defeat away to Grimsby, Luton Town returns its focus to the English Championship where they are in the chase for a place in the playoffs. The margins between the teams battling for a spot in the final six is close and Rob Edwards' team cannot afford to drop points against Coventry City.

English Championship heavyweights Burnley might be running away with the league title and automatic promotion but there is still high competition for places in the other playoff spots and Luton Town is among the favorites to secure a ticket in the knockouts. Fourth in the league after 29 games, Luton Town is tied on points with third placed Middlesbrough and they go into this fixture knowing that a win would take them closer to the playoffs.

Rob Edwards has Luton Town challenging for a return to the English Premier League. They have not played in the first division in almost ten years and this is a special opportunity for them to play at the highest level again. Luton Town suffered a shocking defeat in midweek when they bowed out of the FA Cup against Grimsby. Although this result was not expected, it doesn't have a bad look on Luton Town who have won three of their last five matches.

Luton Town's defeat against Grimsby was only their second loss in as many as nine games this year, and it was just their seventh league defeat in this campaign. Only two teams have recorded lesser losses in the English Championship, Burnley with two losses and Sheffield United with five defeats. Luton Town is a very brilliant team especially when they are on the road and they would be confident after two consecutive away wins in the English Championship.

Coventry City had more than a week of rest as they were not involved in the last round of the FA Cup. They do not have lofty aspirations this season nor are they in trouble of relegation but the second half of their campaign has not been so great. Mark Robins' team has just one win to their name since last year's boxing day. They have five losses, two draws, and one win from their last eight matches. Luton Town can take advantage of a team with little ambitions and currently out of form.

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在客场输给格里姆斯比错失足总杯后，卢顿城将注意力转移到英格兰冠军联赛，他们正在争夺一个季后赛席位。两支球队争夺6强席位的差距非常接近，罗伯·爱德华兹的球队不能在对阵考文垂城的比赛中丢分。

英冠重量级球队伯恩利可能会获得联赛冠军并自动升级，但其他季后赛名额的竞争仍然很激烈，卢顿镇是最热门的淘汰赛门票。在29场比赛后，卢顿在联赛中排名第四，与排名第三的米德尔斯堡并列积分，他们知道这场比赛的胜利将使他们更接近季后赛。

罗伯-爱德华兹带领卢顿城为重返英超联赛而努力。他们已经有近十年没有参加过甲级联赛了，这对他们来说是一个特殊的机会，他们可以再次在最高水平的比赛中比赛。卢顿城在周中遭遇了一场令人震惊的失败，他们在与格里姆斯比的足总杯比赛中出局。虽然这个结果出乎意料，但对于卢顿来说，这并不是一个糟糕的结果，他们在过去的五场比赛中赢了三场。

卢顿城输给格里姆斯比只是他们今年9场比赛中的第二场失利，这也是他们本赛季在联赛中的第七场失利。在英冠联赛中，只有两支球队的输球比曼联少，伯恩利输了两场，谢菲尔德联输了五场。卢顿城是一支非常出色的球队，特别是当他们在客场的时候，他们在连续两场客场胜利后会很有信心。

考文垂城因为没有参加足总杯最后一轮比赛，休息了一个多星期。他们本赛季没有什么远大的抱负，也没有降级的麻烦，但他们后半段的表现并没有那么好。马克·罗宾斯的球队自去年节礼日以来只赢了一场。在过去的8场比赛中，他们5负2平1胜。卢顿城可以利用一个没有什么野心和目前状态不佳的球队。