Having had nearly two weeks to digest the enormity of their miracle 3-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup quarter-finals, it remains to be seen how Coventry will cope with the extended distraction.
Mark Robins’s side were 2-1 down heading into the 96th minute of the game at Molineux, only for goals in the 97th minute and 100th minute producing one of the most remarkable conclusions that the competition has ever seen.
From the perspective of their manager, though, focus must remain on Championship matters, with Coventry having shaken off some indifferent form to record much-needed back-to-back wins.
A 5-0 thrashing of Rotherham United was followed by a 2-1 success away at Watford, results which have kept Coventry in eighth position with a game in hand.
Facing a struggling Huddersfield side is an ideal return to action for the Midlands outfit on paper, yet they need to show that they can continue to perform consistently when the stakes are high if they are to achieve their targets this campaign.
Huddersfield made the decision to go in the direction of appointing Andre Breitenreiter in February in an effort to move the team away from the bottom three.
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As it stands, the move is yet to pay off, the German boss collecting just five points from as many games and no wins coming since his first match in charge.
On the back of letting slip a lead against West Bromwich Albion to lose 4-1, the Terriers desperately needed a response against beleaguered Rotherham, yet they could only earn a goalless draw.
While a first clean sheet of Breitenreiter’s reign can be viewed as a positive, the draw felt like a defeat, and Huddersfield are increasingly desperate for a win ahead of a crunch encounter at Stoke City on Easter Monday.
