Since the beginning of February, there have been times when Luton have looked like losing their way, not helped by an embarrassing FA Cup exit at Grimsby Town.
However, Rob Edwards’s side have hit back with 10 points from a possible 12, keeping three clean sheets in the process, and they now have a healthy advantage in the race for the playoffs.
Although they sit just seven points adrift of second-placed Sheffield United, who they defeated at the weekend, the immediate focus remains on staying at least five points ahead of seventh place.
Despite posting three 1-0 wins of late, Edwards knows that improvements need to be made to remain in their current spot, although it should be noted that Luton have scored in each of Edwards’s 15 league matches aside from a 1-0 defeat at home to leaders Burnley.
Luton welcome Bristol City to Kenilworth Road having lost just four of their 18 league games on familiar territory, although eight of those contests have ended in draws.
Since the 3-0 defeat to Manchester City in the FA Cup last month, Bristol City have gone off the boil, but Nigel Pearson can have few complaints with the trajectory of his side since the turn of the year.
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On the back of Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Blackpool, the Robins have collected 20 points from 11 matches and suffered just one defeat.
With nine points separating Bristol City to the playoffs, their progression has probably come too late, but that will not stop Pearson from encouraging his team to keep heaping pressure on the teams above them.
A win on Wednesday would take Bristol City to within nine points of their fourth-placed opponents, and history tells you that momentum can be everything when attempting to earn promotion from the second tier.
