Town and Coventry face one another for the third time in 10 days on Tuesday, on this occasion in an FA Cup second-round replay at Portman Road, with a winner guaranteed following two 1-1 draws at St Andrew’s.
Full-back Kane Vincent-Young is set to train with the squad for the first time on Monday, and Brett McGavin and Toto Nsiala were both on the Playford Road turf yesterday but James Norwood faces a few weeks out and Keanan Bennetts has also emerged as an injury concern.
Town boss Paul Lambert says his thoughts on the Leasing.com Trophy haven’t changed as the Blues enter the knockout stages of the tournament and travel to face Peterborough United in a second round tie on Wednesday evening (KO 7.30pm).