Sheffield Wednesday, Coventry City battle at Hillsborough 

In a replay of Saturday’s Championship contest, Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry City will again do battle at Hillsborough on Friday with an FA Cup round-of-16 place on the line.

The visitors picked up a 2-1 win in South Yorkshire to complete a league double over their hosts, with both sides now battling for a place in the final 16 of the FA Cup.

Sheffield Wednesday will return to FA Cup action on Friday with the aim of advancing to the round of 16 for the first time since the 2019-20 season, after advancing through the third round in emphatic fashion early this year.

Coventry City also entered this year’s iteration of the FA Cup in the third round and advanced in similarly dominant fashion to the Owls.

That result came in the midst of an impressive league run for Mark Robins‘s side, who have quickly scaled the Championship table with a nine-match unbeaten streak producing six victories including two triumphs over Friday’s opponents,

Now sitting sixth in the Championship thanks to their climb, and having gone unbeaten for 10 matches and picked up four straight wins in all competitions, Coventry City will set out to again get the better of Sheffield Wednesday on Friday and further add to a promising season with a victory to advance in the FA Cup.

We expect both sides to rotate heavily for the clash at Hillsborough, and given the visitors have more quality and depth throughout their squad, we back them to make it back-to-back wins in South Yorkshire and advance on Friday.

Credit: sportsmole.co.uk

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