Sky Blues out to upset Clarets

Coventry City will go into their Championship cash with Burnley on Tuesday night without a manager after Aidy Boothroyd was sacked on Monday (Burnley 8/11, draw 5/2, Coventry 18/5).

The Sky Blues had only managed one win in their last 16 outings in the league and a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Hull on Saturday was the final straw for the board at the Ricoh Arena.

After making a strong start to the season the former Premier League side were in the play-off places after 24 games.

However, a mixture of draws and defeats have cost them and Coventry now sit just seven points above the relegation zone.

Steve Harrison and Andy Thorn will take charge of the side for the clash at Turf Moor but they will have to do without top goalscorer Marlon King, who is still out through suspension.

As for Burnley, they will be looking to bounce back after they were hammered 3-0 by Millwall at Turf Moor on the weekend.

The Clarets still have a great opportunity of securing a place in the play-offs this season, as they sit four points off sixth with two games in hand.

Burnley are short of numbers up front with Charlie Austin, Steven Thompson and Martin Paterson all out of action with injuries.

Despite their heavy defeat against the Lions and their injury worries, Burnley should still pick up all three points against a Coventry side that are currently in limbo.

Tuesday night throws up a huge game in terms of life at the bottom of the Championship table as Preston North End travel to Glanford Park to take on Scunthorpe United.

This is a must-win for Preston who are a massive 13 points off Crystal Palace in 21st place.

Phil Brown’s side’s chances of staying in the second tier of English football took another blow in their last outing as they were beaten 2-1 by Leeds United at Deepdale.

Preston have only won five out of their 35 games this season and will be praying for just their third away win of the season on Tuesday night.

Scunthorpe also looked to be down and out but surprising victories over Nottingham Forest and Swansea have given United a chance of survival.

A 3-0 defeat at the hands of Leicester City last weekend did them no favours but at home they should pick up a victory which will all but condemn Preston to League One next season (Scunthorpe 5/4, draw 23/10, Preston 2/1).

Ipswich managed to battle for a hard-earned point at Elland Road against Leeds in their last game and they will be looking to finish Watford’s chances of making the play-offs on Tuesday (Ipswich 6/5, draw 23/10, Watford 21/10).

Paul Jewell has revived the Tractor Boys since his arrival and new signings Jimmy Bullard and Keiron Dyer have added some extra quality to the side.

Ipswich are one of only a handful of teams that don’t really have anything to play for but under Jewell they will be determined to pick up as many wins as they can with a view to improving next season.

Watford have slipped out of the play-off places as they have only picked up two wins in their last eleven outings.

This will be a tough game for them and Ipswich should just come out on top in this one at Portman Road.

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