Ipswich Town will be hoping lightning strikes twice when they travel to Coventry's Highfield Road.

Joe Royle's side stormed to a pulsating 4-2 success against the Sky Blues last April.

And that came after they were two-down - and seemingly destined for defeat - before half-time.

However, the Blues showed their battling qualities and that will be necessary again tomorrow as they strive to bounce back from Saturday's FA Cup disappointment against Sunderland.

Coventry, in contrast, lived to fight another day in the famous competition after being held 1-1 by plucky Colchester United.

The Midlanders, who beat Peterborough 2-1 in the third round, fell behind after Dele Adebola's own goal but secured a replay through Julian Joachim.

And the livewire former Aston Villa favourite - with five goals so far this season - is one player the Ipswich defence must keep a close eye on.

Andy Morrell is the club's leading scorer so far, though, with seven goals.

Published Friday January 30, 2004

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