Championship leaders Coventry head into this game as the EFL's only unbeaten side and with a one-point lead over Middlesbrough.

Watford collected their first win under returning boss Javi Gracia when beating West Brom 2-1 on Wednesday but, along with Ipswich, are the only side without an away win in the division.

• Coventry City have only lost one of their last 12 league games against Watford (W4 D7) and none of the previous seven encounters (W3 D4).

• Since a run of three successive wins between October 2007 and May 2010, Watford are winless on each of their past six league visits to Coventry (D4 L2).

• Coventry have won each of their previous five league games; only twice before (in August 1954 and September 1964) have they won six successive games in the Football League.

• Watford are without an away league win in their past 11 matches (D3 L8); they're the only ever-present Championship side without a league win on the road since March.

• Coventry's Brandon Thomas-Asante has either scored or assisted in each of his past five Championship games, registering as many goal involvements in this run as in his...