Huddersfield Town come out of the second international break of the Championship campaign the same way they went into it – with a tough-looking test against one of last season’s play-off sides.

Despite the 2-1 defeat, there were positive signs from the performance against Watford, who put seven goals past Town last season.

In the two league meetings, Leicester scored eight, and Town were taken to the cleaners at the King Power Stadium.

A 6-1 New Year’s Day setback was a truly miserable way to start 2013, and signalled the start of the end of Simon Grayson’s reign as manager.

By the time Town went back for an FA Cup fourth-round replay in February (following a 1-1 draw at the John Smith’s Stadium), Grayson had gone, Mark Lillis was in caretaker charge and Mark Robins was poised to take over.

The former Leicester player watched from the stands as Sean Scannell sealed a 2-1 victory, Town’s first in the East Midlands city since October 16, 1954.

Now the aim is to record a first league win there since Gerry Burrell, Jimmy Glazzard and Tommy Cavanagh clinched a 3-1 First Division triumph 59 years ago.

Nigel Pearson’s Leicester, out of the Premier League since 2004, have their sights firmly set on a return to the top flight, and have started the season strongly.

And a repeat of the stalemate achieved by Town at Filbert Street – which wasn’t far from the current stadium – when they won promotion to the original Division I in 1969-70 would be decent.

Leicester’s lofty league position (third, three points behind leaders QPR ) and their impressive home record of four league wins from five shows what kind of task 13th-placed Town face.

But with a tighter defence (10 goals conceded in 11 games stands healthy comparison with most in the division) and an in-form frontman in 11-goal James Vaughan, a former Leicester loan player, Town can put up a good fight.

The key area could well be midfield, with the men Robins selects having to maintain focus to stop the home side playing as well as sparking attacks.

Both team selection and choice of formation against a side who usually go four at the back and could well have Kiwi striker Chris Wood back from injury will be very interesting.