Sky Blues On The Road - Crystal Palace

The goals will be on the Football League Show on BBC1 at 11.45.
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TRAVEL
Only book the club coach if you intend to travel on the coach as refunds now take the form of vouchers.

Club Coach Departs Rioch Arena Car Park A at 11am
Adult season ticket holders/ members £20 Concessions £16
Non Adult season ticket holders/members £26 Concessions £23.

Sky Blue Army Coaches Departs Red Lion in Walsgrave at 8am and 8.15 from Town. For more details phone Dave on 07919 662919.

By Road:
Leave the M25 at Junction Seven and follow the signs for the A23 to Croydon. At Purley bear left onto the A23 at it's junction with the A235 (to Croydon). You will pass roundabouts and junctions with the A232 and A236 as you pass Croydon, after which the A23 bears left at Thornton Heath roundabout where you must take the fourth exit (A235) before an almost immediate left turn into Brigstock Road (B266). Continue past Thornton Heath Station on your left and bear right onto the High Street. At the next mini roundabout, (Whitehorse Road/Grange Road) go left into Whitehorse Lane and continue until you see the ground on your right.

By Rail:
Selhurst is well served by three overground train stations. Selhurst and Thornton Heath stations are served by London Victoria main line station, Clapham Junction, London Bridge (every 30 mins) and East Croydon (every 15 mins). You can also use Norwood Junction station which is served by London Bridge, East Croydon, Gatwick airport and a limited service from London Victoria.

http://www.southernrailway.com. Please note that Crystal Palace overground station is NOT the station for Selhurst Park Stadium.

By Bus:
The following bus routes run past Selhurst Park Stadium:
468 - Elephant & Castle to South Croydon, X68 - Russell Square to West Croydon, 75 - Lewisham to Croydon Fairfield Halls, 157 - Crystal Palace to Morden, For more information visit http://www.tfl.gov.uk/journeyplanner

More information:http://www.footballgroundguide.com/crystal_palace/
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ADMISSION
Adults £25, £15 for 60+, Full time students under 24 and U16's. Family Ticket 2 adults and 2 juniors £52. Disabled including Ambulant supporters should contact Crystal Palace for tickets.

Please note that the stewards at Selhurst Park are amongst the worst in the division, so expect pointless ejections and to be well searched.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 97th league and cup meeting of the two sides. City have won 34 matches and drawn 32 , scoring 153 goals compared to Palace's 131 .

Back in November, the sides drew 1-1. In the corresponding fixture last season, the match also finished in a 1-1 draw. Aron Gunnarsson gave City the lead but Keiron Cadogan equalised in the 71st minute in front of a crowd of 12,898.

The teams that day were:

City
Westwood, Osbourne, Dann, Turner, Fox, Doyle, Gunnarsson, Beuzelin, Simpson, Morrison, Eastwood (Beat 86) SNU Thornton, Ward, Hall, Marshall

Palace
Speroni, Lawrence, Fonte, Davis, Mills, Ifill (Cadogan 60), Danns, Derry, Moses, Kuqi, Stokes (Fonte 68) SNU Clyne, Carle, Comley
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game at Crystal Palace is Darren Deadman from Peterborough.

The civil servant took up refereeing after getting injured playing at semi-pro level. He was appointed to the Referees List in 2005.

He has had 25 matches this seasom and has shown 68 yellow cards and five red. One of those matches was City's 3-2 defeat at Preston North End.

Last season, he was in charge of the 1-1 draw at Sheffield United as well as the 2-1 defeat at Watford in April 2008 and in the three City matches has shown 7 yellow cards and two red.

Assistants are John Busby from Oxfordshire & Gary Young from Bedfordshire. The Fourth Official is Charles Breakspear from Surrey .
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BETTING ODDS
See http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/crystal-palace-v-coventry/win-market
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EARLY TEAM NEWS
James McPake who has a back injury and David Bell who has a shin injury are again doubts for the Sky Blues.