COVENTRY CITY V LEICESTER CITY
SAT FEBRUARY 23RD AT 3PM
AT RICOH ARENA,PHOENIX WAY,COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off is at 3pm.
SAT FEBRUARY 23RD AT 3PM
AT RICOH ARENA,PHOENIX WAY,COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off is at 3pm.
TICKETS
Tickets are priced at the usual prices. Leicester have been given an allocation of 5,000 tickets and have around 600 left. _________________________________________________________________
WEATHER
A rainy afternoon is forecast although temperatures should reach a high if thirteen degrees.
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THE LAST TIME
This will be the 80th meeting of the two sides. Coventry have won on twenty four occasions with twenty draws. City have scored only 91 goals to Leicester's 113.
The last time, Leicester visited the Arena, the game finished in a 0-0 bore draw. The last time City beat Leicester at home was on December 10th 2000. Back in January,Leicester won 2-0 at the Crisp Bowl.
City are 20th with Leicester in 19th place.
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THE MATCH OFFICIALS
The referee is Keith Stroud. His assistants are A.Halliday and R.West. The fourth official is R.Shoebridge.
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THE MATCH OFFICIALS
The referee is Keith Stroud. His assistants are A.Halliday and R.West. The fourth official is R.Shoebridge.
Mr Stroud is from Hampshire and was in charge of City 2-0 home defeat by Crystal Palace earlier in the season. Mr Stroud has has 26 matches, issuing 91 yellow card and six red.
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TRAVEL
By car: Leave the M6 at junction 3. Take the A444 towards the City centre and at the first island go left and you will see the Ricoh Arena on your right.
By rail: For all train information call National Rail Enquiries on: 08457 48 49 50, but be warned Coventry station is a £10+ taxi ride away. Take the 27 bus from the train station get off at Pool Meadow bus station and catch the 4 or 5 service. Or go out of doors and over the road by Sainsburys and get the 20, getting off the by Tescos.
Parking: Car parking is extremely restricted around the ground.
Park And Ride
The new park and ride site will be located at Coventry Airport in Siskin Drive and replaces the one at Whitley. It will cost £7.50 to pre-book and £8 on the day to park at Coventry Airport on match days and half-season tickets are available priced at £56.
Parking at the two park and walk sites at Christ the King Football Club in Wheelwright Lane and Wayside Business Park in Wilsons Lane won't be affected. Vehicles can park there for £5.50 per game.
For further information or to buy tickets at any the three sites log on to http://www.ricoharena.com/ or telephone 08444 121 747.
Coaches From Rugby.
The Avon mill are running the coach travel to all home games this season again anyone interested please contact Mac on 01788 542815 or email rugbyccfc1@yahoo.co.uk £4 per person per game or you can purchase a season ticket for the whole season for £85
Coaches From Kenilworth For details please contact harry.bragginton@btinternet.com
Travel From London for Members of CCLSC http://www.cclsc.co.uk/
AWAY SUPPORTERS PARKING
Car parking around the Ricoh Arena is strictly limited.
However, there is a designated away supporters car park, situated around five minutes walk away from the ground. The car park is secure and cost is £5 - but spaces are limited to just 100.
Directions: M6 to junction 3. Take 3rd exit if coming from north or 1st exit if travelling from the south. At the 2nd roundabout, take the 2nd exit, under the railway bridge, through the first set of traffic lights, and pass the pedestrian lights. At the next set of lights, turn right into Blackburn Road and the car park is at the top of the road.
SAT NAV
Some car satellite navigation systems have not been updated to show Coventry City FC as playing at the Ricoh Arena. Those visiting the ground for the first time are advised to enter "Phoenix Way" and the post code "CV6 6GE" instead.
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TEAM NEWS
Stephen Hughes is likely to be part of the squad after tests revealed his ankle was only bruised. Scott Dann and Danny Fox are available again but Michael Doyle is suspended for three games.
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ON THE GAME
Chris Coleman to the CT: "Derby games are the best games and I loved them as a player. "It is a great game against Leicester City and we have got a lot to prove after Saturday when we had a man sent off and some unfortunate goals.
"We need to improve on that, of course, and we have got to show a bit of togetherness, which I am sure the players will want to do. "We know how important it is to get some points on the board and I hope it is a good crowd on Saturday and that they are behind us.
Ian Holloway said "The support we have received from the stands since I arrived at the club has been tremendous and I am not at all surprised that we are taking such a large number of fans with us to Coventry. "I was really pleased for the players following our victory over Norwich - but it was also good to give the supporters something to smile about.
"But that is all in the past now and all of our attentions are focused firmly on Coventry. There is a heck of a lot of local pride at stake and it would be tremendous if we could go there and register back-to-back wins for the first time this season."