Coming To Cov - Preston North End

COVENTRY CITY V PRESTON NORTH END  
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27^TH AT 3PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS

Kick off at 3pm.

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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.

Parking:  Parking restrictions will be imposed as this game is expected to attract more than 10,000 spectators and the Residential Parking Scheme will be enforced. So take care where you park.

The Ricoh Arena are dealing with car parking at the ground.

By Bus -

National Express Coventry Bus are running buses for Coventry City's next home game at the RICOH Arena against Preston North End on Saturday 27th September 2014, with kick off at 15:00. 

Service 101 operates from Stand E in Pool Meadow bus station directly to the stadium.

The Coventry Matchdaysaver is available on any National Express Coventry bus from 4 hours before the kick off. For just £5 it allows you to travel on any National Express Coventry bus and the 900 between Meriden and Coventry.

We also have a Child Coventry Matchdaysaver priced at £3.50 for children up to 15 years of age. 

Please note that nBus or nNetwork tickets/passes, Travelcards, Daysavers, Plusbus tickets and Concessionary passes are not accepted on this service.

National Express Coventry or National Express West Midlands Travelcard holders may purchase a return for service 101 for just £2. All other pass/ticket holders will need to purchase a Coventry Matchdaysaver.

Buses will return back from the RICOH straight after the match.

If you have a National Express Coventry or National Express West Midlands Travelcard holders pass, then you are advised to use the buses that go close to the Ricoh Arena.

Services 4 & 5 stop at the subway by the RICOH Arena and the 20, 20A & 20E stop close by on Foleshill Road:

From Lockhurst Lane or Hobrook Lane catch the service 4

• Departure from Lockhurst Lane (Burnaby Road) at 1345, 1400, 1415 & 1430
• Returns from the Arena Tesco's at 1710 & 1733

From Coundon or Jubilee Crescent catch the service 5

• Departure from Jubilee Crescent at 1336 & 1406
• Returns from the Arena Tesco's at 1700 & 1730

From Bedworth, Exhall or Longford catch the service 20

• Departures from Bedworth up to every 10 minutes
• Returns from Foleshill Road up to every 10-15 minutes

From Henley Road or Walsgrave catch the service 20A

• Departure from Woodway Lane at 1336 & 1406 (approximate)
• Returns from the Arena Tesco's at 1633, 1703 & 1733

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ADMISSION

MATCH OFFICIALS

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game against Preston North End on Saturday is Tim Robinson from Horsham in Sussex.

This is Mr Robinson's third season on the Football League Referees List and the only three City matches he has been the referee for was the 1-0 win over Stevenage in March 2014, the penalties defeat in the JPT at Leyton Orient in October 2013 and  1-0 win at Leyton Orient in October 2012.

His assistants are Geoffrey Law and Oliver Yates and the Fourth Official is Steve Rushton.

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THE LAST TIME

Coventry City face Preston North End on Saturday for the 38^th time in league and cup matches.

Of the eighteen games played in Coventry and one in Northampton, Coventry City have won eight and drawn seven.

Preston’s last victory in Coventry was a 2-1 win on September 25^th 2010 and their biggest win at the Ricoh Arena was a 4-0 win in April 2007.

Last season, the game at Sixfields finished in a 4-4 draw. Tom Clarke fired the Lillywhites ahead in the 9^th minute and Leon Clarke equalised in the 23^rd minute. Bradley Wright had Preston back in the 63^rd minute before Callum Wilson scored twice. Preston then scored two more goals through Joel Byrom and Chris Humphrey but in the fourth minute of stoppage time, Mathieu Manset equalised in front of a crowd of 2068.

The teams that Sunday afternoon were:  

City: Murphy, Christie, J. Clarke, Webster, Adams, Thomas, Fleck, Moussa, Daniels (Manset 66), Wilson, L. Clarke (c). Subs: Burge (GK), Willis, Barton, Haynes, Garner, Lobjoit.

Preston North End: Rudd, Huntington, Clarke, Wright, Buchanan, Keane, Holmes, Welsh (Mousinho 61), Hayhurst (Humphrey 61), Garner (Byrom 81), Davies. Subs: Stuckman (GK), Laird, Beavon, Hume.
 
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BETTING

WORTH CHECKING OUT BEFORE KICK OFF

THE COVENTRY MUSIC MUSEUM

Unit 7,
The Courtyard Rear of 74-80 Walsgrave Road
Coventry,
CV2 4ED
UK

We are open Thursday to Sunday-10.00am to 4.00pm, we are also open on Bank Holiday Mondays.

Admission is £2.00 Adults and £1.00 Children between the ages of 5-15

On a direct bus route to the Ricoh Arena

Coventry famously gave 2-Tone music to the world. Spawning bands like The Specials, The Selecter, Madness and The Beat. 2-Tone music, as influential as it was, is only a small reflection of the vast musical talents that Coventry can lay claim to.

At the Coventry Music Museum, we tell the real story of our musical heritage, going right back to the Roman occupation. We stop along the way at Music Hall, 50’s Rock’ N’ Roll, the 60’s Beat scene and we even have the Lennon Bench, commemorating the famous ‘Acorns for Peace’ event.

There’s the 70’s, when Coventry ruled the charts on both sides of the Atlantic. Our 80’s area celebrates Hazel O’Connor, The Primitives and of course, King.

In the 90’s we go all Bhangra, then we celebrate Dave Willetts in Phantom of the Opera (we even have his original Phantom mask).

Now it’s The Enemy‘s time, with many unique items from Coventry’s current hitmakers here on display. Not forgeting new talent, with our Artist of The Month!

Bar and cafe available.