Coming To Coventry - Preston North End

The Coventry City London Supporters Club and The Coventry City Suporters Club Irish Branch will be making their Player Of The Year presentations after the game.

The Covsupport News Service Young Player Of The Year Award will also be presented to Jordan Clarke.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM as well as the radio stations covering Wednesday.

The goals will be on the Football League Show on BBC1 at 11.50pm.
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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
Parking: Car parking is extremely restricted around the ground.

City supporters can now pay on the day to park at the Ricoh Arena before Coventry City home games. £10 will be charged to park in Car Park A and C with £7 for Car Park B.

Parking places are subject to availability and motorists will not be allowed to leave the car parks A & B for twenty minutes after the final whistle.

Park And Ride
The park and ride site is at The Oak Pub in Baginton near to Coventry Airport.

Parking at the two park and walk sites at Christ the King Football Club in Wheelwright Lane and St Finbarrs and Wayside Business Park in Wilsons Lane. 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 avon.mill@yahoo.co.uk £4 per person per game.

Coaches From Kenilworth For details please contact harry.bragginton@btinternet.com

Travel From London for Members of CCLSC http://www.cclsc.co.uk/

Street parking outside the exclusion zone is also available if you are prepared to walk.

AWAY SUPPORTERS PUB
The Lord Raglan,Coventry Rd,Exhall,Coventry,CV7 9EZ Telephone 02476734008 or 07747115478.Opens 11am every day,very large car park for coaches etc.Free car park for people who go into the pub.Less than 10 mins walk to the ground.Exit J3 M6 Follow signs for Bayton Rd Ind Est just 2 mins off the motorway.

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.

BUS
The 101 service should be running for this game. The 804/805 De Courcey services are.
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ADMISSION
Tickets can be obtained via the ticket office at the Ricoh Arena, the outlets at Coventry Cathedral or in City Central or by calling 0844 873 1883 (option 1).

Tickets bought on the day of a game are up to £4 dearer than those bought more than 24 hours in advance. _______________________________________________________________
THE LAST TIME
This is the 31st league and cup match between the two sides. City have won 9 and drawn 9. They have scored 47 goals compared to Preston's 48.

Back in September, City lost 3-2 at Deepdale despite a stunning free kick from Sammy Clingan. The corresponding fixture last season produced a 0-0 draw at the Ricoh Arena.

The teams that day were:
City
Westwood,Osbourne,Fox,Dann,Ward,Beuzelin (Tabb 86),Doyle, McKenzie (Mifsud 73),Best (Simpson 83),Morrisson,Eastwood SNU Marshall,Hall

Preston
Lonergan,Hart, Chaplow (Davidson 88),Mawene,Sedgewick (Wallace 83),Nicholson,St Ledger,Jones,Parkin,Mellor, McKenna (Carter 73) SNU Neal,Elliott
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for this fixture is Gavin Ward from Surrey.

Mr Ward was promoted to the referees National List in the 2007/8 season. His first match saw him produce a red card after just 19 minutes when the Barnet defender Devera was sent off in their 2-1 home defeat to Hereford on 18 August 2007.

Gavin ward started his refereeing career aged just 13, where he refereed in the Kent and Isthmian Leagues. For five seasons he was on the National List, Select group and FIFA assistant referee. In 2007 he was appointed as reserve assistant for The Carling Cup final.

This will be Mr Ward's first game in charge in a game involving Coventry, but it is the second time he has refereed Preston, the last time was also an away game for the Lillywhites, a game that Preston lost 4-2 at Bristol City, where he issued four yellow cards, two to each side.

His last match was the 2-1 victory for Southampton over Leyton Orient on 5 April.

In the 86 games Mr Ward has officiated in over the last three seasons he has issued 262 yellow cards and 17 red cards.

His assistants are Declan Ford from Leicestershire and Nigel Murphy from Nottinghamshire. The fourth Official is Chris Knowles from Northamptonshire. ____________________________________________________________________
BETTING ODDS
See http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/coventry-v-preston/win-market
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