COVENTRY CITY V SHEFFIELD UNITED
TUESDAY AUGUST 21ST AT 7.45PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm.
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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.
Buses in Coventry
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/feat/ed14/network_coventry_buses_for_a_match_day_732648/index.shtml
Parking: If the game is expected to attract less than 10,000 spectators then the Residental Parking Scheme will not be enforced.
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.
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.
Kenilworth Supporters Club - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/coventry_city_kenilworth_supporters_club_712828/index.shtml
Travel From London for Members of CCLSC http://www.cclsc.co.uk/
The Sky Blue Express return coach service is back for the new season. Leaving from Christ The King Club in Coundon to the Ricoh Arena for all home games. The coach leaves the club approximately 35mins prior to kick off and returns after the match.
Prices remain the same as last season which are £3.50 for Adults, £2 for under 16's and £5 Family Ticket (one adult//one under 16). Tickets will be available from behind the bar For Further Info you can contact the Sky Blue Express on // 07974532056 // www.facebook.com/skyblueexpress // www.twitter.com/skyblueexpress
CTK Parish Centre, 14 Westhill Road, Coundon, Coventry, CV6 2AA
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 bus service from Pool Meadow should be running for this game.
The 804/805 De Courcey services are.
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ADMISSION
Tickets prices can be found by clicking on
Corporate Hospitality
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/coventry_city_v_sheffield_united_match_day_hospitality_751406/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 53rd league and cup game between the two sides. City have won seventeen and drawn seventeen They have scored 61 goals compared to The Blade's 62 goals.
The last time, Sheffield United visited the Ricoh Arena for a league game was on Jan 15th 2011 for a 0-0 draw.
The teams that day were:
City Westwood, Keogh, Cranie, Wood, O’Halloran, Gunnarsson, Baker, Doyle, McSheffrey, Jutkiewicz (Platt 85), Eastwood SNU Ireland, Clingan, Bell, O’Donovan, Cameron
Sheffield United Simonsen, Montgomery, Ertl (Cresswell 77), Evans, Williamson (Britton 83), Ward (Bogdanovic 77), Mattock, Lowry, Bartley, Quinn, Parrino SNU Long, Yeats, Kozluk, Lowton
This is Sheffield United's sixth visit to the Ricoh Arena, they have won twice, drawn twice and lost once.
City's record home win against Sheffield United is a 3-0 victory on November 1972.
For a full list of matches between City and United, please click on http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game against Sheffield United on Tuesday night is Paul Tierney from Lancashire.
Paul got into refereeing after seeing a poster advertising a referees course at a sports centre. He was appointed to the Referees list in 2008.
This will be his third game of the season and his first League One match. He has shown 3 yellow cards and one reds and his last match was Rotherham United 3-0 over Burton on Saturday.
His last City game was the 1-1 draw at Middlesbrough last season and he was also in charge of the 0-0 draw at Reading the season before.
His assistants are Danny Gratton and Paul Hobday. Fourth Official Daniel Meeson
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BETTING TIPS
Coventry City are 6/4 favourites to beat Sheffield United on Tuesday night at the Ricoh Arena. The Sky Blues are priced at 6/4 with a number of bookmakers. United are 7/4 with 23/10 on the draw.
Richard Cresswell and Chris Porter are the favourites to be first goalscorer and are priced around 6/1 with Cody McDonald, who scored against Yeovil Town at 7/1, the same price as Gary McSheffrey, Callum Ball and Stephen Elliott.
Make sure you shop around for the best odds before placing any bet.
You can check the odds being offered by some of the leading bookmakers by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/coventry-v-sheffield-utd/winner