BARNSLEY FC V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY MARCH 3RD AT 7.45PM
AT OAKWELL STADIUM, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S71 1ET
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach: Leaves at 4pm from White Street Car Park and costs £15.
Leave M1 at Junction 37 and follow the signs for Barnsley FC.
Barnsley railway station is about a ten minute walk away. This station is served by trains running between Sheffield & Leeds.
From the train station turn left away from the town centre and head towards the bridge that the dual-carriageway runs over. Go under the bridge and turn left up the slip road and then take the first road on the right and head towards the Metro Dome leisure complex at the top of the hill. Oakwell is now clearly visible.
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ADMISSION
Adult - £23, Senior (65+) - £16, Young Adult (17-21) - £16, Junior (12-16) - £10, Under 12 (0-11) - £5.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Barnsley is Tony Harrington from Cleveland.
Mr Harrington was appointed to the Football League Referees list for the 2012/2013 season after being an assistant referee.
He has not been in charge of a City game before but has refereed at Oakwell, taking charge of the Tykes 0-0 draw with Brighton in April 2014.
This season, he has had 23 games, shown 62 yellows but no reds.
His assistants are Karl Evans and Alf Greenwood. The Fourth Official is Mark Dwyer.
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THE LAST TIME
Tuesday will see Coventry City travelling to Barnsley for the 28th time in league matches.
City have won seven, drawn six and lost fourteen times on their visits to Oakwell, scoring 30 goals to The Tykes 45.
Coventry City’s record victory at Barnsley was a 4-1 win in August 2007.
The last time City played at Oakwell in a league fixture, Aidy Boothroyd’s side lost 2-0 in October 2011 with Andy Gray getting the goals in the first half
The teams for that game were:
City Murphy, Keogh, Cameron, Hussey (Christie 46), Cranie (Bell 48), Clingan, Thomas, Deegan, McSheffrey, Jutkiewicz, O''Donovan (Platt 46). SNU Dunn, McDonald.
Barnsley Steele, Foster, McEveley, Hassell (Wiseman 32), Doyle, Drinkwater, Vaz Te (Park 81), Gray, Butterfield, McNulty. SNU Preece, Addison, Rose
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MATCH BETTING
The bookmakers are making Coventry City the under-dogs at Barnsley on Tuesday night.
The bookies have City at 5/2 to win with Barnsley at 6/5 and 11/5 the draw.
If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds as some bookmakers can be rather tight with their odds. You can check the prices by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/barnsley-v-coventry/winner