BRISTOL CITY V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4TH AT 7.45PM
AT ASHTON GATE STADIUM, BRISTOL, BS3 2EJ
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm
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TRAVEL
Club Coach departs White Street Car Park at 4pm and costs £15.
By Road Leave the M5 motorway at junction 18, travel along the Portway (A4) following the signs for Bristol Airport/Taunton (A38). Over the swing bridge (Brunel Way), branching left into Winterstoke Road, and left again at Cruickshanks Mercedes Garage for Ashton Gate.
Street parking is limited so please arrive early and adhere to parking restrictions. Alternatively call Youcanpark Ltd on 0871 200 3261 to pre-book limited secure parking (at BS3 2HA) and near the stadium for £3.50 per car.
By Air Only ten minutes, by car from Bristol International Airport. Call 01275 474444 for flight times.
By Rail Only five minutes by car from Bristol Temple Meads railway station. For information on train times please call the National Railway Enquiry Services on 08457 484950.
By Bus Buses are supplied by Abus 'Service A' which costs a flat rate of 50p. The buses pick-up one hour before kick-off from the following places - Temple Meads, Old Market (Temple Way), Haymarket, Centre, Anchor Road, Hotwells. The buses return to all those destinations after the match, leaving from Ashton Road, by the Greville Smyth Park.
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ADMISSION
Adults £17, 65+ £13, Young Adults 18-21 £11, Juniors 8-17 £7 and Juniors U8 £4.
Prices rise for those paying on the day with £3 added on for Adults and Junior 8-17 and £4 for 65+, Young Adults and Juniors U8's
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THE LAST TIME
Tuesday night will see the 58th meeting of Bristol City and Coventry City.
City have won only four times at Ashton Gate losing on fourteen occasions with four draws.
City's last visit to Ashton Gate was on Monday April 9th 2012 in a game the Sky Blues needed to win to avoid relegation, 2500 City supporters packed the Wedlock End but they saw a Jon Stead own goal, cancelled out by Stead at the other end in the 47th minute and further goals from Yannick Bolasie (81), Chris Wood (94) to go down to a 3-1, with relegation following a few weeks later.
The teams that afternoon were:
City: Murphy, Clarke, Keogh, Cranie, Clingan, Hussey (Christie 66), Deegan (Bigiirimana 85), Norwood, McSheffrey, Platt, McDonald (Nimely 78). SNU Dunn, Willis.
Bristol City: Gerken, Foster, Arnogu, Fontaine, McGivern, Adomah (Bolasie 81), Kilkenny, Skuse, Pearson (Ephraim 78), Stead (Wood 65), Pitman (Sent Off 86). SNU James, Cisse.
City's biggest win at Ashton Gate was a 2-0 win in 1922 and 1934. The last time Coventry won at Ashton Gate was on September 18th 2010 with a 2-1 victory.
City's heaviest loss at Ashton Gate was a 5-0 defeat on a bitterly cold Boxing Day in 1978.
More head to head - 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 League One game at Bristol City on Tuesday night is Andy Woolmer from Northamptonshire.
A postman by trade, he has started refereeing at sixteen and worked his way through the United Counties League and the Southern league before becoming a National List referee in 2004. He had been an assistant referee for ten years including four on the Select Group.
His last City game was the 3-2 win at MK Dons in December 2012 and previous City games include the 1-0 defeat at Crewe in September 2012, 1-1 draw at Burnley on April 14th 2012, the 2-2 draw with Blackpool at the Ricoh Arena on September 27th 2011, the 1-0 pre-season win at Northampton on July 21st 2010 and before that the 3-0 defeat at Reading on April 5th 2010, the 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace on Sept 18th 2007 and the 2-1 win at Hull City in January 2006.
This season, Mr Woolmer has been in charge of 19 games and shown 53 yellow cards and one red.
His assistants are Steve Finch and Adrian Trantor and the Fourth Official is Dave Woolford.
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BETTING ODDS
Coventry City are 13/8 to win at Bristol City in their League One game tomorrow night.
Steven Pressley's side are under-dogs with the bookies who have Bristol City at 6/4 to win and 12/5 for the draw.
If you are planning a bet on the game, then 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/bristol-city-v-coventry/winner
Nathan Delfounseo is 13/2 to score the first goal on his City debut.
First Goalscorer: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/bristol-city-v-coventry/first-goalscorer
Correct Goalscorer: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/bristol-city-v-coventry/correct-score
Halftime/Fulltime: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/bristol-city-v-coventry/half-time-full-time
All markets: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/bristol-city-v-coventry/betting-markets