Sky Blues On The Road - Colchester United FC

COLCHESTER UNITED V COVENTRY CITY

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22^ND AT 3PM 

AT THE WESTON HOMES COMMUNITY STADIUM, CO4 5UP

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MATCH DETAILS

Kick off at 3pm

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TRAVEL

​Club Coaches - Coaches Departs White Street Car Park at 10.30am and costs £17.

BY Car 

Some satellite navigation equipment may not register the new home of Colchester United at the Weston Homes Community Stadium and its postcode of CO4 5UP.​

Coventry City supporters travelling to the Sky Blues League One fixture are advised to use the CO4 5JS, which is the nearby Rapid Electronics factory.​

City supporters travelling from Coventry, Warwickshire and the West Midlands are advised to Leave the A14 and then join the M11. Come off the M11 at J8 (Stansted Airport/A120) and follow the A120towards Braintree & Colchester. The A120 then joins the A12 and after passing the stadium on your right, leave the A12 at Junction 28. Turn left at the first roundabout, the turn right into United Way from the second roundabout.

From the south (Ipswich bound carriageway)

To access the stadium from the south, turn off at Junction 28, turning right at the first roundabout. Go across the bridge and then go straight over the second roundabout, before turning right into United Way from the third roundabout. You are now at the stadium.​

From the north (London bound carriageway)

To access the stadium from the north, turn off at Junction 28, turning left at the first roundabout. Turn right into United Way from the second roundabout. You are now at the stadium.​

ALTERNATIVE ACCESS

Alternatively, you can come off the A12 at the next junction and take a left onto the A1232. When at the top of this road, bear right back over the A12 towards the traffic lights with the BMW Garage on your left.​

Go straight over and up Ipswich Road. At the next set of traffic lights, turn right onto Severalls Lane (signposted just previously for Colchester Cattle Market). Follow this road to its conclusion, where you will pick up signs for the stadium.​

Please note that if you are travelling to the stadium for a first team match, then travel restrictions apply around the stadium on a matchday.​

1a - Matchday Car Park Permits​

Please note that there is only limited car parking at the stadium itself, with just under 700 spaces in the main stadium car park.​

1b - Parking Exclusion Zone​

Both Colchester United and visiting supporters should be aware that the immediate area around the Weston Homes Community Stadium is subject to a Parking Exclusion Zone on matchdays.​

Covering both existing Clearways and also nearby residential areas, these roads will be marshalled by Colchester United and Essex Police to prevent parking on roads not permitted under the Stadium Travel Plan.

1c - Parking in Colchester

Fans coming by car are able to park in town centre car parks, paying the required fee, before joining up with the Matchday Travel Service.​

There are numerous town centre car parks, whilst there is also an extensive pay car park at Colchester Train Station.​

If parking in a town centre car park, visiting fans can use their match ticket (if purchased in advance) to buy a Matchday Rover on the number 65 bus on Head Street for £1.50 to the train station (a five to ten minute journey), where they can then link up with the shuttle bus service.​

There are shuttle buses from Colchester North Train Station which is about two miles away.​

Worth a read: http://www.footballgroundguide.com/colchester_united/

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ADMISSION

You can pay on the day but tickets are priced at Adult £22, Concessions £16, Under 18's £16.

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MATCH OFFICIALS

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Colchester United on Saturday is Andy Woolmer.

A postman by trade, Mr Woolmer worked his way through the non-league to become an assistant referee on the Football League list in 1994. Ten years later, he moved to being a referee.

His last City game was the 2-1 win at Bristol City on February 4^th 2014 and other City games he has been in charge of are: the 3-2 win at MK Dons in December 2012, the 1-0 defeat at Crewe in September 2012, the 1-1 draw at Burnley in April 2012, the 2-2 home draw with Blackpool in September 2011, the 3-0 defeat at Reading in April 2010, the 1-1 draw at Crystal Palace in September 2007 and the 2-1 win at Hull City in January 2006.

His assistants are Adam Crysell and Michael George. The Fourth Official is Nicholas Kinseley.
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THE LAST TIME

Saturday will be the 16^th time Coventry City have played at Colchester United. 

City have had five wins and three draws in the previous fifteen matches.

Away to Colchester, City have scored 22 goals and let in 22.

City’s biggest win away to Colchester United was the 5-1 win at Layer Road in April 2008. Their heaviest defeat was a 4-1 loss in February 1958.

The Sky Blues’ last visit to the Weston Homes Community Stadium was on Saturday March 8th 2014 and saw a 2-1 defeat for the Sky Blues with Callum Wilson scoring for City after Freddie Sears and Gavin Massey had put the U’s ahead after 25 minutes

The teams that day were:

City: Murphy, Willis, Clarke, Webster (Delfounseo 76), Seaborne, Thomas (McGeouch 85), Fleck, Petrasso, Adams (Moussa 55), Wilson, Akpom. Subs: Christie, Barton, Marshall, Burge.‎

Colchester: Walker, Wright, Dickson, Okouonghue, Watt, Morrison (Bonne 79), Sears (C.Eastmond 62), Bean, T.Eastman, Wilson, Massey (Vose 83). Subs: Cousins, Sanderson, Olufemi, Sesay.‎‎

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MATCH BETTING

The bookmakers are predicting Coventry City’s run of league games without an away victory will continue at Colchester United on Saturday. .

The bookies have City at 2/1 to win with Colchester at 5/4 and 12/5 on the draw.