MIDDLESBROUGH V COVENTRY CITY
SAURDAY AUGUST 27TH AT 3PM
AT THE RIVERSIDE STADIUM, MIDDLESBROUGH, TS3 6RS
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach Coaches depart from the Ricoh Arena, Car Park C at 10am and are priced at £25 per person.
From the north:
Approaching Middlesbrough on the A19 cross over the River Tees and take A66 eastbound towards Middlesbrough town centre. Stay on A66 past the town centre (on your right) and follow signs to the stadium which you will see on your left.
From the south: Leave the A1(M) at junction 49,signposted to Teesside,and join the A168, which after approximately 11 miles will become the A19. Approximately 19 miles later take the A66 eastbound towards Middlesbrough town centre. Stay on A66 past the town centre (on your right) and follow signs to the stadium which you will see on your left.
From the west: Leave the A1(M) at Junction 57 onto the A66(M). Follow signs to Teesside on the A66. In approximately 18 miles you will pass Middlesbrough town centre (on your right) and follow signs to the stadium which you will see on your left.
Car parking at Middlesbrough Football Club Matchday parking at the stadium is restricted to permit holders. You are advised to use town centre parking.
Middlesbrough station is located on Albert Road, a 10 to 15 minutes walk from the ground.
Share a lift www.rideshare.co.uk
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ADMISSION
Tickets are on sale to season ticket holders and members and go on general sale on Monday and are priced at Adults -£27, Concessions 65+ -£17, U18's - £14.
There are a limited number of Ambulant Disabled tickets and wheelchair tickets. These are priced at the relevant price bracket above with the personal assistant ticket being free.
These tickets can only been booked by visiting the ticket office at the Ricoh Arena in person or for those who are registered by calling 0844 873 1883.
Any tickets not collected by 3pm on Friday August 26th will be sent to Middlesbrough via the supporter coaches.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 46th game between the two sides. City have won fifteen of those matches and drawn fourteen, scoring 54 goals compared to Middlesbrough's 60.
In the corresponding fixture last season, City were beaten 2-1 at The Riverside, a ground they have never won at. Lukas Jutkiewicz put City ahead in the tenth minute before Julio Arca (24) and Tamo Kink (90), gave Middlesbrough the three points.
The teams that day were:
Team Westwood, Cranie, Clarke, Keogh, O'Halloran (Wood 70), Gunnarsson (McIndoe 85), Baker, Bell , Jutkiewicz, Platt (Eastwood 84) Subs Quirke,O'Donovan, Deegan, Cameron
Middlesbrough Smith, Hoyte, Williams, Davies, Robson (Gibson (41), Smallwood (Flood 78), Thomson (Kink 64), Arca, Lita, Emnes. Subs Haas, Reach, Kink, Flood, Steele, Halliday,Gibson
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee 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 fourth game of the season and his first Championship match. He has shown 12 yellow cards and two reds and his last match was Burton's 1-0 win at Southend United last Saturday.
His last City game was the 0-0 draw at Reading last season.
His assistants are Paul Kettlewell from Lancashire and Richard Wigglesworth from Doncaster. The fourth official is Billy Khatib from Sunderland.