Sky Blues On The Road - Millwall

MILLWALL V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY AUGUST 15^TH AT 3PM
AT THE NEW DEN, ZAMPA ROAD, LONDON, SE16 3LN

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MATCH DETAILS

Kick off at 3pm.

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TRAVEL

Club coaches will depart from White Street Coach Park at 10:30am and cost £15 per person

From North
Follow signs from A1/M1, then signs for Shoreditch and Whitechapel. Follow Ring Road signs for Dover. Cross over Tower Bridge and after one mile, take first exit at the roundabout onto A2. From Elephant & Castle take A2& (New Kent Road) into Old Kent Road and turn left after& four miles at The Gem Bar into Ilderton Road to Zampa Road SE16 3LN.

From South, Take A20 and A21 following signs to London, At New Cross follow signs for Surrey Quays into Kender Street, turn left into Old Kent Road then right at the turning signposted "car pound" into Ilderton Road. Zampa Road is the seventh turning on the right.

From East, Take A2 to New Cross (then as south).

From West From M4 and M3 follow South Circular (A205) then follow signs for Clapham, City (A3), then Camberwell to New Cross and then as from the South.

By Rail: South Bermondsey Station is about five minutes walk from The New Den, New Cross or New Cross Gate are about 15 mins walk away. East London Line to Surrey Quays or New Cross Gate (approx 15 mins walk). Jubilee Line to Canada Water (approx 20 mins walk).

The Club has no car parking facilities for supporters and it is recommended that away supporters travel to the ground by official coach or by rail to South Bermondsey. A walkway link is available to the stadium on matchdays for away supporters only.

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ADMISSION

You should be able to pay on the gate if you do not have a ticket already. Tickets are priced at £26 for adults.

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THE LAST TIME

This will be City’s 27^th visit to Millwall for a league and cup fixture.

City have won four times on their trips to Millwall all at the old Den, lost fifteen times with seven draws, scoring 31 goals compared to 59 for Millwall.

City’s last win at Millwall apart from in a pre-season game in the 1980’s which City won 5-1 was a 2-0 win on Boxing Day 1955.

City’s last visit to the New Den saw a 3-0 defeat in November 2011 with Darius Henderson scoring twice with a third from Liam Feeney.

The teams that night were:

City Murphy, Keogh, McPake, Cameron, Wood, Baker (Thomas 88),  Clingan, Deegan (Platt 70), McSheffrey (Bell 82), Jutkiewicz. SNU Dunn, Christie.

Millwall Forde, Dunne, Robinson, Smith, Ward, Abdou, Trotter, Howard (Henry 46), Feeney, Henderson (N'Guessan 86), Simpson (Mkwandwire 76). SNU Mildenhall, McQuoid  

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MATCH OFFICIALS

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Millwall is Andy Woolmer.

His assistants are Colin Lymer and Christopher O'Donnell and the Fourth Official is Antony Coggins.

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 2-2 draw against Rochdale in January 2015. Other City games, he has been in charge of are; the 1-0 win at Colchester United on November 22^nd 2014., the 2-1 win at Bristol City on February 4^th 2014, 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 last game was Chesterfield’s 3-1 win over Barnsley last Saturday.

 

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MATCH BETTING

The bookmakers are making Coventry City the underdogs to win at Millwall on Saturday.

The bookies have City at 5/2 to win with Millwall 11/10 and 12/5 the draw.