OLDHAM ATHLETIC V COVENTRY CITY
SUNDAY MAY 8TH AT 12.30PM
AT BOUNDARY PARK, FUTHERWOOD ROAD, OLDHAM, OL1 2PA
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 12.30pm.
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TRAVEL
Directions - By Car:
FROM M62: Leave motorway at junction 20 (signposted Rochdale, Oldham).; Follow A627(M) towards Oldham, and leave motorway at second junction with PC World on your left(signposted A627). The ground is clearly visible from the roundabout.
For official parking, take the first exit at the roundabout (NOT for the retail park), and you will see the Club's extensive parking facilities clearly signed on your right.
Leave the M62 at Junction 20 and take the A627(M) towards Oldham. Take the second slip road off the A627(M) following the signs for Royton (A663). At the top of the slip road you will find a large roundabout that around it has a McDonalds and a KFC. Turn left at the roundabout onto the A663 towards Royton (beware though of 30mph speed cameras on this stretch). You will be able to see Boundary Park over on your right. Take the next right hand turn into Hilbre Avenue which will take you up to the large Club car park, situated behind the demolished stand. The cost of the car park is; cars £5, minibus £10, coaches £15.
From M60: Leave motorway at junction 21, then follow signs for Oldham and pass McDonald's on your left. Continue through several sets of traffic lights and down Broadway (40mph limit enforced by static speed cameras) before branching left up the slip road just before the start of the A627(M). Then take the third exit at the roundabout for the official car park (see above).
Directions - By Train:
Oldham Werneth is the closest railway station to the ground - around a 15-minute walk.; Two other stations - Oldham Mumps and Mills Hill - are located approximately 45 minutes' walk away.
The closest Metrolink station to the ground is Freehold which is around a 30 minute walk away from Boundary Park.
On exiting Freehold Metro Station turn right along Agnes Street. At the bottom of this street turn left into Robinson Street, then the third right into Gordon Street and then right onto Denton Lane. Crossover the road and at the roundabout turn left into Walsh Street. Where the road forks, bear right into Peel Street. Cross over Middleton Road (A669) into Garforth Road. At the end of Garforth Road turn right onto Burnley Lane and the left along the A627 Chadderton Way (you should be able to see the floodlights over on the right). Take the next right at the traffic lights into Westhulme Way and then Westhulme Way for the ground.
The nearest railway station is Oldham Mills Hill, which again is around a 30 minute walk away from Boundary Park.
Train to Manchester Piccadilly then get to Manchester Victoria by metro and then train to Oldham.
Directions - By Bus:Bus services from Manchester (numbers 25, 181 and 182) run regularly past the ground.
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THE LAST TIME
Sunday will see Coventry City’s 12th visit to Oldham Athletic for a league match.
The Sky Blues won twice, drawn on three occasions and lost six times including last season.
That game last season saw City go down to a 4-1 defeat with goals from former Sky Blue Danny Philliskirk and Jon Forte put Oldham two goals up before James Maddison pulled a goal back in the 34th minute. Forte scored again before half-time and Ibehre netted a fourth in the 78th minute.
The teams that night were:
City: Allsop, Willis, Webster (Tudgay 63) Hines, Haynes, Fleck, O'Brien (Thomas 74) Miller (Jackson 63), Barton, Maddison. Subs Burge, McQuoid, Coulibaly, Finch
Oldham: Rachubka, Mills, Dieng, Kelly, Dayton (Tidser 79). Jones (Winchester 81), Philliskirk, Forte (Poleon 71), Wilson, Ibehre, Keusunga. Subs: Brown, Bove, Turner, Tyson.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Oldham Athletic is Darren England.
This will be Mr England’s second game refereeing Coventry City. He was in the charge of the game against Swindon Town in March at the Ricoh Arena and has been an assistant referee for a number of games, including the away game at Peterborough United in 2011 and was on the Select List of Assistant Referees.
His assistants are: Wayne Grunnill and Paul Hobday. The Fourth Official is Nik Barnard.
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BETTING ODDS
Coventry City are the slight under-dogs to win at Oldham Athletic on Sunday.
City are at 7/4 with Doncaster 6/4 and 9/4 the draw.
To check on some of the odds being offered by the leading bookmakers before you place a bet, please click on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/oldham-v-coventry/winner