QUEENS PARK RANGERS V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28TH AT 3PM
AT LOFTUS ROAD STADIUM,SOUTH AFRICA ROAD,SHEPHERDS BUSH,LONDON,W12 7PA
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm. The 2nd Battalion of the Royal Fusiliers which lost four Coventry City supporters during action in Afghanistan are to be guests at the game.
The Battalion which is stationed at Hounslow Barracks, has been given 500 tickets by the West London club for the game for use by active service personnel and their families.
The Battalion will also will provide a guard of honour as the teams come out and also take part in a lap of honour.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM but not on-line unless you pay for Sky Blue Player as well as the radio stations covering QPR.
The goals will be on the Football League Show on BBC1.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach Departs Ricoh Arena at 11am
Adults £26 Concessions £23 Adult Members Including season ticket holders £20 Concessions £16.
JSB Coach £25 adults £15 JSB's
National Express Coaches http://www.nationalexpress.com/coacheslanding.aspx
By car:
From North M1 onto A406 West, then A40 at Hanger Lane to Central London. Turn off to White City, right into Wood Lane, then right into South Africa Road.
From East A40(M)Westway, then turn off to White City, left into Wood Lane, then right into South Africa Road.
From South A3 follow signs for Hammersmith, then A219 to Shepherds Bush, then towards White City (Wood Lane), and left into South Africa Road.
From West M4 to Chiswick, A315 and A402 to Shepherds Bush, then towards White City (Wood Lane), and left into South Africa Road.
By train: Acton Central Station, then bus.
By bus: 283 to Bloemfontein Road 72, 95, 220 to White City Station.
By tube: White City (Central Line) or Shepherds Bush (Hammersmith & City Line)
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ADMISSION
Adults £25, U16's/16-21/Over 60's £15 Ambulant Disabled £20 Carer £20. City in lower tier of the School End stand.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 105th league and cup meeting of the two sides. City have won 43 matches and drawn 27, scoring 174 goals compared to QPR's 133.
The sides last met at Loftus Road on January 10th and the game ended in a 1-1 draw with Danny Fox scoring a stunning free kick for the Sky Blues before Dexter Blackstock equalised four minutes from time..
The teams that day were:
City
Westwood,Wright (sent off 36), Turner, Fox, Gunnarsson, Beuzelin, Doyle, Tabb, Mifsud (Eastwood 83), Morrison,Best (McKenzie 65) SNU Marshall, Thornton,Wynter
QPR
Cerny, Delaney (Ledesmsa 73), Connelly, Stewart, Gorkss, Ephriam (Hall 88), Leigterwood (Di Carmine 80),Routledge,Rowlands,Blackstock,Helguson SNU Mahon,Alberti
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship fixture at Queens Park Rangers is Michael Jones from Cheshire.
Mike is in his 17th season on the National League List and is in his second season on the Select Group of Referees. He started refereeing aged 15 after being left out of school sides.
His last City game was the 4-1 home win against Southampton last season. This season, he has had 11 matches showing 33 yellow cards and one red. His last match was Exeter's 3-1 win at Stockport last Saturday.
Assistants are Stephen Artis from Norfolk & Stuart Burt from Northamptonshire The Fourth Official is Paul Taylor from Hertfordshire.
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BETTING ODDS
See http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/qpr-v-coventry/win-market