WALSALL FC V COVENTRY CITY FC
SATURDAY OCTOBER 26TH AT 3PM
AT BANKS' STADIUM, BESCOT CRESCENT, WALSALL, WS1 4SA
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach: Coaches Leaves at 12.15pm from White Street Car Park and cost £9.50 per person.
By road -
From the M6: Leave the M6 at junction 9 and follow the A461 towards Walsall. At the traffic lights turn right onto the A4148 (Wallows Lane/Broadway West - sign-posted Banks's Stadium). At the next set of traffic lights (1/3 mile) turn right onto Bescot Crescent, the stadium is 1/4 mile along the road on the left hand side.
From Walsall town centre: From the Arboretum island take the Broadway North exit and follow the Ring Road to the traffic signals by the Fullbrook Pub. At the traffic lights go straight ahead. At the next set of traffic lights by Broadwalk Retail Park turn left, Banks's Stadium is 1/4 mile along the road on the left hand side.
Parking:
A car park is available at Banks's Stadium, the cost is £3 per vehicle. We recommend people wishing to park on the stadium site (Green Zone) arrive well in advance of the match kick-off time.
Matchday parking this saturday from 1pm. £2 a car. Procceds help fund the weekend workouts, a FREE fortnightly Sports Club open to all children and Young People in Walsall. See www.josephleckieca.wordpress.com for more info!
Parking is not permitted on the nearby retail park for people attending the match. The club ask that supporters are considerate when parking their vehicles, minimising inconvenience to local residents. We encourage supporters to travel to the game by car to share their journey with friends and family to reduce the number of vehicles arriving at the stadium, allowing everyone to have an easier journey home from the ground.
By bus -
Banks's Stadium is well served by buses. All buses leave from the Bradford Place Bus Station. Service numbers 401 and 45 run every 15 minutes and stop on Bescot Crescent outside the ground. The 404 service runs every eight minutes and stops on West Bromwich Road a short walk from the ground.
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ADMISSION
This match is all ticket and City have sold their allocation.
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THE LAST TIME
Coventry City face Walsall for the 37th time on Saturday.
In those 36 matches, City have won on 15 occasions with 11 draws. scoring 55 goals to Walsall's 48. City have had four wins at Walsall and six draws. Their last league win was on January 17th 2004, with a 6-1 victory.
The sides last met at The Bescot Stadium on Monday April 1st 2013 and Steven Pressley's side went down to a 4-0 defeat.
The teams that day were:
City: Murphy (GK), Christie, Edjenguele, Martin, Stewart (Sent Off 64), Bailey, Barton (Jennings 65), Fleck, Baker (c), Moussa (Clarke 66), Ball (Wilson 62). Subs: Dunn (GK), Bell, McSheffrey, McDonald
Walsall: Johnstone, Butler (c), Chambers, Paterson, Brandy (Hemmings 88), Downing, Baxendale (Sawyer 87), Chambers, Taylor, Mantom, Westcarr. Subs: Roberts (GK), Holden, Featherstone, Purkiss, Benning,
More head to head - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/head_to_head/next/vs/match/index.shtml
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's League One game at Wolves is Gavin Ward of Surrey.
Twenty eight year old Mr Ward started refereeing at the age of thirteen in Kent and worked his way through the Kent and Isthmian Leagues. He has officiated at the FA Trophy Final and Championship Play Off Final, and for the 2007 Carling Cup Final, he was the first match official to be appointed as ‘ reserve assistant ‘ in a major domestic Cup Final.
This season, he has had ten games and shown 28 yellow cards three reds.
His last City game was the 1-0 win over Tranmere on January 16th 2013 and other City matches he has refereed are the 2-1 defeat at Brighton in November 2011, the 2-1 defeat at Middlesbrough in April 2011, the 1-4 home defeat to Bristol City in March 2011 and the 1-1 home draw against Preston in April 2010.
His Assistants are: Matthew Parry and Nigel Smith. The Fourth Official is Mark Howes
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers are playing it cagey over who will win when Coventry City travel for a League One game at Walsall on Sunday.
City are priced at 6/4 to win, the same price as The Saddlers. If you fancy the draw, you can get odds of around 12/5.
Leon Clarke and Callum Wilson lead the list of first goalscorers. Clarke is priced at 9/2 and Wilson at 5/1, the same price as Craig Westcarr.
If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds before placing your bet.
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/walsall-v-coventry/winner
Correct Score - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/walsall-v-coventry/correct-score
Half-Time/Full Time - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/walsall-v-coventry/correct-score
All Markets - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/walsall-v-coventry/betting-markets