Weekend Preview

Last updated : 02 September 2005 By Covsupport

International fixtures take precedence this weekend, but there is still plenty of Sky Blue interest. At the Alan Higgs Centre on Saturday morning at 11am, Coventry City U18's take on the mighty Chelsea. City won 3-2 last time out and will be confident of another victory despite losing 1-0 at Newcastle United last weekend.

Then at 3pm, it will be all eyes on the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for the Wales versus England World Cup Qualifer. Robert Page and Richard Duffy are both hoping to be in John Toshack's starting eleven against an English side who will be hoping for a vast improvment in their last game which brought a 4-1 defeat in Denmark. John Hartson is likely to start for Wales.

Unfortunately for the City supporters who have been able to get tickets in a 6,000 allocation in the visitors end, there will be no Craig Bellamy to abuse as the City reject is injured.

At 4.30pm local time, Stern John should be in the Trinidad & Tobago's starting eleven who face Guatamala in Port of Spain. Trinidad have an unlikely chance of qualifying for Germany 2006 but will need to beat Guatamala who thrashed T&T 5-1 earlier this year.

On Sunday, Coventry City Ladies kick off their Midland Womens Combination with a local derby at Leicester City. It is the first time that the two clubs have played each other in a league game and despite a number of Birmingham based players and management playing for the Sky Blues, it is a game they need to be up for and must win.