COVENTRY CITY V LEYTON ORIENT
WEDNESDAY APRIL 1ST AT 7.45PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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MATCH DETAILS
This League One fixture kicks off at 7.45pm.
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TRAVEL
By car: Leave the M6 at junction 3. Take the A444 towards the City centre and at the first island go left and you will see the Ricoh Arena on your right.
By rail: For all train information call National Rail Enquiries on: 08457 48 49 50, but be warned Coventry station is a £10+ taxi ride away.
Parking: Parking restrictions will be imposed as this game is expected to attract more than 10,000 spectators and the Residential Parking Scheme will be enforced. So take care where you park.
The Ricoh Arena are dealing with car parking at the ground.
SAT NAV
Some car satellite navigation systems have not been updated to show Coventry City FC as playing at the Ricoh Arena. Those visiting the ground for the first time are advised to enter "Phoenix Way" and the post code "CV6 6GE" instead.
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ADMISSION
Tickets are at the usual prices.
Worth a read - http://www.ricoharena.com/documents/254/original/Q-A-vs-Leyton-Orient.pdf
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game against Leyton Orient is Darren Bond.
In his fourth season on the Football League list, Mr Bond has only been in charge of one Coventry City match before. That was the 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United on May 3rd 2014 in which he booked four players.
He has been a Fourth Official for the 2-1 defeat at Crewe back in October 2014, the 0-0 draw against Shrewsbury and has been an assistant in a number of games including the League Cup tie at Morecambe in 2010 and a game against Peterborough United at the Ricoh Arena in 2009.
This season, Mr Bond has had 33 games (ten of which have been League One matches) and has shown 85 yellow cards and five reds.
His assistants are: Alan Clayton and Antony Coggins with the Fourth Official being Simon Barrow.
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THE LAST TIME
Wednesday night will see Leyton Orient’s second visit to the Ricoh Arena for a league fixture.
The O’s only visit to the Ricoh Arena saw the East London side leave with a 1-0 win on April 20th 2013.
City have beaten Orient once at Sixfields and twelve more times at Highfield Road where they have also had six draws and a loss in February 1922.
In matches played in Coventry and Northampton against Orient, City have scored fifty goals compared to Orient’s sixteen.
Last season, City beat Leyton Orient 3-1 at Sixfields. Goals from Carl Baker, Franck Moussa with a goal that was voted the Football League’s Goal Of The Season and Leon Clarke had City 3-0 up against the league leaders before Yohann Lasiment scored a consolation goal in the 92nd minute.
The teams that day were:
City:Murphy (GK), Adams, Webster, J. Clarke, Willis, Moussa (Barton 82), Thomas, Fleck, Baker (C) (Garner 86), Wilson (Manset 91), L. Clarke. Subs: Burge (GK), Phillips, Haynes, Rankin.
Leyton Orient: Jones (GK), Omozusi (Sawyer 82), Vincelot, Cuthbert, Baundry, Cox, James, Mooney (Lasiment 76), Odubajo, Batt (Stockley 68, Clarke (C). Subs: Larkins, Gorman, Bartley, Sutherland.
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BETTING
The bookies don’t think there will be much between Coventry City and Leyton Orient at the Ricoh Arena on Wednesday evening.
The bookies have City at 6/4, Leyton Orient at 6/4 and 12/5 the draw.
If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds as some bookmakers can be rather tight with their odds. You can check the prices by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/coventry-v-leyton-orient/winner