COVENTRY CITY V BRADFORD CITY
TUESDAY APRIL 19TH AT 7.45PM
AT THE RICOH ARENA, PHOENIX WAY, COVENTRY, CV6 6GE
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 IF 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 priced as follows:
How to buy – in advance
Buy online at www.ccfcshop.co.uk
Buy over the phone by calling 02476 991 987
Buy in person at the ticket office at the Butts Park Arena in Earlsdon
How to buy – on the day
Buy online at www.ccfcshop.co.uk.
Buy in person at the Matchday Ticket Office (next the Ricoh Arena main reception) from 9:30am up until kick-off.
Buy in person at the Cash Turnstiles in the East Stand from 1:30pm up until kick-off.
Please note:
- phone sales are not available on the day of the game
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee, according to the Football League website for Coventry City’s League One game against Bradford City is Rob Lewis from Shrewsbury.
Mr Lewis started his refereeing career in the Shrewsbury and Shropshire leagues and came through the ranks as an assistant referee where he made it onto the FIFA List and ran the line for a number of high profile international matches, with one of the highlights running the line at the Bernabeu Stadium for a Champions League match when David Beckham was playing for Real Madrid.
His last City game was the 1-0 win over Port Vale on December 26th 2015 and other games he has been in charge of are: the 2-2 draw with Port Vale at Sixfields in March 2014, the 2-0 defeat at Crawley Town on April 13th 2013. He also was in charge of a City Reserves game against Fulham in 2005 which finished 1-1.
His assistants are: Simon Mather and Gary Hilton. The Fourth Official is Gavin Muge
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THE LAST TIME
Tuesday night will see Coventry City taking on Bradford City for the 13th time in a League and cup fixture in Coventry with one game at Sixfields.
City have beaten Bradford City five times with seven draws and one loss, scoring 19 goals to Bradford’s 9 and City’s biggest win against Bradford City is a 4-0 win in December 2001.
The last time the sides met at the Ricoh Arena was on Tuesday March 10th 2015 and saw Frank Nouble give City the lead in the 45th minute with Mark Yeates equalising in the 69th minute.
The teams that night were:
City: Burge, Stokes, Pennington, Martin, Phillips (Webster 48), Fleck, O'Brien (Proschwitz 60), Barton, Nouble, Odelusi (Samuel 56), Tudgay. Subs: Charles-Cook, Jackson, Turgott, Finch.
Bradford City: Williams, Darby, Meredith, Davies (Sheehan 46), Liddle, Zoko (Yeates 46), Morais (Knott 81), McArdle, Halliday, Hanson, Clarke. Subs: Urwin, Stead, Routis, Burke.
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BETTING
The bookies have Coventry City as slight under-dogs against Bradford City on Tuesday night.
The bookies have City at 7/4, Bradford City 13/10 and 5/2 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 http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/coventry-v-bradford/winner