ARSENAL V COVENTRY CITY FA CUP FOURTH ROUND
FRIDAY JANUARY 24TH AT 7.45PM
AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM, LONDON, N51BU
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm and live on BT Sport 1 . The winner will get £90,000. Any replay will be on February 5th.
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TRAVEL
Coach from Whte Street at 3pm and costs £15.50
Getting To The Emirates - http://www.ccfc.co.uk/cms_images/arsenal-away-fan-pack144-1305484.pdf
By Car
Leave the M1 at Junction 2 and onto the A1, following the signs for City (Central London). Keep going on the A1 for around six miles, until you see Holloway Road Tube Station on your right. Take the next left at the traffic lights into Hornsey Road and the stadium is about a 1/4 of a mile further down this road.
There is little parking at the stadium itself or in nearby streets. An extensive residents only parking scheme operates around the stadium on matchdays. It's probably better to park further out of London around a tube station such as Cockfosters and get the tube to the ground.
By Tube and Rail
Arsenal (Piccadilly Line) is the nearest tube station, around three minutes walk from the ground. There is a queueing system in place at Arsenal tube station after the game. it can take a hour to get a tube.
Finsbury Park (Victoria, Piccadilly Lines and Great Northern rail) and Highbury & Islington (Victoria Line, North London Line and Great Northern rail) stations are around a 10-minute walk - these should be slightly less crowded.
King's Cross is the main connecting station for national rail and many underground lines. From here you can travel to the ground via the Piccadilly Line (to Arsenal) or the Victoria Line (to Highbury & Islington). Alternatively, a short over-ground rail journey of one stop will take you to Finsbury Park station.
Bus is a fast and convenient option with connections passing the ground on all sides. Main bus stops are located on Holloway Road, Nag's Head, Seven Sisters Road, Blackstock Road and Highbury Corner. High frequency services will take you within a five to 10 minute walk of the ground and direct routes cover much of north and central London.
Further information on buses is available through www.tfl.gov.uk
Last trains back to Coventry from London Euston
22.30, 22.50 subject to demand and 23.30.
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ADMISSION
This match is sold out
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THE LAST TIME
Friday's FA Cup tie between Arsenal and Coventry City will be the third time that the clubs have met in an FA Cup Fourth Round tie
On Jan 25th 1975, City and Arsenal drew 1-1 at Highfield Road in a Fourth Round tie in front of 31,165. The replay four days later at Highbury saw a 3-0 loss for City watched by a gate of 30,867.
The second Fourth Round meeting of the two sides came on January 29th 1977 and City went down to a 3-1 loss at Highbury in front of 41,078.
Last season, City made their first ever visit to the Emirates Stadium and were beaten 6-1
The teams that day were:
City: Murphy, Clarke, Wood, Bailey, Reckord, Baker (c), McSheffrey, Moussa,(Fleck 60), Baker, Barton, Elliott (Ball 69). Subs: Dunn (GK), Hussey, Edjenguele, Daniels
Arsenal: Martinez, Santos, Giroud (Chamakh 72), Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain (Gnabry 72), Djourou (c), Coquelin (Frimpong 72), Arshavin, Angha, Miquel, Yennaris. Subs: Shea (GK), Squillaci, Bellerin, Eisfeld,
HT AFC 1-0 CCFC FT AFC 1-6 CCFC ATT 58,351
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 FA Cup Fourth Round tie is Robert Madley from West Yorkshire.
He began refereeing in 2002 and having progressed through the West Yorkshire League and Contributory League System, was promoted to Panel Referee in 2008. He spent a season as a Premier League Assistant Referee before being promoted to the Football League Referee List in 2010.
Mr Madley has been in charge of four City matches. His last game was the 4-4 draw against Preston North End at Sixfields and the other games were the 3-2 JPT win over Preston, the, 1-1 home draw against MK Dons last season and the 2-2 draw at Cardiff City on March 21st 2012.
This season, he had had sixteen matches and shown 62 yellows and five reds.
His Assistants are: Michael Mullarkey & Scott Ledger. The Fourth Official is Gavin Ward.__________________________________________________________________
BETTING ODDS
Not surprisingly, League One side Coventry City are the big under-dogs going into Friday night's FA Cup Fourth Round tie at Arsenal.
BetFair are quoting the Sky Blues as a 31/1 shot to win whilst the rest are offering odds from 16/1 (Bet 365) to 28/1.
Odds for Arsenal to win are around the 1/10 mark with William Hill offering 1/12.
You can get 9/1 on the draw.
if you are planning on having a bet on the game, then make sure you shop around for the best odds. You can check some of the odds being offered by the leading bookmakers by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/fa-cup/arsenal-v-coventry/winner
Leon Clarke is a 14/1 with Bet 365 to score the first goal http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/fa-cup/arsenal-v-coventry/first-goalscorer
Arsenal are 1/50 to make the Fifth Round. http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/fa-cup/arsenal-v-coventry/to-qualify
Correct Score: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/fa-cup/arsenal-v-coventry/correct-score
All Markets - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/fa-cup/arsenal-v-coventry/betting-markets