BARNSLEY FC V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY MARCH 3RD AT 7.45PM
AT OAKWELL STADIUM, BARNSLEY, SOUTH YORKSHIRE, S71 1ET
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Club Coach: Leaves at 4pm from White Street Car Park and costs £15.
Leave M1 at Junction 37 and follow the signs for Barnsley FC.
Barnsley railway station is about a ten minute walk away. This station is served by trains running between Sheffield & Leeds.
From the train station turn left away from the town centre and head towards the bridge that the dual-carriageway runs over. Go under the bridge and turn left up the slip road and then take the first road on the right and head towards the Metro Dome leisure complex at the top of the hill. Oakwell is now clearly visible.
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at
Adults - £23.00
Seniors(over 65) - £16.00
Young Adult (17-21) - £16.00
Juniors (12 to 16) - £10.00
Under 8s(0 - 12) - £5.00
You can pay on the night.
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THE LAST TIME
Tuesday will see Coventry City’s 29th visit to Barnsley for a league and cup match.
The Sky Blues have won on seven occasions in league and cup matches, with six draws and fifteen defeats and have scored 30 goals to Barnsley’s 46.
City’s last win in a league game at Oakwell came on August 15th 2010 with a 2-0 victory.
Last season on March 3rd 2015, City lost 1-0 to a 57th minute George Waring goal on the day, the Sky Blues appointed Tony Mowbray.
The teams that night were:
City: Burge, Stokes, Pennington, Martin, Phillips, Fleck, O'Brien, Barton (Turgott 76), Odelusi (Nouble 62) Samuel, Tudgay (Proschwitz 59), Subs Charles-Cook, Webster, Finch, G.Thomas.
Barnsley: Davies, Holgate, Nyatanga, Cranie, Smith, O'Sullivan (Bailey 83), Pearson, Scowen, Hourihane, Laikovic (Berry 83), Waring (Winnall 88), Subs: Dibble, Mivoto, Jennings, Coates.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Barnsley on Tuesday is Ross Joyce from Cleveland.
A thirty-year old Referee Development Officer at North Riding FA, this will be his second time in charge of a Coventry City game.
His previous game was the FA Cup defeat to Worcester City at the Ricoh Arena on Sunday November 9th 2014.
His assistants are: Shaun Hudson and Alf Greenwood. The Fourth Official is David Richardson.
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BETTING ODDS
Coventry City are the under-dogs to win at Barnsley on Tuesday.
City are at 2/1 with Barnsley at 6/5 and 5/2 the draw.
To check on some of the odds being offered by the leading bookmakers before you place a bet, please click on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/barnsley-v-coventry/winner