Sky Blues On The Road - Crystal Palace
Last updated : 12 November 2010 By Covsupport News Service
CRYSTAL PALACE V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13TH AT 3PM
SELHURST PARK STADIUM, LONDON, SE25 6PU
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach costs £18 (No discounts) and departs Ricoh Arena at 11am.
SKY BLUE ARMY For more details, phone Dave on 07919 662919.
TWIST N SHOUT COACH: Leaving from Cov Baths at 9am and doing a pick up from Warwick Parkway train station at roughly 10.30am and will cost £12. More details email
tnsstillonlyaquid@hotmail.co.uk
By Road:
Leave the M25 at Junction Seven and follow the signs for the A23 to Croydon. At Purley bear left onto the A23 at it's junction with the A235 (to Croydon). You will pass roundabouts and junctions with the A232 and A236 as you pass Croydon, after which the A23 bears left at Thornton Heath roundabout where you must take the fourth exit (A235) before an almost immediate left turn into Brigstock Road (B266). Continue past Thornton Heath Station on your left and bear right onto the High Street. At the next mini roundabout, (Whitehorse Road/Grange Road) go left into Whitehorse Lane and continue until you see the ground on your right.
By Rail:
Selhurst is well served by three overground train stations. Selhurst and Thornton Heath stations are served by London Victoria main line station, Clapham Junction, London Bridge (every 30 mins) and East Croydon (every 15 mins). You can also use Norwood Junction station which is served by London Bridge, East Croydon, Gatwick airport and a limited service from London Victoria.
http://www.southernrailway.com. Please note that Crystal Palace overground station is NOT the station for Selhurst Park Stadium.
By Bus:
The following bus routes run past Selhurst Park Stadium:
468 - Elephant & Castle to South Croydon, X68 - Russell Square to West Croydon, 75 - Lewisham to Croydon Fairfield Halls, 157 - Crystal Palace to Morden, For more information visit
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/journeyplanner______________________________________________________________
ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at £25 for adults, £15 for senior citizens (over 60), Full Time Students with NUS (not available online) and also under 24's. Tickets for under 16's are £10.
Wheelchair users tickets cost £15.00 with personal carer free of charge, and seating will be allocated to a specific area for disabled supporters. All disabled supporters tickets can only be booked through the ticket office at the Ricoh Arena either in person or by calling 0844 873 1883.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 98th time the two sides have met in league and cup matches. City have won on 35 occasions with 32draws and have scored 154 goals compared to Palace's 131.
City won 1-0 at Selhurst Park in the last meeting of the two sides on February 20th with David Bell getting the only goal of the game in the 85th minute.
The teams that day were:
Team Westwood, Wright, Wood, McPake, Cranie, Clingan, Gunnarsson, McIndoe (Bell 71), Baker, Morrison (Deegan 89), Stead. SNU Konstantopolus, Eastwood, Grandison, Sears
Palace Speroni, Clyne, Hill, Derry, Ambrose, Carle, Scannell (Djiati 67), Lawrence, Lee, Entl (Andrew 86), Davis. SNU Hills, Butterfield, Comley, N'Diaye, Mann
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game at Crystal Palace on Saturday is Pat Miller from Bedfordshire.
The 42 year old father of three, is an Operations Manager and took up refereeing in 1995 when his playing career was cut short, following a collision with a goalkeeper which left him with two broken bones in his right leg.
He was appointed to the National List of assistant referees in 2002 then had two seasons on the list of Panel referees before his promotion to the National List of Referees in 2005.
The match at Selhurst Park will be his 12th game of the season and his third Championship fixture. So far he has shown 45 yellow cards and three reds including seven yellows in his last match between Barnet and Stevenage on November 2nd.
His last City game was the 1-0 home defeat to QPR on April 7th 2007 and his last visit to Selhurst Park last season saw a 3-0 win for Doncaster Rovers.
The Assistants are John Hopkins from Essex and Dave Rock from Hertfordshire The Fourth Official is Barry Holderness from Essex.
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