CRYSTAL PALACE V COVENTRY CITY
TUESDAY AUGUST 16 AT 8PM
SELHURST PARK STADIUM, LONDON, SE25 6PU
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 8pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach leaves Ricoh Arena at 3.30pm and costs £19
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
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at £25 for adults and City supporters will again be in the Arthur Wait Stand. Concessions including Wheelchair and ambulant disabled supporters and carers tickets are £15.
Tickets for U16's are priced at £10.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 101st game between City and Palace. City have won 37 and drawn 32. They have scored 158 goals to Palace's 135. The last game between the two sides saw City win 2-1 on February 12th.
The corresponding fixture last season saw the City players and supporters fuming at two refereeing decisions which gave Palace a 2-0 win on November 13th 2010.
The teams that day were:
Team Westwood, Cranie (O'Donovan 81), Keogh, Wood, McPake, McSheffrey, Baker (Gunnarsson 63), Carsley,,Doyle, King (Eastwood 70), Jukiewicz. SNU Ireland, Clarke, Cameron, Thomas
Palace Speroni, Clyne, Wright, Davis (Gardner (24), McCarthy, Ambose (N'Daige 85), Danns, Vaughan (Counago 78), Garvan, Zaha, Morrow. SNU Price, Cadogan, Djali, Obika
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee is Patrick Miller from Bedfordshire. He is the same referee who issued five bookings in the corresponding fixture last season and made a number of errors which saw Coventry City go down to a 2-0 defeat at Selhurst Park.
Married with three children, he started refereeing in 1995 after his playing career was cut short. He was appointed to the league list in 2005.
This is his fourth game of the season and his first Championship match of the season. His last game was Morecambe's 3-0 win at Hereford.
His assistants are Carl Brook (East Sussex) and John Magill (Essex) and the fourth official is Barry Holderness (Essex).
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