DERBY COUNTY V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY APRIL 9TH AT 3PM
AT PRIDE PARK,ROYAL WAY, DERBY, DE24 8XL
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm
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TRAVEL
Club Coach leaves the Ricoh Arena at 12 noon and costs £15.50.
By road:
From the North (M1):Leave at junction 28 and head south on A38 to Derby, follow away supporter signs for Pride Park Stadium.
From the South (M1): Leave at junction 25 and take A52 to Derby, then follow away supporter signs to Pride Park Stadium.
From the South-west: From the M5, join the M42/A42 until you reach M1 junction 24. Follow A50 towards Derby City Centre, then follow signs to Pride Park Stadium.
From the North-west: Leave M6 at junction 16, from Stoke-on-Trent take the A50 Stoke-Derby link road. Join A38 to Derby, then follow signs to Pride Park Stadium.
By rail: Derby mainline station is a 15-minute walk from Pride Park Stadium. When leaving your train use the footbridge from the station directly into Pride Park.
By bus:A shuttle bus operates from the city centre.
Parking for City supporters can be found at Catalyst, which is on London Road (A6) opposite the Navigation pub.
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at £28 for adults with £16.50 for Over 60's, U16's at £11.50, Disabled £15.00 for tickets in advance.
Prices for tickets bought on the day increase to £31 for adults, £18.50 for Over 60's and £11.50 for U18's.
If you have an Over 60's ticket or an U18's, you are advised to take some proof of your age.
http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/feat/ed15/take_some_proof_to_derby_away_664170/index.shtml
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THE LAST TIME
This will be the 77th time the two sides have met in league and cup matches. City have won on 27 occasions and drawn 18 times. City have scored 96 times to Derby's 97.
City beat Derby 2-1 earlier in the season. On their last visit to Pride Park, City were beaten 2-1 and had Jordan Clarke sent off thanks to Robbie Savage's antics. Leon Best put City ahead in the third minute before Rob Hulse struck twice in the second half.
The Teams that day were
Coventry Konstantopolous, Clarke (sent off 62), Ward, Barnett, van Aanholt (Hussey 65), Eastwood (Bell 76), Cork (McIndoe 66), Morrison, Best SNU Ireland, Madine, Grandison, Jeffers
Derby Bywater, Green (Livermore 87), Leacock (Addison 77), Savage, Pearson, Stoor,Barker, Moxey. Teale, Dickov (Croft 79), Hulse SNU Atkins, McEveley, Hughes, Connelly
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship game at Derby County is Russell Booth from Nottinghamshire.
A cricket fan who enjoys gardening, Mr Booth took up refereeing in 1984 in Mansfield and progressed to the National List of Assistant Referees in 1998. He was appointed to the National List of referees in 2004.
This will be Mr Booth's 26 game of the season. and his 11th Championship match including the City's 1-1 home draw with Ipswich when he sent off Marlon King. He has shown 53 yellow cards and four red.
Previous City games are the 1-0 win at Peterborough and the 2-1 home win over Ipswich last season as well as the home defeat to Watford in April 2009 and the 3-2 defeat at Preston in February 2005.
The assistants are Marvyn Amplett from Worcesteshire and Oliver Yates from Staffordshire and the Fourth Official is Chris Akers from South Yorkshire. _______________________________________________________________
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