PORT VALE V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21ST AT 3PM
AT VALE PARK, HAMIL ROAD, BURSLEM, STOKE ON TRENT,STAFFS,ST6 1AW
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Coach from Whte Street at 11.30am.
BY CAR
Leave M6 at junction 16 and take the A500 south to Stoke-on-Trent. In approx 6 miles take the exit signposted Tunstall (A527). At the roundabout take a left turning (second exit signposted Tunstall A527, Longport Road). After 0.5 miles turn right on to the B5051 (second exit, Newcastle Street) at the small roundabout. Carry on up to the next roundabout and go straight across to the cross-roads. Go straight across the cross-roads into Moorland Road. Take the second left on to Hamil Road and Vale Park is on the left.
From the South: Leave M6 at junction 15 and take the A500 north to Stoke-on-Trent. Continue straight across the two large roundabouts on the A500 heading north. After the second roundabout take the fourth exit signposted Tunstall A527. At the roundabout turn right (fourth exit signposted Tunstall A527, Longport Road). After 0.5 miles turn right on to the B5051 (second exit, Newcastle Street) at the small roundabout. Carry on up to the next roundabout and go straight across to the cross-roads. Go straight across the cross-roads into Moorland Road. Take the second left on to Hamil Road and Vale Park is on the left.
From the West: Follow the A500 east and take the exit signposted Tunstall A527. At the roundabout take a left turning (second exit signposted Tunstall A527, Longport Road). After 0.5 miles miles turn right on to the B5051 (second exit, Newcastle Street) at the small roundabout. Carry on up to the next roundabout and go straight across to the cross-roads. Go straight across the cross-roads into Moorland Road. Take the second left on to Hamil Road and Vale Park is on the left.
From the East: Enter Stoke via Uttoxeter bypass (M1/M6 link road) and through Meir and the new Meir Tunnel. Continue on the road until you pass Stoke City's Britannia Stadium. Get in the middle or the right hand lane and turn right at the roundabout on to the A500. Continue on the A500 and take the exit signposted A527. At the roundabout turn right (fourth exit signposted Tunstall A527, Longport Road). After 0.5 miles turn right on to the B5051 (second exit, Newcastle Street) at the small roundabout. Carry on up to the next roundabout and go straight across to the cross-roads. Go straight across the cross-roads into Moorland Road. Take the second left on to Hamil Road and Vale Park is on the left.
By Rail: Trains run to the main Stoke on Trent station. From there, you can catch a bus (No 20) to Burslem town centre. The Ground is situated on Hamil Road (By the traffic lights, go past the Red Lion on your left and Hamil Road is the second left turning)
Train to Crewe and 20 bus to Burslem.
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ADMISSION
Tickets are available on the day. Although you can buy tickets from Port Vale's website and print the tickets yourself by clicking on https://www.eticketing.co.uk/port-vale/default.aspx
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THE LAST TIME
Saturday's League One game will be the 27th meeting between Coventry City and Port Vale
In the previous 26 league and cup matches between the two sides, Coventry have won seven with eight draws, scoring 20 goals to Port Vale's 35.
Although City won last season in a behind closed doors pre-season friendly and won 4-1 in 2002, the same scoreline by which they lost in 2005 when Micky Adams was manager, you have to go back to April 2nd 1960 for the last of City's four wins in thirteen competitive matches at Vale Park.
Coventry City have never won at Port Vale by more than a one goal margin with three 1-0 wins and a 2-1 win on January 30th 1922.
City's heaviest defeat at Vale Park is a 4-0 loss on October 25th 1924.
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 League One game is Michael Naylor from South Yorkshire.
Mr Naylor took a refereeing course with three of his mates from junior football and was promoted to the League list in 2007.
His last City game was the 3-0 FA Cup defeat at Tottenham Hotspur last January. His other games were the 4-2 home defeat to Southampton on November 5th 2011 and the 2-2 draw at Burnley on March 15th 2011
This season, he had had four matches (one of which was a League One match) , shown 4 yellow cards but no reds.
His Assistants are: James Mainwaring and Guy Stretton, who refereed Leamington's 1-0 defeat to Solihull on Tuesday night. The Fourth Official is Simon Mather.
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers are making Coventry City the favourites for their League One game at Port Vale on Saturday.
City are priced at 6/5 with most of the bookmakers whilst the odds for Port Vale to win are around the 5/2 mark. If you fancy City to draw, you can get odds of around 5/2.
It's no surprise that Callum Wilson is favourite to score the first goal at 4/1 with Leon Clarke. and Tom Pope at 5/1 and Lee Hughes at 6/1. You can get odds of 10/1 to 12/1 on no goalscorer.
Correct Score - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/port-vale-v-coventry/correct-score
Half-Time/Full Time - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/port-vale-v-coventry/half-time-full-time
All markets - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/port-vale-v-coventry/betting-markets.