Sky Blues On The Road - Port Vale

Last updated : 05 February 2016 By CNS Staff

PORT VALE V COVENTRY CITY
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 7TH AT 2PM
AT VALE PARK, HAMIL ROAD, BURSLEM, STOKE ON TRENT, STAFFS, ST6 1AW

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 Coaches Depart White Street Car Park at 10.30am and costs £11.50

​By Road

​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

You will be able to pay on the gate.

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THE LAST TIME
Sunday will see Coventry City’s sixteen visit to Port Vale for a league and cup match. 

The Sky Blues have won on five occasions in league and cup matches, with three draws and seven defeats and have scored 13 goals to Vale’s 23. 

City’s last win in a league game at Vale Park came last season when the Sky Blues won 2-0 on December 13th. Reda Johnson scored in the 57th minute with Gary Madine adding a second five minutes into stoppage time.

The teams that day were:

City: Allsop, Pennington, Martin, Webster, Johnson, Barton, Fleck (Willis 92), O'Brien, Swanson (Haynes 46) McQuoid (Finch 69),  Madine. Subs: Burge, Thomas, Jackson, Haynes, Maddison‎

Port Vale:‎ Neal, Yates, Dickenson, Veseili, Robertson, McGivern (Birchall 75), Brown (Dodds 67), Marshall, Damiel (Nimely 65), Williamson, N'Guesssan. Subs: Boot, Birchall, Dodds, Lloyd, Nimely, Duffy, Campion.

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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Port Vale on Sunday is Phillip Gibbs from Birmingham.

A Deputy Head Teacher from Kings Heath in Birmingham, Mr Gibbs worked his way through the Midland Combination and Midland Alliance, refereeing a number of the Coventry based non-league sides before taking charge of Conference games for a number of seasons before joining the Football League list for 2008/2009 season.

His last City game was the defeat at Rochdale in September 2014 and other City games he has been in charge of are the 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth in March 2013,  the 2-1 home defeat to Notts County in October 2012 and the 1-0 win over Bristol City at the Ricoh Arena on December 26th 2011. 

His assistants are: James Mainwaring and Brian Durie. The Fourth Official is Matt Eva.

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BETTING ODDS
Coventry City are the favourites to win at Port Vale on Sunday. 

City are at 6/4 with Port Vale at 7/4 and 9/5 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/port-vale-v-coventry/winner