PORTSMOUTH V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY MARCH 23RD AT 3PM
AT FRATTON PARK, PORTSMOUTH, PO4 8RA
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Coaches to Portsmouth on Saturday March 23rd leave Ricoh Arena Car Park C at 10.30am and cost £15.50.
By Car
From the West/Midlands:
Continue along the M27 eastbound (ignoring the M275 turn off for Portsmouth city centre) on to the A27. At the junction with the A2030 turn right towards Southsea/Fratton. Continue along the A2030 and eventually you will see the ground in front of you.
From the M25:
Continue along the A3 southbound, which becomes the A3(M) and then joins the A27 westbound. At the junction with the A2030 turn left towards Southsea/Fratton. Continue along the A2030 and eventually you will see the ground in front of you.
From the east (Sussex):
Continue along the A27 westbound. At the junction with the A2030 turn left towards Southsea/Fratton. Continue along the A2030 and eventually you will see the ground in front of you.
There is limited parking around Fratton Park.
By Rail:
Once at Fratton Station, exit via the footbridge and turn left onto Goldsmith Avenue. Continue along for approximately half a mile and Frogmore Road is on your left. Fratton Park is situated at the bottom.
More information http://www.footballgroundguide.com/portsmouth/index.htm
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ADMISSION
Coventry City supporters travelling to Portsmouth on Saturday for the League One game can pay on the day.
However, there will be no cash turnstiles open and City supporters will have to go to the main ticket office at Fratton Park in order to purchase a ticket.
Tickets for the game at Fratton Park are priced at £20 Adults, £15 Senior Citizens (Over 60), £15 Young Adults (17-22), £10 Junior (Under 17)
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THE LAST TIME
Coventry City face Portsmouth for the 24th time on Saturday.
The last time City played at Fratton Park was on December 3rd 2012. and saw a 2-1 loss with Greg Halford scoring an eighteen minute penalty, Lukas Jutkiewicz levelling in the 54th minute before Joel Ward scored a second for Pompey three minutes later.
The teams that day were:
City Murphy, Keogh, Wood (Christie 77), Cranie, Cameron, Clingan,Baker, Gardner (McSheffrey 67), Bigirimana, Platt (McDonald 67), Jutkiewicz. SNU Dunn, Bell
Portsmouth Henderson, Ward, Rocha, Pearce, Mullins (Varney 67), Halford, Mattock, Kitson, Norris, Thorne, Huseklepp (Benjani 88). SNU Ashdown, Moekena, Futacs.
Of the eleven league and cup matches played at Fratton Park, City have three wins and three draws. The last win came on April 12th 2011 and saw a 3-0 victory. The others were 2-0 wins in 1966 and 1964.
City's heavies defeat at Fratton Park is a 2-0 loss on April 9th 1966.
For a look at matches between City and Portsmouth, please click on 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 at Portsmouth is Philip Gibbs.
Mr Gibbs is an assistant head teacher in Kings Heath and started his refereeing career whilst at College. He joined the league list in 2008.
His last City game was the 2-1 home defeat to Notts County back in October. and his other City game was the 1-0 win over Bristol City on December 26th 2011.
This season, he had had 30 matches (eleven of which have been League One matches , shown 72 yellow cards and two reds.
His assistants are; Kevin Johnson and Mark Scholes. The Fourth Official is Gavin Muge
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers have installed Coventry City as favourites going into the Saturday's game. You can get 6/5 on the Sky Blues to win, 2/1 on Portsmouth and 5/2 on the draw.
If you are planning on having a bet on Saturday's game, make sure you shop around for the best odds before placing any bet. You can check some of the odds on offer by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/portsmouth-v-coventry/winner