Sky Blues On The Road - Preston North End

Last updated : 17 September 2009 By Covsupport News Service

PRESTON NORTH END V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH AT 7.45PM
AT PNEFC,SIR TOM FINNEY WAY,DEEPDALE,PRESTON,PR1 6RU
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM but not on-line unless you pay for Sky Blue Player as well as the radio stations covering Preston.

The goals will be on the BBC Football League Show on BBC1.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach Departs Ricoh Arena at 11am
Coach prices Adults £25, concessions £22, adult members £19 concession members £15

By Car
From North, South and East: Exit M6 at junction 31. At the roundabout take the first exit (s/p Preston A59) onto the A59. At mini-roundabout after 1.0 miles, by the Hesketh Arms, take the second exit (s/p Ring road, Blackpool A583, Football Ground) onto the Blackpool Road A5085. Carry straight on for 1.2 miles, then filter left before the lights (s/p Town Centre, Football Ground) into Sir Tom Finney Way. The ground is on the left-hand-side.

From the Railway Station
It is about 1.6 miles from the station to Deepdale. If you catch a taxi from outside the station it will cost approximately £5. You should come out of the station and turn left in front of the Fishergate Centre, passing The Railway pub. Turn right at the T-junction. The road forks left and becomes Corporation Street, which you should ignore. Instead walk straight down Fishergate - the main shopping thoroughfare - After 0.75 miles the road becomes Church Street - with the Parish church on your right-hand-side. Carry on until you reach the junction with the A6. Cross over the road, the prison will be on your right-hand-side and a pub on the left, called the County Arms. Turn left so The 'Arms' is now on your right - this is Deepdale Road. The Ground is on the right-hand-side after 0.75 miles.

By Bus: All buses from the train station go to the bus station. From there, numbers 5, 6 and 19 run a long Deepdale Road. The number 19 is the most frequent, running every five minutes or so. It will cost approximately 80 pence to get to the ground from the bus station but have plenty of change because the bus drivers ask for the exact money.

There is currently no official club parking for away supporters, however, local schools such as Moor Park High School and Deepdale Primary School offer parking for around £5.
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ADMISSION
Adults £20, concessions £12, U16's £5
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 30th meeting of the two sides. City have won nine and drawn nine , scoring 45 goals compared to Preston's 45.

In the corresponding fixture last season, City, who have never won a league game at Deepdale lost 2-1. Clnton Morrison gave City the lead before a Ben Turner own goal and Jon Parkin in the second half gave Preston a 71st minute winner.

The teams that day were
CITY
Westwood,Wright,Turner, Dann, Hall, Henderson, Beuzelin,Doyle (Gunnarsson 82), Bell, Eastwood (Simpson 79), Morrison SNU Ward, Osbourne, Marshall

Preston
Lonergan, Jones, Mawene, St Ledger, Nolan, Sedgewick (Whaley 69), Nicholson (Carter 57), McKenna, Wallace, Parkin, Elliott (Mellor 63) SNU Neal, Brown
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship fixture at Preston North End  is Darren Deadman from Cambridgeshire.

Mr Deadman has had seven matches this season, booking 18 and showing one red card.

His last City game was the 1-1 draw at Sheffield United last season on September 16th.

Assistants are Darren England from South Yorkshire & Richard Wigglesworth from South Yorkshire. The Fourth Official is Paul Kettlewell from Lancashire.
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BETTING ODDS
See
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/coca-cola-championship/preston-v-coventry/win-market