PRESTON NORTH END V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY JANUARY 18TH AT 3PM
AT PNEFC, SIR TOM FINNEY WAY, DEEPDALE, PRESTON, PR1 6RU
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Coach from Whte Street at 11am and costs £14.50
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
Tickets are available on the day. £20 for adults.
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THE LAST TIME
Saturday's League One game will be the 37th meeting between Coventry City and Preston North End
In the previous 36 league and cup matches between the two sides, Coventry have won nine with thirteen draws, scoring 58 goals to Preston's 61.
City have never won a league match at Deepdale and their only victory there was a 3-1 win in a League Cup tie in September 2000.
The sides last met at Deepdale on January 26th 2013 in a game which ended in a 2-2 draw. Gareth Cummings put Preston ahead in the 29th minute, Leon Clarke levelled in the 37th minute. A Chris Robertson own goal saw City go in front in the 52nd minute but eight minutes later, the points were shared when Nicky Wroe scored.
The teams that day were:
City: Murphy (GK), Adams, Edjenguele, Wood, Christie, Jennings, Bailey, Baker (c), Moussa, Fleck (Barton 89), Clarke. Subs: Dunn (GK), Cameron, Bell, J. Clarke, Thomas, O'Donovan.
Preston North End: Stuckmann, Connolly, Davies (Buchanan, 84), Byrom (Procter, 71), Robertson, Wright, Wroe, King, Cummins (Garner, 83), Monakana, Holmes. Subs not used: Taylor, Huntington, Beardsley, Beavon.
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 Kevin Wright from Cambridgeshire.
Mr Wright gave up playing football at the age of 25 after breaking his wrist for the fifth time and took up refereeing,
He has refereed City matches before and he was in the charge of the FA Cup tie last season against Arlesley Town at the Ricoh Arena. Other City games, he has been in charge of are: the City 2-1 Crystal Palace game on February 12th 2011, the 3-1 defeat at Reading on December 1st 2008., the 2-1 defeat at Leicester in October 2005 and the 1-1 with Preston at Highfield Road in November 2004.
This season, he had had twelve matches (five of which have been League One matches) and shown 35 yellows but no reds.
His Assistants are: Ken Haycock and David Richardson. The Fourth Official is Steven Copeland
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers are making Coventry City the underdogs for their League One game at Preston North End on Saturday.
City are priced at 5/2 with most of the bookmakers whilst the odds for Preston to win are around the evens mark. If you fancy City to draw, you can get odds of around 9/4.
If you are going to have a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds before placing any bet and you can check what some of the leading bookmakers are offering by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/preston-v-coventry/winner
First Goalscorer - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/preston-v-coventry/first-goalscorer
Correct Score - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/preston-v-coventry/correct-score
Half-Time/Full Time - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/preston-v-coventry/half-time-full-time
All markets - http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/preston-v-coventry/betting-markets