SWINDON TOWN V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY DECEMBER 21ST AT 3PM
AT THE COUNTY GROUND, COUNTY ROAD, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN1 2ED
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach: Leaves at 11.30am from White Street Car Park
Travelling from the East and West:
Leave the M4 at Junction 15. Take the Commonhead Roundabout. Turn left onto the A4259 Marlborough Road.
Take the 2nd exit at the roundabout onto Queens Drive. At the next set of roundabouts take the 3rd exit onto County Road the entrance to the ground is on the first right.
Travelling from the Midlands: Take the Fosse Way A429 to Cirencester, A 417, then A419 towards Swindon. Off at A4312 for a miles and a half. At Drakes Roundabout, take the A4259. At The Magic Roundabout follow signs Cirencester A419 onto A4259 for County Road.
Take the M40 to Junction 9. Then take the A43, A34 and then the A420 into Swindon.
At Drakes' Roundabout turn onto Queen's Drive. At the next set of roundabouts take 3rd exit onto County Road, the entrance to the stadium is the first right.
Travelling by train:
From the front of the station turn left onto Station Road. Facing the White House pub, head right onto Corporation Street.
At the traffic lights turn left onto Manchester Road. At the end of Manchester Road turn right onto County Road. The entrance to the stadium is the second left. This walk should take approx 10 minutes.
Parking:
There are limited spaces available at the County Ground, but there are several Town centre car park situated 1 / 2 miles from the stadium. There is nearby street parking and several match day car parks.
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ADMISSION
This match is all ticket.
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THE LAST TIME
Saturday will be the 48th time that Coventry City have played Swindon Town in a league or cup match.
Of those previous 47 occasions, City have won 22 and drawn twelve, scoring 86 goals to Swindon's 70. In matches played in Swindon, City have won seven and drawn nine including last season's 2-2 draw.
Coventry City's record win at Swindon is a 2-0 win in the FA Cup in 2001, all the other six wins have been by a single goal margin. City's heaviest defeat was a 6-0 loss on Monday August 29th 1927.
Last season, the sides drew 2-2 at the County Ground.
The teams that day were:
City: Murphy; Clarke, Wood (Edjenguele 65), Cameron, Reckord; Baker, Bailey, Moussa, Fleck (Hussey 72); Ball, McGoldrick. Subs: Dunn, Jennings, Elliott, Christie, Henderson
Swindon: Foderingham; Thompson, Flint, Ward, McEveley; Ritchie (Navarro 63), Ferry, Miller, Roberts; Bostock (Rooney 51), Benson (Collins 58). Subs: Bedwell, Archibald-Henville, Bessone, De Vita, Navarro
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City League One fixture at Swindon Town on Saturday is Gavin Ward.
Twenty eight year old Mr Ward started refereeing at the age of thirteen in Kent and worked his way through the Kent and Isthmian Leagues. He has officiated at the FA Trophy Final and Championship Play Off Final, and for the 2007 Carling Cup Final, he was the first match official to be appointed as ‘ reserve assistant ‘ in a major domestic Cup Final.
His last City game was the 1-0 win at Walsall back in in October. Other Coventry City matches he has refereed are the 1-0 win over Tranmere on January 16th 2013, the 2-1 defeat at Brighton in November 2011, the 2-1 defeat at Middlesbrough in April 2011, the 1-4 home defeat to Bristol City in March 2011 and the 1-1 home draw against Preston in April 2010.
This season, he has had 16 games and shown 47 yellow cards and five reds.
His Assistants are Michael D'aguilar and Kevin Johnson. Fourth Official Adrian Tranter
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers feel there won't be much between Swindon Town and Coventry City when the sides meet for Saturday's League One game at The County Ground.
City are priced at 7/4 to win with Swindon at 5/4. If you fancy the draw, you can get odds of around 9/4.
Leon Clarke is the favourite to score the first goal. He is priced at 5/1 with Callum Wilson and Dany N'Guessan at 11/2.
If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds before placing your bet.
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