TRANMERE ROVERS V COVENTRY CITY
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH AT 3PM
AT PRENTON PARK, PRENTON ROAD WEST, BIRKENHEAD, WIRRAL, CH42 9PY
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm.
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TRAVEL
Club Coach - Coaches for the game at Tranmere on Saturday September 15th, leaves Car Park C at the Ricoh Arena at 11.00am and costs £15 per person.
Alternative Coach - http://www.coventrycity-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/alternative_coach_to_tranmere_757079/index.shtml
There is a very large car park at the ground which costs £5 per car per game. Car park tickets can be purchased in advance from the Ticket Office on 0871 221 2001. Beware of a residents parking scheme which is in operation around on many roads around the ground.
Prenton Park postcode CH42 9PY):
By road:
North: From Liverpool city centre, travel through the Queensway Mersey Tunnel (signposted Birkenhead) and after the toll booths (there is a £1.50 charge for cars), bear right onto the flyover. The ground is signposted from here. Continue along Borough Road for approximately 2 miles and the ground appears in front of you.
South / East: M6, M56 and M53 to J4. Take the fourth exit from the roundabout onto the B5151 (Mount Road). Continue for 2.5 miles when Mount Road becomes Storeton Road and turn right onto Prenton Road West at traffic lights. The ground is on the righthand side in 200 yards.
By rail:
Nearest Stations: Conway Park / Birkenhead Central / Rock Ferry
From Liverpool Lime Street: Head for the Wirral Line lower level station and board a New Brighton or West Kirby train to Conway Park, or an Ellesmere Port or Chester train to Birkenhead Central or Rock Ferry.
From Chester: Board a Liverpool train and get off at Rock Ferry or Birkenhead Central.
From Conway Park: Turn right outside the station and walk 100 yards to Birkenhead Bus Station.
From Birkenhead Central: Cross Argyle Street and walk along Borough Road which runs parallel to the flyover. The ground is approximately a 30 minute walk.
From Rock Ferry: The ground is a 15 minute walk. Turn right outside the station onto Bedford Road. Continue along Bedford Avenue and Bedford Drive until you reach a road junction shortly after Prenton High School. Continue onto Mount Road and turn right at the first set of traffic lights onto Borough Road - the ground is five minutes on the left.
By bus:
Merseytravel (0151 236 7676)
From Liverpool Sir Thomas Street: catch cross-river services 464 (Prenton Park), 472 (Singleton Avenue) or 488 (Mount Road).
From Birkenhead Bus Station: catch services 41, 42, 71 or 72 (Singleton Avenue), or 83, 83A, 177, 464 (Prenton Park).
All National Express Birkenhead services call at Birkenhead Bus Station.
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ADMISSION
Tickets are priced at £22.00 Adults, £11.00 Senior Citizens (Over 60), £11.00 Young Adults (17-22 years) , £6.00 Juniors (under 16 & under), £6.00 Disabled.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 15th League and Cup game between Tranmere Rovers and Coventry City. The Sky Blues have won six and drawn twice , scoring 20 goals to Tranmere's 22.
This will be City's visit to Prenton Park was on July 26th 2006 for a 0-0 pre-season draw in front of a crowd of 2578.
The last visit for a competitive game was on September 14th 1999 when City lost 5-1 in a League Cup Second Round first leg tie. Gary McAllister scored City's goal in the first half before Raffaele Nuzzo had a mare, watched by a crowd of 6759. City won the second leg 3-1 at Highfield Road but went out of the competition on aggregate.
The last time City played a league game at Tranmere, it was for a third division match on April 8th 1961. City lost 2-0.
City's one and only win at Tranmere was a 2-1 victory on December 17th 1938.
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's League One game at Tranmere Rovers on Saturday is Andy D'Urso from Essex.
Andy, whose hobbies include gardening and travel, has been on the National list since 1994. He has also spent four years on the FIFA list.
His last Coventry City game was the 0-0 home draw against Barnsley last season. Other City matches that Mr D'Urso has been in charge of are, the 2-1 home defeat to Nottingham Forest on February 1st 2011, the 2-0 win over Portsmouth in August 2010., the 1-0 home defeat by Derby County last season, the 4-1 defeat at Charlton Athletic on May 4th 2008, the 2-0 defeat at Norwich in November 2007, the 1-1 at Norwich in Feb 2007, the 1-0 home defeat to Birmingham City in October 2006, the 2-0 defeat at Palace in Nov 2005, the 2-0 home win against Forest in April 2005, the 2-0 defeat at Rotherham in December 2003, the 1-0 home win against Sheffield United in March 2002, the 2-1 win at Manchester City in August 2000, the 5-0 defeat at West Ham in April 2000, the 2-0 defeat at Liverpool in December 1999 and the 3-2 defeat at Tottenham in September 1999.
His assistants are Lee Metcalfe and Edward Smart. The fourth official is Gordon Johnson.
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BETTING ODDS
Not surprisingly, Coventry City go into Saturday's game at Tranmere Rovers as the bookies under-dogs.
Tranmere are priced at evens or 11/10 with City to win at Prenton Park, priced at 9/4.
Jake Cassidy is favourite to score the first goal and he is priced at 5/1. David McGoldrick who scored against Stevenage is a 7/1 shot.
For those who like the correct score, a 1-0 City win is priced at 8/1 with a 2-1 at 12/1. A Tranmere 1-0 win is 6/1 and 8/1 for a 2-1.
Make sure you shop around for the best odds before placing any bet, you can check what some of the bookmakers are offering by clicking on http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/tranmere-v-coventry/winner