Sky Blues On The Road - Walsall

Last updated : 30 March 2013 By Covsupport News Service

WALSALL FC V COVENTRY CITY FC
MONDAY APRIL 1ST AT 3PM
AT BANKS' STADIUM, BESCOT CRESCENT, WALSALL, WS1 4SA
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 3pm. 
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TRAVEL
Coaches to Walsall leave Ricoh Arena Car Park C at 12.30pm and cost £9.50.

By road -
From the M6: Leave the M6 at junction 9 and follow the A461 towards Walsall. At the traffic lights turn right onto the A4148 (Wallows Lane/Broadway West - sign-posted Banks's Stadium). At the next set of traffic lights (1/3 mile) turn right onto Bescot Crescent, the stadium is 1/4 mile along the road on the left hand side.

From Walsall town centre: From the Arboretum island take the Broadway North exit and follow the Ring Road to the traffic signals by the Fullbrook Pub. At the traffic lights go straight ahead. At the next set of traffic lights by Broadwalk Retail Park turn left, Banks's Stadium is 1/4 mile along the road on the left hand side.

Parking:
A car park is available at Banks's Stadium, the cost is £3 per vehicle. We recommend people wishing to park on the stadium site (Green Zone) arrive well in advance of the match kick-off time.

Parking is not permitted on the nearby retail park for people attending the match. The club ask that supporters are considerate when parking their vehicles, minimising inconvenience to local residents. We encourage supporters to travel to the game by car to share their journey with friends and family to reduce the number of vehicles arriving at the stadium, allowing everyone to have an easier journey home from the ground.

By bus -
Banks's Stadium is well served by buses. All buses leave from the Bradford Place Bus Station. Service numbers 401 and 45 run every 15 minutes and stop on Bescot Crescent outside the ground. The 404 service runs every eight minutes and stops on West Bromwich Road a short walk from the ground.

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ADMISSION

This match is all ticket for Coventry City supporters.

http://www.saddlers.co.uk/tickets/ticket-prices/

Visiting supporters now have access to their own Licensed bar area within the Sign Specialists Stand here at Banks's Stadium.

Serving a range of hot and cold drinks and snacks, you will also be able to catch the live lunchtime action on TV and see the half-time and full-time scores come in.

The bar is clearly signposted within the Sign Specialists Stand.
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THE LAST TIME
Coventry City face Walsall  for the 36th time on Monday .

The last time City played at The Bescot Stadium in a League match was for a 6-1 win in a Championship game on January 17th 2004.  Andy Morrell scored twice as did Gary McSheffrey and there were goals for Julian Joachim and City supporter Ian Roper who scored a 76th minute own goal.

The City Team Was; 13 Ward,2 Whing (5 Shaw 49),3 Gordon,4 Konjic,20 Davenport,17 Doyle,22 Deloumeaux (9 Adebola 76),26 Warnock (7 Pead 76),21 Joachim,19 McSheffrey,12 Morrell SNU 1 Shearer,8 Suffo

Of the seventeen league and cup matches played at Walsall,  City have four wins and six draws. Apart from the win in the above game, the other wins came on Sunday October 14th 2001 with a 1-0 win, a 3-0 win on August 31st 1963 and a 2-1 win on October 4th 1930,  

City's heavies defeat at Walsall is a 7-0 loss on February 11th 1928.

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 Walsall is Trevor Kettle  from Berkshire.

Mr Kettle, is no stranger to Coventry City. The RAF Air Traffic Controllor refereed a number of reserve team matches, sometimes controversially on his way up onto the National List which he joined in 2003.

Mr Kettle's last City first team game was the victory at 3-1 Colchester United earlier this season

Other City matches include 2-2 draw at Vicarage Road, Watford in August 2010 when he had to go off injured after 67 minutes,  the 0-0 draw with Reading at the Ricoh Arena on April 4th 2009 in which he cautioned seven players, the 2-1 defeat at Sheffield United on March 11th 2008 (7 cautioned again), the 4-1 defeat at Ipswich on September 22nd 2007 (3 cautioned), the 3-0 defeat at Birmingham on April 1st 2007 (2 cautioned), the 3-1 win over Cardiff on April 30th 2006 (3 cautioned), the 4-0 defeat at Watford on Feb 11th 2006 (5 cautioned), the 2-2 at Ipswich on October 18th 2005 (3 cautioned), the 1-1 home draw with Ipswich Town on January 31st 2004 (4 cautioned).

This season, he had had 30 matches (nine of which have been League One matches) , shown 116 yellow cards and 6 reds.

His assistants are; Jake Collin and Joe Hull. The Fourth Official is Simon Bennett.
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BETTING ODDS
The bookmakers have made Coventry City the under-dogs for Monday's League One game at Walsall FC.

Walsall are 6/5 with the bookies to win whilst City are priced at 2/1. You can get 9/4 on the draw.

If you are planning on having a bet on Monday'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/walsall-v-coventry/winner