Sky Blues On The Road - Walsall

Last updated : 02 January 2015 By Covsupport News Service

WALSALL FC V COVENTRY CITY FC
SATURDAY JANUARY 3RD AT 3PM
AT BANKS' STADIUM, BESCOT CRESCENT, WALSALL, WS1 4SA _______________________________

MATCH DETAILS

Kick off at 3pm. 

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TRAVEL

​Club Coaches - Coaches will leave White Street Coach Park at 12.15pm and cost £10 per person.

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.

Matchday parking this saturday from 1pm. £2 a car. Procceds help fund the weekend workouts, a FREE fortnightly Sports Club open to all children and Young People in Walsall. See www.josephleckieca.wordpress.com for more info!

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.

ADMISSION

Tickets are priced at £22 adults, £16 seniors (age 60+), £16  under 18

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MATCH OFFICIALS

The currently appointed referee for Coventry City’s League One game at Walsall is Carl Boyeson

Carl is a central heating technician who started refereeing on the Hull Sunday League in 1992 and four years later, he was promoted to the National List of assistant referees in 1996. He was appointed to the Natonal List of referees in 2002.

His last City game was the FA Cup Third Round win at Barnsley on January 04th 2014 and other games that he has been in charge of are the FA Cup Second Round 2-1 win over Morecambe on December 1st 2012, the 2-1 defeat at Portsmouth on December 3rd 2011, the home win against Watford on April 2nd 2011, the defeats at home to Preston and away  to Barnsley in 2010, the 0-0 draw at Doncaster Rovers in August 2009, the 0-0 home draw against Charlton in April 2009, the 1-0 defeat at Stoke in November 2006 and the 1-0 defeat at Bradford City in December 2003.

This season, Mr Boyeson has had nineteen games (five of which have been League One matches) and has shown fifty yellow cards and two reds.

His assistants are Daniel Leach and Andrew Newbold. The Fourth Official is Daniel Meeson.

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THE LAST TIME

Saturday will see the 20th time that Coventry City have played away to Walsall in a competitive game.

City have had five wins and six draws in the previous nineteen matches.

Away to Walsall, Coventry City have scored 21 goals and let in 34.

City won at Walsall last season 1-0 with a 54th minute Frank Moussa goal and was the third time City have won at the Bescot (Banks’) Stadium. The Sky Blues record at the Bescot Stadium is W 3 D 1 L 1 F 8 A 5

The teams for the last visit on October 26th 2013 was:

City:Murphy (GK), Adams, Webster, J. Clarke, Phillips, Moussa (Barton 82), Thomas, Fleck, Baker (C) (Daniels 92), L. Clarke, Wilson. Subs: Burge (GK), Urquhart, Haynes, Garner, Loza.

Walsall: O'Donnell (GK), Taylor, Butler (C), Featherstone, Chambers, Mantom, Westcarr (Hewitt 71), Hemmings (Sawyers 80), Downing, J. Chambers, Baxendale (Gray 62). Subs: Lewis (GK), Purkiss, Benning, Lalkovic.
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MATCH BETTING

The bookmakers are predicting a defeat for the Sky Blues at Walsall on Saturday.

The bookies have City at 5/2 to win with Walsall at evens and 9/4 the draw.

If you are planning on having a bet on the game, make sure you shop around for the best odds as some bookmakers can be rather tight with their odds. You can check the prices by clicking: http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/league-1/walsall-v-coventry/winner