Sky Blues On The Road- Burnley
Last updated : 17 February 2009 By Covsupport News Service
BURNLEY FC V COVENTRY CITY FC
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17TH AT 7.45PM
AT TURF MOOR, HARRY POTTS WAY,BURNLEY,BB10 4BX
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MATCH DETAILSKick off is at 7.45pm. Live commentary on Sky Blue World and BBC Coventry & Warwickshire if you are in radio reception range.
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TICKETSAdults £20. Disabled+Carer £20 Over 60's £13, U16's £9.
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WEATHER
A cloudy day is forecast with a kick off time temperature with around two degrees.
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THE LAST TIMEThis is the 44th meeting of the two sides with Coventry having won eleven of those games. There has been ten draws. City have scored 47 goals compared to Burnley's 66.
City were beaten 3-1 at home by Burnley earlier in the season and Burnley did the double last season with a 2-0 win at Turf Moor.
Hailing from Newcastle, Mr Foster has had sixteen matches this season and issued 22 yellow cards and four reds. His last game was Bristol Rovers 2-0 win at Scunthorpe on Saturday.
This match will be Mr Foster's first Championship game of the season. He has two previous Championship games since he joined the Football League list and neither have involved the Sky Blues or The Clarets.
The Assistants are K.W.Haycock & A.J.Scregg. The fourth official is R.L.Johnson
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TRAVEL
Club Coach leaves at 3.30pm
Adult: £23 Adult Member/ST Holder: £17 Concessions: £20 Concessions Member/ST Holder: £12
Parking Restrictions: Most of the surrounding streets have parking restrictions on a matchday (Saturday and Tuesday), so it is advisable for away supporters to use the Fulledge Recreation Ground car park or the road spaces further up Ormerod Road near the Fire Station.
Directions by Road:
From the North and South: Exit M6 at Junction 29 and onto the M65. Exit the M65 at junction 10 and follow signs for 'Towneley Hall.' This road eventually goes past Turf Moor.
From the East: Exit M65 at junction 12 and follow signs to 'Burnley North A682,' over two roundabouts and into Colne Road. After 1.5 miles, turn left at the lights into Casterton Avenue. After another half mile, go straight on at another roundabout, follow signs for 'Rochdale A6114,' into Eastern Avenue. After 1.5 miles, you will be on Belvedere Road and the stadium is there.
From the West: Exit M65 motorway at junction 9 (Signposted Halifax A679) and turn right at the first roundabout, over the motorway. Go to thesecond roundabout and take a left, still following signs for Halifax and onto Accrington Road. After ¾ of a mile, go left at the traffic lights, into Rossendale Road. Follow for another 1.5 miles and then go straight on through the traffic lights into Glen View Road. After another mile, turn left into Todmorden Road, where you will find Turf Moor.
By Rail: The nearest station is Burnley Manchester Road. From here, exit the station and walk down Centenary Way, from here, Turf Moor is clearly visible. When you reach the roundabout at the bottom of the road, go right down Yorkshire Street, which becomes Harry Potts Way and the ground is on your left hand side.
From Burnley Central, follow signs for the Town Centre and then head left towards the Gala Bingo Hall. From here, walk down Yorkshire Street and use instructions from above.
Bus Routes: The Bus Station is situated relatively close to the ground, just off Centenary Way. Leave the station and turn right towards the Gala Bingo Hall and go under the aqueduct onto Yorkshire Street. Then, follow the instructions from above.
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BETTING ODDS
The Sky Blues are to 3-1 win with Burnley 4/5. You can get 12/5 on a draw.
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TEAM NEWS
Stephen Wright is suspended. David Bell is back in the squad after being cup-tied for the trip to Blackburn. Keiren Westwood and Ben Turner should have got over their illness. James McPake has a groin injury.
Burnley boss Owen Coyle has concerns over Christian Kalvanes who has a groin injury but should have Stephen Jordan back.
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TUESDAY FIXTURES
Championship
Doncaster v Bristol City, Plymouth V Crystal Palace, Watford v Swansea
Southern League Prem
Banbury Utd V Rugby Town
Southern League Mid
Leamington V Aylesbury, Malvern v Bedworth, Nuneaton v Romulus,Chesham V Atherstone.
Midland Alliance
RC Warwick v Stratford
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