DERBY COUNTY V COVENTRY CITY
FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6TH AT 7.45PM
AT PRIDE PARK,ROYAL WAY,DERBY,DE24 8XL
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MATCH DETAILS
Kick off at 7.45pm.
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MEDIA COVERAGE
Commentary available on BBC Coventry & Warwickshire plus Mercia FM but not on-line unless you pay for Sky Blue Player as well as the radio stations covering Derby.
The match is live on Sky Sports
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TRAVEL
Club Coach Leaves the Ricoh Arena at 5pm
Adults £20, Concessions £17 Adult members (incl season ticket holders) £14 Concessions Members £12
By road:
From the North (M1):Leave at junction 28 and head south on A38 to Derby, follow away supporter signs for Pride Park Stadium.
From the South (M1): Leave at junction 25 and take A52 to Derby, then follow away supporter signs to Pride Park Stadium.
From the South-west: From the M5, join the M42/A42 until you reach M1 junction 24. Follow A50 towards Derby City Centre, then follow signs to Pride Park Stadium.
From the North-west: Leave M6 at junction 16, from Stoke-on-Trent take the A50 Stoke-Derby link road. Join A38 to Derby, then follow signs to Pride Park Stadium.
By rail: Derby mainline station is a 15-minute walk from Pride Park Stadium. When leaving your train use the footbridge from the station directly into Pride Park.
By bus:A shuttle bus operates from the city centre.
Parking for City supporters can be found at Catalyst, which is on London Road (A6) opposite the Navigation pub.
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ADMISSION
Adults £24, U16's £9 Over 60's £14 Wheelchair/Ambulant Disabled £15 Carer free.
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THE LAST TIME
This is the 74th meeting of the two sides. City have won 26 matches and drawn 18, scoring 93 goals compared to Derby's 93 .
City have not won at Pride Park since 2003/2004 and have only won seven times at Derby in 36 visits in league and cup matches.
The last meeting on January 31st saw a 2-1 win for Derby. Michael Doyle pulled one back for City in the 51st minute after Rob Hulse and Kris Commons had given the Rams an early lead.
The teams on that day were:
City
Westwood, Wright, Hall, Ward, Fox, Henderson, Beuzelin, Doyle (Sawyer 85), Bell, Morrison, Eastwood (McKenzie 46) SNU Thornton,Marshall,Wynter
Derby
Bywater, Connolly, Albrechsten, Addison (McEveley 46), Stewart, Barazite (Sterjovski 61), Savage, Green, Teale, Hulse, Commons SNU Villa, Varney, Carroll
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MATCH OFFICIALS
The currently appointed referee for Coventry City's Championship fixture at Derby County is Phil Crossley.
Coming from Kent, Mr Crossley did not take up refereeing until he was 29. He was promoted the National List in 2002 and was 4th official for the 2005 League Cup Final between Liverpool and Chelsea. He has also refereed the Womens FA Cup Final, FA Vase Final, and a League One Play Off Final as well as Premier League matches.
He was in charge of City's 1-0 defeat to Swansea City earlier in the season and this game will be his 14th. So far he has shown 47 yellow cards and three red.
Assistants are Nigel Murphy from Nottinghamshire & Dave Naylor from Nottinghamshire The Fourth Official is Russell Booth from Nottinghamshire.
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BETTING ODDS
See
http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/championship/derby-v-coventry/win-market